Coach Lee Greenwood gaining valuable insight irrespective of Dewsbury Rams’ pre-season results

After drawing with Betfred Championship rivals Batley Bulldogs on Boxing Day, Rams were pipped 26-24 at League One Keighley Cougars two days ago.

“The start of the game was all right,” Greenwood insisted. “I felt we were pretty dominant in the first half-hour and it did look like a Championship team against a League One team.

“But, it is a friendly and you have got a squad of 20 so there are lads to put on. It became a bit disjointed when I made those changes.

“Fair play to Keighley; they were the more dominant side for 50 minutes and it could have gone either way at the end.

“I am not really bothered about the result; it is the performance I am looking at.”

Greenwood was, however, “pleased” with the way Rams played before the changes.

He added: “I will need to have a look at it properly to see if it was the individuals or the changes which disrupted it.

“That is what friendlies are for.

“If I really wanted to win the game I would have done different things. I wouldn’t have made massive changes at certain points in the game.

“But you have got lads sat there wanting game time and you need a proper look at them. That’s what the friendlies are for and I will be doing the same this Sunday against Bradford.”