So in summary, we could have 7 doubtful for the opening round. That must be a record season-opening injury list.

oh no, not the injuries escuse again.............

Is there any chance of you posting that again in English ?

I don't feel we have heard that much about training this year . From fc website or HDM

Maybe not, but it's usually all pre season bollox stuff anyway that Smailes could write in October - no disrespect to him BTW, just that you could have expected the following:

We need to be more ruthless - check, Willie Manu

Players coming back from operations/rehab raring to go - check, Whiting, Yeaman

Pre season camp will be great for bonding - check, Whiting

Young player(s) seeking to break into the first team - check, Pearce, Nicklas

Fitness regime will be toughest ever -check, can't remember who

New signings very impressed with set-up - check, Sharp and Westerman

Not yet published:

Where we aim to finish (to be fair, FC don't often do this, more a KR/Morgan doing the double late January article)

Fans can make the difference

Pre season camp has been the best ever and we got loads done - thinking probably Fitz/O'Meley as we've not heard much from them.

Player X targetting international selection - probably Tickle and Houghton

Once you get to know Ginge,it is in fact easy to decipher,a bit like cryptic crosswords.

If I lived in Wiggin I'd be sick of it too

Still the intensive week in Wales to go as well. Feck.

Bring on Cardiff that's all i can say. Maybe we should cancel our pre-season friendlies for recovery time!

I'm glad people find this funny, personally I find it quite concerning, for a number of reasons:



1) We're heading, apparently, into the start of the season with senior players injured, said senior players having been released by previous clubs for the same or similar issues.

2) RH still isn't fit, he's had a full off season and yet still can't get to the line (if rumours are to be believed)

3) Berrigan has gone and we've just let him walk, no fee, no compensation.



So, I can't say as things look that positive, it's all well and good having £130k and a quota spot available, but that isn't going to do us much good when other teams half backs are ripping us a new a'hle!

Like I said a bit ago Standee it's not the first season it's happened.



We know we've got injury prone players, inexperience squad members outside our first 19, no cover for key positions.



Players have moved to other clubswho could have been very good signings for us.