After the positive start to our season with plenty of reasons to be confident coming from the 50-8 victory over Halifax, as we start the new reign of Mick Potter and a new era that offers so much hope for the Bradford club and it's loyal supporters what team would you put out for the game against Dewsbury at the Tetley's Stadium in a fortnight?

I hope we get to see more of O'Brien, Burgess, Bateman, McAvoy and Southernwood.

Again, a strong one to start with younger players taking over in the 2nd half.

Royston
Ainscough
Walker
Ah Van
Raynor
Kearney
Herbert
Lynch
Diskin
Scruton
Whitehead
Elima
Langley

L'Estrange
Kopzcak
Hargreaves
Sibbit
Platt
Sykes
Addy
Southernwood
Bateman
McAvoy
Burgess


Probably won't see as many as that, but I don't know when Scruton/Diskin are back and who will be rested.+

That would follow last years Challenge Cup game when we won 50-0.

I hope Dewsbury don't overprice this fixture because after today a lot of Bradford supporters will be wanting to make the short trip over.

I really can't wait to see the Bulls in action again, the whole off season has been like one big fairytale with the pledge 10,000 scheme and feel good factor at the club.

Long may it continue.

I'd go with the same side again. Perhaps with Kearney at 6. I'd like to see Addy play some LF because I dont think he has enough pace for 6. BUt when he came back on for Langers he made some good yardage.

Just been told by Dewsbury via email that the admission prices for this pre-season match will be as follows:

Standing:
£13 Adults
£7 Concessions
£2 Under 16s

Seating:
£14 Adults
£9 Concessions + Under 16s

Dewsbury will be using some of the gate money to develop the youth structure at the Tetley's Stadium so I have no problem with £13 although it's a £1 rise from last season when it cost £12 to get in.

Could be worse I suppose. It's usually the £15 mark where I hit my "go feck yourself" limit for friendlies, so £13 is low enough for me to go to the game. Let's see if I'm stood about two steps in front of Adeybull again this year without even realising!

£13 is reasonable because this could be Dewsbury's biggest gate of the season (if they don't get a favourable draw in the Challenge Cup) and their chance to make some serious coin.

Dewsbury play Wakefield this weekend and I wouldn't like to say who needs the money the most from the gate receipts

I like going to Dewsbury. Great ground.

neither due back till wakey friendly according to t&a last week.

The way they team played yesterday they may struggle to get a call up

I would be tempted to put out same side with Ah Van at 6, Sykes/Platt in centres and Diskin (if fit instead of Stranger) - just to see how Disko gets on. Mabye Elima instead of Whitehead then bring Whitehead on at half time.

Ainscough may not play. Having a minor op on his wrist in the morning which he's said on Twitter should keep him out only a couple of weeks. Would expect they won't risk him and are more likely to give him an extra week's recovery.

Ah right didn't realise he was going to be out. Put Finigan on the wing then. 1. Royston, 2. Raynor, 3. Walker, 4. Crookes, 5. Ah Van, 6. Briggs/Addy, 7. Herbert/Southernwood.

EDIT: Ah Van on wing Finigan bench.

I reckon its more likely that Ah Van/Platt/Sykes will be in the centres ahead of Crookes.

Briggs has to make his Bradford debut IMO.

Pretty sure that Finigan not yet fit to play? Or did I dream that?

He came off the bench against Fax on Sunday. (Late on to replace Ainscough)

Looked a bit bigger too but didn't have much time onfield.

Obviously dreamt it then. Ignore me....

He around 10 minutes which wasn't enough to show us what he's done in the off season although I agree that he did look bigger which I guess is the training paying off.

Hopefully it won't affect his speed or evasive skills.

He seems to be the butt of everyones jokes on twitter!

I saw some of the comments last night between Finnigan, Halley, Godwin and the Burgess boys.

Okay when Briggs gets announced then Briggs at 6

as it looks likely on evidence so far that ah van will be kicker (although briggs can kick too) I'd guess he'd take 1 berth with walker,platt,sykes fighting it out for other one probably in that pecking order. Crookes looked fairly comfortable on wing so that may be where potter sees his future being.


that said ah van looked a real handful at six so we may see some competition/rotation there with briggs,ah van and kearney all in the frame. Certainly going to be competition for places across the board this year.

I also think you may be right in that we won't see much of Halley this year