Its derby week, nerves are tingling and we need to smash the red & white sh--tes....BUT DO WE?

I'm feeling quite relaxed about this derby game. Anyone who really thinks we have a real chance of winning this IMO are misguided.

We have a massive injury list, playing a 'retired' player, playing a new comer with 40mins under 20's playing time, alledgedly another 2 players injured, 3 players with less than 9? SL games between them, 7 possible players who will be experiencing there 1st REAL derby match...were in a mess.

Lets hope for 'we turn up and just win attitude from the oppo'....the 'ref' has a stinker and helps us out...Stevo and Eddie go for a easy KR win.

This is a Hull v KR derby I suppose and anything can happen.



But were a new breed this season, maybe, just maybe.......

We seemed to be going so well injury wise then its all just hit us at once,



We have a chance, although Rovers id think they won't want to fall to far behind the top 8 after losing to Castleford.

At the end of the day all the winner will receive is 2 points, it will not determine our full season, always maintained out of the 2 games I would take Hudds, presently top in the league and more likely to be near us come the end of the season, however with the injuries it maybe too much to ask on Monday.

I am already dreading a sock fest if they win

Let them get on with it, will no doubt be the highlight of their season!

Confident eh?

So what?

Who's boat would you like to be in ?

A team 2nd in the league with a game in hand, 7/8 first teamers to come back into the team, a coach that doesn't WHINGE, an Owner who doesn't WHINGE, average fan base over 10,000 (

), commercial sales into the millions, a workable debt, a first class stadium.....need i go on.

So, we lose...it's 2 points....at least we haven't won at Wembley yet.



Just pray we don't pick up anymore serious injuries...that's what I hope for.

TBH both sets of fans are being so "un"confident about winning, I'm tempted not to go. Sounds like it will be a shocker

Just being realistic.

Something the red and white es cannot grasp.

So we lose, we'll get over it......WILL YOU.

Im pretty confident still they have a few out aswell but have had a chance to get used to it. Winning mentality is worth lots. The pressure will be on them to get a result so they don't fall too far behind and also that they would be expected to beat a weakened Hull who are having to play a coach to make up the numbers.

We know that, whatever happens, we have plenty of players to come back so won't be a disaster. Should we win however.......

My brother in law manages a bookies, and Seymour goes in from time to time. He was speaking to him today, and Seymour doesnt seem confident "a lot of troops out" etc. Hopefully he is just playing it down and comes out and has a stormer.

I think it will come down to whoever wins the kicking game, will take the match. We need to kick deep with a good chase, tire Paea out as i would rather him run at us from his 30metre than ours. Then ensure we pressure the kicker at all times, make him rush the kick, so it is less accurate and we can run onto the ball, rather than have to turn to run for the ball and struggle to get out our half. Need all the backs (and we have some strong runners) to help the pack out on Friday.


Come on you 'ullllaahhhhhh!!!

They step to the left, the step to the riiiiight
Oh Krissy Welham, your tackling is 5hite

More interested in beating Leeds twice this season. A loss against Rovers will be a blip like losing to Salford. Every dog has it's day as they say and Rovers are playing us at the best time for them.

Yeah I agree I would love to finally beat Leeds for a change but I just cant stand losing to rovers.

Come on you ulllllahhhhh!!!

Considering the injury crisis we're suffering at the moment, you would expect our neighbours to be on here in their swarms, telling us how they're going to whup our ar*es. The fact that very few of them are doing so suggests to me that they are not overly confident of beating our "reserves". This match is there for the winning by our boys and I honestly believe they will do it.

I'd be willing to negotiate a mutual non-aggression treaty with your mods and the rest of ours, if it'd attract wide support.



If both sides think they get the worst of it (and heaven knows, I do), then perhaps it is time to give peace a chance.

I dont think we will win but am more than happy with the direction the club is going with youngsters playing that will benefit the club for years to come. I will be frustrated if we dont win but i know its only 2 points on friday.

Not confident - ridiculous situation with our forwards but I'm sure PG will put his best team out in their best frame of mind. League season not won and lost in April so whatever the result both teams will move on and live to fight another day. Two more derbies after this one so hardly the be all and end all. That said as ever I'll be backing the guys to the hilt on Friday and I hope the fans get a bit of a siege mentality going forward into the next few games.

I actually think the CC tie will be the biggest focus for the club in the next few weeks.

Think we will just get pipped on Friday could be like the Bradford game struggled in the forward battle.
Hope Ellis plays need to kick early in the tackle count turn them around in the first 20 mins
Keep the big forwards in there half of the pitch. We have to play to our strengths out wide use Manu and Ticks and our back line.

Your the one with the "if we lose" thread, far more interest on the Hull board in the derby than on Rovers board, to us its just another game I guess.

I'm very confident we'll beat Rovers on Friday. If we lose i'll be very suprised.

More like you are 10th and most of the posters have gone on long holidays.....You clearly never read your board the last few derbies!

If I was going to be spitting distance of RL Fans on Friday I'd agree to that

Sorry Marfa, but the Hull fans always get more worked up IMO.

I don't think many are tbh, most understand our injury woes and more importantly most understand it is only worth 2 points, our club has had far too many falls dawns to be upset about losing to a team sitting in 10th

Far more Hull fans than Rovers so I guess that's only to be expected.