Happy New Year!! Hope you all have a great 2019! So our next pre-season game is in the Yorkshire Cup against Halifax! Internationals should be available for this game so here is how I think we may line up or at least how I would like us to line up.

20. Brandon Pickersgill
2. Ethan Ryan
3. Jake Webster
31. Rhys Evans
5. Jy Hitchcox
6. Joe Keyes
7. Dane Chisholm
8. Liam Kirk
9. Matty Wildie
16. James Green
11. Matt Garside
12. Elliot Minchella
13. Mikey Wood

21. George Flanagan
19. Jon Magrin
15. Callum Bustin
25. Connor Farrell

are these games played under the 'normal ' rules or the usual, pre-season, 20odd man squads?

I’m not sure mate. I’d like to see them be played under normal rules with the Huddersfield and Toronto games being the 20 odd man squad.

Well if they intend to make this pre season ‘Yorkshire Cup’ a credible tournament I think it should only be 17 v 17.

been mentioned on fax forum that their coach said its 20 man squads. No mention of whether its unlimited subs though.

I agree. Should be 17 v 17 to give it a bit of credibility! Plus gives us better preperation for the Fev game.

Credibility? It's a pre-season "tournament" to make the Friendlies mean a bit more. It's as much of a competition as the Joe Phillips Trophy.

It's a good idea to shift a few more tickets and generate a bit more interest, but let's not pretend it's something it's not. Friendlies serve a purpose and that purpose is to get players match practice and fitness without flogging them. You do that by having more than the regular amount of subs.

20 Man Squad for Sundays game: Bustin, Evans, Flanagan, Foggin-Johnston, Green, Keyes, Lilley, Magrin, Milton, Minchella, O’Sullivan, Oakes, Pickersgill, Rickett, Ryan, Stephenson, Storton, Webster, Wildie, Wilson

Based on the squad, I'd go with the following line up:

Starting:
Pickersgill
Ryan
Webster
Evans
Foggin-Johnston
Keyes
Lilley
Bustin
Wildie
Green
Minchella
Storton
Milton

Bench:
Flanagan
Magrin
Oakes
O’Sullivan
Rickett
Stephenson
Wilson

Who's O'Sullivan?

Trae O'Sullivan ex-Batley and Keighley player, think he is a prop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBHK_PWQMPs Just had a look at his highlights reel. Looks ok vs L1 opposition. Could go ok in our reserves. Apparently he's on a trial.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBHK_PWQMPs Just had a look at his highlights reel. Looks ok vs L1 opposition. Could go ok in our reserves. Apparently he's on a trial.

Perhaps O'Sullivan could be a short-term recruit to cover for Peltier?

Or in case Crossley doesn't recover from his op by the start of the season...