Re: Fixtures 2025 : Tue Jan 14, 2025 8:30 pm  

Not ideal really given we have no pre season games. Do you play the kids and go into the 1st game cold or play the first team who will (should) run tilt and won't have had a proper hit out going into the seas9n

Re: Fixtures 2025 : Tue Jan 14, 2025 9:25 pm  

mwindass wrote:

Wonder if York Acorn get through the tie will be played at York community stadium. Could Oulton play at Hunslets ground too?

Double header with Rovers & York!?

Re: Fixtures 2025 : Tue Jan 14, 2025 9:42 pm  

Steve0 wrote:

Double header with Rovers & York!?

We wouldn’t be able to take any fans there, as Rovers will sell out their usual 100,000 ticket allocation.

Re: Fixtures 2025 : Tue Jan 14, 2025 11:38 pm  

I like a amateur team

We have injuries from training never mind playing York in the Cup like dobbins will be and having to put out a strong team

I like the idea of resting players even at this stage

Re: Fixtures 2025 : Tue Jan 14, 2025 11:40 pm  

Steve0 wrote:

Double header with Rovers & York!?

not a chance, their fans (kr) can't be trusted.

Re: Fixtures 2025 : Wed Jan 15, 2025 11:16 am  

Do we use first teamers in the cup to give them match fitness, but risk injury, or do we go with the Reserves? Difficult one

Re: Fixtures 2025 : Wed Jan 15, 2025 4:30 pm  

Irregs#16 wrote:

Do we use first teamers in the cup to give them match fitness, but risk injury, or do we go with the Reserves? Difficult one

I'd be looking at a mixture of both, something like
Moy
Briscoe
Westerman
Litten
Barron
Kemp
Charles
Fash
Burough
Aydin
Lane
Staveley
Gardinier

Balmforth
Salaibo
Laidlaw
Jebson

Keeps the likes of Sezer and Asiata from injury risk with some seasoned SL players and young players with SL experience under their belt in the team.

Re: Fixtures 2025 : Wed Jan 15, 2025 5:26 pm  

You can see the headlines now of coaches calling for SL involvement to be change back after a plethora of injuries to their players .

Re: Fixtures 2025 : Wed Jan 15, 2025 6:26 pm  

Yippee try yay wrote:

I'd be looking at a mixture of both, something like
Moy
Briscoe
Westerman
Litten
Barron
Kemp
Charles
Fash
Burough
Aydin
Lane
Staveley
Gardinier

Balmforth
Salaibo
Laidlaw
Jebson

Keeps the likes of Sezer and Asiata from injury risk with some seasoned SL players and young players with SL experience under their belt in the team.

Doubt Fash or Litten will be fit for this game. Thought they both have close season injuries?

Other than that, I agree with the general make up of the team. With the new disciplinary system, we don’t want to be picking up any additional points from this game. Hopefully no injuries too.

Re: Fixtures 2025 : Wed Jan 15, 2025 6:37 pm  

Rugby Raider wrote:

Doubt Fash or Litten will be fit for this game. Thought they both have close season injuries?

Other than that, I agree with the general make up of the team. With the new disciplinary system, we don’t want to be picking up any additional points from this game. Hopefully no injuries too.

I wasn't sure about Fash and litten, if they dont make it look at bringing in Chamberlain and Kirby. One benefit of last season will hopefully bear fruit this season with the likes of Kirby, Charles, Moy, the 2 young wingers etc... can slot in to the side with some super league experience under their belts.