Interesting game coming up, pretty important one too.

Our record at the Magic Weekend is beyond abysmal, apparently we have won only 2 in 8 games! Jesus.

We have the edge in the forwards on paper, them in the backs and halves and Kelly's timely boost return will give them some X Factor. Looks like Campese's dinner suit will be at the dry-cleaners this week, so look out.

Is Westerman due back? If so not sure who he'll drop as Whiting got big raps last night from Radford.

Tough game. Plenty of whining from the east about injuries but I expect kelly, lunt and a forward to come back for them with sio making a lazarusesque recovery to play. Their big problem is up front but that just means they'll move the ball wide where they're dangerous anyway.

They've had 2 decent results away from home in the last 2 games with all of these injuries so I don't expect it to have much bearing on the game. If we defend well we can win but I always worry with rovers as they seem to get up for the derbies better than we do but I suppose it's the small club, big neighbour mentality which we can't do anything about.

Very close but if we let campese do what he wants again we'll lose

Doubt we will have any forwards back we will probably play the same way as last night throw it wide at every opportunity as we can't take on any packs up the middle it worked in the first half against leeds think you may have too much for us at this moment in time

If we defend well we can win....
You are Sherlock Holmes and I claim my £5.

Should win on people, need to target Campese and Kelly in defence and respect the ball more.

I'd bring in Shaul and Lineham back for this game, but keep the rest the same.

Is Spegs still drunk or has he been kicked out my his misses this morning, seems really angry and miserable this morning?

It's radfords fault she's kicked him out!

Spegs is negative and bitter on every forum and every subject

Too true!

Can a dead dog smoke a pipe?

Not really daft lad. if we only defend then presumably we'd draw



You're a boring rovers fan and I claim my £5

What should happen is yeaman should go. Sa to centre. Westy at 13. Ellis back in 2nd row. Ball playing 13 would mean rankin not needed so shaul back at 1. Personally I'd of backed shaul to score at least 1 last night based on the amount of breaks and half breaks and offloads. Do like rankin but his instinct to be in the right place is poor at times. If I was a full back in our team I'd be never more than a few feet from watts or pryce

Backing up was none existent last night. A number of time pryce or watts got through the line with their hands free and no one with them. Needs sorting

Shaul does that off instinct. Interchange hooker could help there as well. Danny has no chance of being available every time if playing 80

That Whiting break too.

We will get battered.

I go into every Derby thinking the same, then we do I don't feel half as bad as if I'd been expecting a win. If we win I'm happy to be proved wrong and it's a massive bonus.

Its' good logic if you think about it.

Our "Magic" weekend record is terrible, two from eight as you say - and that includes the Green try in 2013 and if memory serves the win over Cas at Murrayfield included a controversial Washbrook try.

2007 Hull KR (Cardiff) L 10-14
2008 Hull KR (Cardiff) L 17-22
2009 Castleford (Edinburgh) W 24-16
2010 Harlequins (Edinburgh) L 8-25
2011 Hull KR (Cardiff) L 22-34
2012 Hull KR (Manchester) L 30-32
2013 Hull KR (Manchester) W 22-16
2014 Hull KR (Manchester) L 24-38

Deffo the Tragic Weekend for us. Maybe rest a few and target the game the following week.

1 from 6 against rovers doesn't bode well

Has chris chester hacked your account?

Young, hungry, honest.

On paper there's only one team winning with us living in the shadow of the mighty FC.

Don't forget proud!

Carpe diem

Any news on Noggers? If Westerman is back some key decisions for Radford. Rovers will ship wide, so big defensive asks on the flanks, which is worrying. Campese finding Mantellato with high kicks will be a big theme, and with Kelly, Lunt and Salter back, they're a tough proposition. Presumably no news on Sio's broken jaw/cheekbone means it isn't actually broken, but will be a "boost" story for tomorrow's HDM.