Welcome to our first show of 2018! We'll be previewing this Friday's game against the reigning Super League champions Leeds Rhinos, drooling over the new Coventry Bears kit and discussing another round of new signings. Not only that, we're also joined by James Oddy, author of the book In This Together, which is all about the Bears. If you've never read the book, fear not...we've got a copy to give away to one lucky listener!

Also, just in time for the new season we have a brand new website - go and have a look at http://covbearspodcast.com. And don’t forget, we’re @covbearspodcast on Twitter - follow us and let us know what you think of the show. Or, you can email us at [email protected] or se the contact form at our new website!

We’re still also looking for sponsors for the 2018 season - if you’d like to help and want to find out more, get in touch!