Always went to the Boxing Day game in'towld days, nearly always got beat by the then 'Classy Cas' but, it was great to get home after standing in the freezing cold and tucking into Xmas leftovers

I'm hoping to get there, but I say that every year. The last 5 years I've taken the easy option and gone to Dewsbury v Batley with my mates from my amateur club.

Yes the buses are running boxing day.

It will mean a change in Leeds but for £4 return you can't go wrong.

As soon as First email me back with the times I'll post in here.

That was new years day mate 1992 and my first ever visit to Thrum Hall. Amazing to think that nearly 10,000 people squeezed in that day.

Will the boxing day fixture always be away from Odsal? Might go but not sure yet...will depend on the weather and state of the body

It's not just a matter of not picking up injuries to be fair. Whilst the youngsters will have been in earlier many of the first team squad didn't start training until later so won't be ready for the early matches. At least we'd no-one involved in the 4 nations though we had (?) four in the train on squad and some the overseas players who weren't back for the start of training.

First buses don't run between Leeds and Castleford AFAIK.

When i used to go from Leeds to Cas it was with Arriva buses.

I have Arriva times, just waiting for First to publicise their Xmas and New Year times so I can plan a good connection time in Leeds.

It'll be X6 Bradford - Leeds (First) then 189 Leeds - Castleford.

It'll take around 1hour 40mins which maybe a bit long for some.

X6 doesn't run on Sundays/ Bank Holidays.

72 is best bet.

I would warn you though. Pretty sure that not all buses run as expected simply because not enough bus drivers will work it.

fair point. think we would have been better served in terms of build up if we'd have swapped dewsbury and fax fixtures though. its likely to be pretty much full 1st team for dewsbury and wakey games and no disrespect to dewsbury but thats going to be a mismatch even allowing for us not having much gametime together (Or at least I hope it is

). think we'd have got more out of a tough game against fax with full 1st team.

It's running boxing day as it did last year.

Huddersfield-Bradford-Leeds it'll do and they'll be only one an hour, the same with the 189 Leeds-Castleford-Wakefield bus.

But at least we've got a bus to get to the game.

Well last years 24-24 draw was thrilling.

Fair enough.. I think i am gonna drive it.

Yes it was, but we didn't have a very strong side out that day which was Mat's point.

dave cooper

The 363 is running in place of the X6 and will continue to Leeds via the 72 route.
The 508 is also running to Leeds.

The only connection to Cas would be on the 166.

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Cheers mate.

Dennis has now encouraged me to go on the supporters coach

I got there with 5 mins to go and it was full, so I went home

I understand that the club is considering running a coach on Boxing Day but only if there is sufficient interest.

Anyone wishing to go can add their name to a list being kept at the ticket office.

Same as previous years then.

I'll wait to see what the weathers doing I think.

Not long to go now people.

COME ON YOU BULLS!!!!!!!!!

Two weeks tomorrow













I can't wait.

In Potter we trust!!!!!!!!

p.s I bet Cummings sends us Ganson or Child just to spoil are Xmas.

Correction: To spoil YOUR Xmas.

The rest of us are sane.