Re: Fixtures 2025 : Wed Jan 15, 2025 11:47 pm  

This CC draw is a god send even early season
Dobbins will have to field a full strength v York whilst we can rest those 3-4 players that are still carrying those knocks that players usually carry etc

Re: Fixtures 2025 : Thu Jan 16, 2025 5:20 am  

Tarquin Fuego wrote:

This CC draw is a god send even early season
Dobbins will have to field a full strength v York whilst we can rest those 3-4 players that are still carrying those knocks that players usually carry etc

It is a god send your right, aswell as an early round cup game it'll probably be the only game that the first team play before the season starts, so yes you'd expect us to go pretty much full strength, and get a tough match too
Fc will be away at an amateur team, so your game will probably be more like a full on training session, obviously you'll progress through but I'm not sure how much fc will get out of the game in terms of it getting your lads battle hardened.

Re: Fixtures 2025 : Thu Jan 16, 2025 6:47 am  

bishops finger wrote:

It is a god send your right, aswell as an early round cup game it'll probably be the only game that the first team play before the season starts, so yes you'd expect us to go pretty much full strength, and get a tough match too
Fc will be away at an amateur team, so your game will probably be more like a full on training session, obviously you'll progress through but I'm not sure how much fc will get out of the game in terms of it getting your lads battle hardened.

Obviously with the cancellation of the Doncaster game too I do think we'll go in a little bit undercooked. But with us playing Cats away and Wigan at home, it's two games where we probably wouldn't be expected to win anyway. Trying not to be negative, on the flip side it's obviously the best time to play and maybe surprise them.

We'll probably see the first choice 17 against Cas in Westys testimonial, and then use the Cup game to see the fringe first teamers featuring heavily.