Warrington announce only one stand will open against Salford
Warrington have announced there will only be one stand open for their pre-season friendly against Salford on Friday night.
The club have said only the North Stand will be open for the match, following the decision to close the East Stand on Wednesday.
The club had already decided to close the South and West Stands for the game. Initially, Wire fans were going to be allocated the North-East and East Stand for the game, while Salford took the North-West corner.
Confirming the news, the club said in a statement:” The Sunbelt Rentals East Stand will now be closed for Lee Mossop’s testimonial game – Salford Red Devils vs Warrington Wolves this Friday at The Halliwell Jones Stadium, 7.45pm KO.
“Supporters that have purchased tickets in the East Stand will now be moved to unreserved seating in Block I in the North Stand.Your same ticket will be valid, however you will be directed to use North-East Corner turnstiles of the stadium. Turnstiles will open from 6.30pm.
“We thank you for your co-operation in this matter and hope you enjoy the game.”
Daryl Powell names youthful Warrington squad
Warrington also announced their squad for the match earlier this morning, with only Joe Bullock, Josh Charnley, Jason Clark, Riley Dean, Ellis Longstaff and Josh Thewlis retaining their places from the squad that lost against Wigan. The match was a testimonial for full-back Stefan Ratchford. Meanwhile, they will play hosts on Friday to Lee Mossop’s testimonial.
Stefan Ratchford testimonial: Warrington v Wigan: Squads named for Stefan Ratchford testimonial
19-man squad
2 Josh Charnley
14 Jason Clark
15 Joe Bullock
22 Josh Thewlis
24 Ellis Longstaff
25 Ellis Robson
26 Rob Butler
27 Riley Dean
29 Jacob Gannon
30 Morgan Burgess
31 Tom Whitehead
Noah Booth
Jack Darbyshire
Aiden Doolan
Leon Hayes
Tom Inman
Peter Scott
Jake Thewlis
Luke Thomas
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