Your casual viewer on the BBC doesn't need to know it's a pre season friendly though, if they watch it and Wigan win it, it's a good way to hook new viewers in before the super League season starts

If they see it as a friendly they wouldn't celebrate the try that took it to golden point like they did

Or play a pretty much full strength team

And good news regarding the bbc

More games on normal TV the better as much bigger viewing numbers than sky

Only thing is RFL need to start saying to bbc/channel 4 we need hard cash for the product instead of giving it away for peanuts

Noticed nal v Liverpool only got 7.6m viewers quite poor when you think 4.5m watched the darts final on sky

Yes and I think Saints beating them at home will have hurt. But we all know the game is scheduled after SL season has started but before the NRL has begun to help level the scores up.

Super league only starts 2 weeks by the WCC

Hardly peak by then

Anybody going on Sunday? Went on Bradford's site and it seems you can only buy tickets for the seated stand?

There's a couple of us going, we got our tickets off the Hull website, £15 a pop seems steep for a friendly but hey ho not having any rugby for months swung it for us. Hoping for a good game and a chance to see how some of the younger lads are getting on.

Just seen on Hull Live that Severs has really bulked up, hopefully he can stay injury free as theres a big opportunity for him in that 2nd row

He's been unlucky that's for sure. He was a standout in the U18s and would have played a few games last year if he was fit.

I'm going, actually have a space in the car, it's me, Bonaire, Talentboy and Keith going in the positive wagon.

Any takers?

Will it just be you beyond ferrybridge services

Going on Sunday, first visit to Odsal for a while (maybe since they were last in SL). It used to be a real favourite of mine, I can't help but feel i'll be in for a shock at the state its currently in.

I'm really impressed with how it seems Nu Brown has settled into the City going from his social media. He seems a genuine good bloke with some real leadership skills. Of course talk can be cheap but in this instance my gut feeling is that its genuine. Could end up a fans favourite here.

Hull2524 will take you up I'm sure

Brown could be captain

It does seem to suggest from his social media that Brown will only be here for the 1 year - with his Mrs flying back this week to continue her career over there and them having to have a long distance relationship

New captain?

Nu captain

Pah, beat me to it.

Heard a rumour that he will be joining Melbourne for 2025.

They wanted him this year but didn’t have the cap space.

Which bridge you diving off

Think the signings esp the overseas ones will be good

Its the players already here that will be our undoing

And if he does it is what it is...we have to get used to the fact that any NRL signing below 30 whos any good will try and use SL to get a better deal back home. Its either that or sign an over 30 and hope their knees are still alright and they can be bothered.

That is why the salary cap either needs increasing or scrapping

All its done is hold super league back

Every other sport doesn't have the same salary level they had in 1999/2000

Yet we do

Do you ever actually research anything?

The cap was 1.6m in 2004, now is 2.1, add in 3 marquee players, plus other little extras too.