Keighley Cougars will play Salford Red Devils in a pre-season friendly next week, and the League 1 club will cover the travel costs of the cash-strapped Super League club.

The West Yorkshire club has confirmed plans for a match between the two on Sunday, January 26th, with Keighley also set to get their non-playing players to host a bucket collection that will help cover the expenses of the Salford players.

The Reds are currently going through a financial crisis, one that has now resulted in them needing to sell their players to cut costs and, hopefully for them, garner transfer fees.

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And that has seen Keighley step in to try and help them out. In a statement, the Cougars said: "On Sunday January 26th the Cougars will host the Red Devils in a pre-season clash. With Salford’s ongoing issues, Keighley have offered to pay the Red Devil’s transport costs with the help of our travel partners, JB Travel become Match Day sponsor.

"Salford will send over a young team with a small host Super League players expected to get minutes. Tickets for this fixture are now online priced at £15 for Over 16’s, while Under 16’s remain free of charge. Hospitality is available by emailing steven@cougarmania.co.uk priced at £50 per head.

"On the day, our non-playing players will host a bucket collection to help raise funds towards Salford’s player expenses. "

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