Pre-Season Games

[ojx]

Has anyone heard who we will be playing in pre-season. Hopefully a couple of SL teams?

[Krzzystuff]

Nope nothing yet.

I'm thinking that we will get a slew of news once the WC is done to grab the headlines.

Expect to hear about what bids Perez presented for the NA expansions ( Boston & Montreal), a few more signings, pre-season and hopefully new kit launch.

[ojx]

Looks like the only pre-season game will be against Bradford. Would have loved to play Hull again. 

If the 2019 transatlantic trophy will be played in Florida in January, that is something to start saving for.

[RayCee]

With the WC, the off season will be so short that the new season will be upon us before we know it. There will so much revealed once the cup is past. 

[John WP Fan]

6 hours ago, ojx said:

Looks like the only pre-season game will be against Bradford. Would have loved to play Hull again. 

If the 2019 transatlantic trophy will be played in Florida in January, that is something to start saving for.

Yes, just the one, and it’s not likely to be televised. They may scrimmage a few times with other teams.

[deluded pom?]

On 26 November 2017 at 4:27 PM, ojx said:

Looks like the only pre-season game will be against Bradford. Would have loved to play Hull again. 

If the 2019 transatlantic trophy will be played in Florida in January, that is something to start saving for.

Unless you really want to go to Florida I'd give the friendlies a miss. They are a necessary evil IMO. They may as well put a revolving door on the side line especially with it being TWP's only pre season match.

[manu266]

Trial game behind closed doors with Hull FC confirmed: http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/rugby-league-news/lee-radford-explains-hull-fc-908095

 

[Kayakman]

12 hours ago, manu266 said:

Trial game behind closed doors with Hull FC confirmed: http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/rugby-league-news/lee-radford-explains-hull-fc-908095

 

Interesting article Manu.

[Captain Survival]

Thanks Manu for that link.

IMHO, Hull's choice of opponents for closed door trial games is an implicit statement that they regard them as the top clubs in Championship. Time may prove this wrong but these 2 teams are discussed as potential promotion clubs and from Hull's perspective, why not kill 2 birds with one stone and both obtain good quality for the trial games and do some intelligence gathering on potential future opposition?

[The Phantom Horseman]

On 12/12/2017 at 4:18 AM, Captain Survival said:

Thanks Manu for that link.

IMHO, Hull's choice of opponents for closed door trial games is an implicit statement that they regard them as the top clubs in Championship. Time may prove this wrong but these 2 teams are discussed as potential promotion clubs and from Hull's perspective, why not kill 2 birds with one stone and both obtain good quality for the trial games and do some intelligence gathering on potential future opposition?

Featherstone's two main pre-season games are against last year's Grand Finalists Leeds and Castleford, Fev must be certainties for promotion then!