The game is listed on the wiki too, maybe they dreamt it as well

[urlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Bradford_Bulls_season[/url

i update that wiki page fa and i thought it was coz it got announced on cougars website.

Bradford won't win many games this season, surprised they didn't play game as it might be quite even.

I'm wondering how there can be confusion between 2 clubs as to whether or not they agreed to play a friendly; or given that somehow there was confusion, why there hasn't been a 2 minute phone call to sort it out so the fans of both clubs know the situation. How hard can it be?

Looks like the Academy wont get a run out at Cougar Park www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/news/552 ... ON%20GAMES

Looks like the Academy wont get a run out at Cougar Park www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/news/552 ... ON%20GAMES

can't say they haven't cleared anything up after the last sentence in bold.

agreed, the wording: "SO FAR there is no agreement...etc"
means they are keeping their options open, but it looks unlikely rather than likely. Wouldn't surprise me if the Cougars, given both the development of the squad over last season and the very experienced new recruits for the new season, want a bit more of an opposition than last time which is proving a bit difficult for meet. And the poster who said it could be a difficult choice between the travel to Hull and Keighley is right.

i think it would be slightly disrespectful of the club to do it to Lee Radford's testimonial too.

I'd rather go to West Hull than Keighley tbh

yes, at Hull we are more likely to get an insight into how the 1st team are jelling rather than the U20's/Academy, tho personally for me Settle to Keighley is a lot better than to Hull

I'll be off to Keighley as it's just down the road from me.

Better hope they arrange the game then

Isn't there some question as to whether the Hull game is on the Friday or Sunday?

Maybe if it does end up on the Sunday (something to do with football commitments wasn't it?) then perhaps they'll shove in a game with Keighley on the Friday?

Could that explain uncertainty?

I think it depends on whether Hull City have a game and possible TV requirements etc. Much as I'd like a game at Keighley, to be fair we seem to have enough already arranged.

27/1/12 | Keighley vs Bradford | 19:30

29/1/12 | Hull FC vs Bradford | 15:00

Hull City have drawn Crawley Town at home in the cup, so that might be schedualed on the 29th. Although the 27th/28th looks more likely.

seeing as club have confirmed hull friendly as being on 29th today then the hull football must have taken one of the other dates.

Just checked now. Hull City are playing on 28th. We play Hull FC on 29th

Dates confirmed in the [url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbulls/9461114.Bulls_confirm_pre_season_matches/T&A[/url

Cougars site says "both sides will be fielding strong teams" which you can understand for the sake of ticket sales. However, if Lulia, Kear, Scruton, Lestrange, diskin, and MnM are still out (I am assuming Whitehead can play having not played against Cas), and we fulfil a moral obligation to put the very strongest side into the testimonial game, even with Phil Joseph still on trial there will need about 6 more players not on Silsden Bulls squad list to make up two 17s. Or will Potter use the two games to get our props used to playing more time by giving them two games?

I thought we'd been told that Lulia, Scuton, L'Estrange and Diskin would be fit for the start of the season - and if they are going to be fit for the season opener they need some game time the previous week in a friendly.

Also Kear was saying that he expects to be fit for the Hull game.

Perhaps the players coming back from injury could play in the Keighley game on the basis that it should in theory be a bit less tough than the Hull game. If they play Kear, Scruton, Diskin and Lulia + Phil Joseph + Karl Pryce against Keighley then thats the six players needed. Put Academy players on the bench and you've got a reasonable squad. so, here goes

HULL
Kearney
Ainscough
Purtell
Walker
Crookes
Briggs
Gale
Hargreaves
L'Estrange
Kopczak
Whitehead
Sibbit
Langley

O'Brien
Burgess
Addy
Olbison


KEIGHLEY
Sykes
Kear
Platt
Lulia
Pryce
Jeffries
Sammutt
Joseph
Diskin
Scruton
Donaldson
Murphy
Bateman

Academy lads on bench

Something like that (probably missed someone out!)

I suspect the same players will play both Friday and Sunday

I think the bench can have as many players as the clubs want. I'd only expect players to play 30-35 (Max) minutes so they should be able to do Friday and Sunday.

We need to start getting some cohesion going, imo

yes, on the upside those are both good teams.

If I could afford it i'd watch both them teams