10 days away I know but I've just been reading KR are desperate to bring in some loanees due to their injury crisis.

Jordan Abdull, Jack Walker, Jesse Sue, James Batchelor, Lachlan Coote all picked up injuries against Catalans and I'd imagine only Walker will be available for selection against us.

Might not be a terrible time to play them. Be interesting to see their starting squad for the 23rd.

Offer them Lineham.

Would be better if yhe club, encouraged by our win against Leeds did everything they could to drum up support to encourage as many of us to get over to Craven Park for this.

Subsidised transport as a thank you for the pain we have yo bear eould help but I am sure others might make further suggestions.

I will be driving over with my brother on the evening.

Not going to miss this one as it may be the start of the great escape lead by our own Big Bopper David Fifita.

Who is going then?

I'll be there. Nice burger in the beach bar too.

It's the hope that kills you.

Win this and who knows, Depends a lot on how many of the old brigade the coach brings back .Lineham,Hood and a few more should be no were near the team .Was so pleased about how the the much younger team played ,that I would have made the trip across ,but down in London .Think the Leeds match showed ,give us something to watch ,instead of the drab rugby we have seen ,and the fans will go and watch .The big question is was the coach forced to play that team because of injury, or as he seen playing old men after 15 loses is not working ,

It will be interesting how Applegarth plays it. We have a lot of players back available for that game but it would be harsh on any of those that played Sunday to miss out. Obviously the 3 that are suspended will change and you might move Kay back to sharing the hooking duties with Bowes but i’m not sure he should be bringing them all back in at once.

Could play Lino of the bench covering both hooking and s h roles.

We have a reserve game this week so I think Eseh and Hewitt can probably use ban for that and can play vs KR.

Whitbread would go straight in and maybe Bowden. I’d consider Langi unless Kay stays at centre. Possibly put Hood on bench as I thought we struggled when Bowes went off for 20-25 mins.

I wouldn’t change the halves. How could you after finding a combination that works.

We'll be there.

No burger, but pattie and chips on the way, from East Park chippy on Holderness Road

Wasn't it suggested last year, but he's reluctant to playing in that position, as he played it when younger and didn't go down well

I would put Lino back in for Dagger. Austin turned him inside out, scoring one try and bombing another sitter plus one other clean break on that edge that they dropped when it looked easier to score.
The key for me was Bowes getting quicker distribution from dummy half.

Coote missing for HKR is a big loss.

Massive risk throwing Lino back in for me. He’s had 14? Games and been the constant influence but our attack in those 14 games has been non existent. The common thing in all the 14 games was Lino.

Dagger may have had a few lapses but I watched on trinity TV too and he put in some fantastic low tackles to really stop Leeds breaking the line. It was a huge improvement at 6 and 7 Sunday. Do we really want to undo that forward step? Our attack has been our issue this season and finally it looks to have improved with this combination.

Lino seems to be a fan favourite and I don’t doubt his enthusiasm but I’m still yet to be convinced by him. His kicking from hand isn’t great either. The kicks Smith and Dagger were putting in were far better than what we’ve seen.

You're a KR fan these days aren't you anyway?

I can assure you I'm not, never have been and never will.

Timmy lad, you really are quite boring

Lighten up buddy

Like I've mentioned previously, we are all rugby league fans in the family, I, along with my son are Wakefield fans, my wife and daughter are Hull KR. It is a split household.

We try to see both when our teams don't clash.

After 20 years of doing this, things aren't going to change.

I also see it too, as watching as a bit more of a neutral when at Craven Park, without getting too wrapped up in it all

You sure there is a reserve game, not seen anything anywhere? I know there is an academy game but i thought the next reserve fixture was the same weekend as the next first team game?

There’s also the outlandish possibility m that Luke Gale may be available!

Tbf how Smith n Dagger went I don’t think he can complain much ?!? Thought Smuth was outstanding .. same as the Warrington away game . He needs a settled chance , Lino has had plenty of opportunity imo

I think the problem with Lino and Smith as a combo is that they have similar styles which doen't make for a good combination. I think one of them with Gale would on paper work but we have no way of knowing until they play. I am not convinced by Dagger, he has pace and a decent boot but I dont think his passing game is good enough for half or full back roles.

Pretty sure it was Smiths first game in his natural position of 7 too not 6.

Our kicking game was much improved particularly from Dagger, it was also helped massively by having two wingers prepared to chase and contest the kick leading directly to two tries and a sin-binning. I think Lino plays right at the line and just hasnt had the runners that he needs largely due to not having a decent centre all season.
The main problem we have had IMO is that we have been playing a weakened team due to injuries against almost full strength teams. Now that some of these other teams are starting to lose players we should look a lot more competitive especially if we start to get a few back.

Having just watched the Leeds game back on Trinity TV i have to say that Jay Pitts was absolutely outstanding. MOM for me.

Wouldn't really call it his natural position anymore, he played every game at stand off for Fev apart from 5 (2 at Hooker).