it's going to be a long night.

To be honest Hull have only been playing with 11 players ever since Manu and turner was announced to leave, I think that's one of the main problems we are having, add the injury to Tickle and O'Meley/MOA we are so depleted in options and fire power.

It would take an almighty effort and huge turn around in attitude and attack to get 2 points at MS3 tonight.

Lewis

How do you know Manu isn't there and on what grounds? If he doesn't play, Turner certainly doesn't play.

Just got a text from my brother he has been working down at YPI today and was watching them go through the pre match run through.

I asked were Manu was and he said he was no were to be seen.

The mods will start having a hissy fit once they see this. Two match threads created by the same poster! Nice layout and stuff by the way. Like the skysports style form!

My other thread was a bit messy, and I kind of had a big pop at rovers



So did a fresh one with a better style.

Thanks mate

Looks good. Hopefully our performance will be too!

Who is on the bench??

Manu should be playing, just because he was not seen in the warm up doesn't mean he won't. From the original selected squad the only players you have not mentioned there is Lineham, Bowden, Green, Seymour and Manu.

If Manu is not selected that is a pretty weak Bench.

Anyone know who the ref is tonight?

Silverwood.

No you nicked all the content from the superleague website which is a bit naughty me thinks

Ref R Silverwood
TJ J Child
TJ M Wilson
RR C Kendall
VR I Smith MC P

Fc fans at work looking forward to the detby kr fans still in bed

Haha they're not actually, they've all get their swimming pools out in their front gardens, with a crate of aldi's finest.

Source: I've just been down preston road.

I 2nd that, although at least you can watch or listen to it. I'm in China ffs!!!!!

I can't work those stats out.

When its says we have scored 12 tries and 9 goals what is that in relation to? its not the 5 previous games above as the maths doesn't work out.

Or am I being stupid and missing something.

Doesn't matter, just realised they are only using the two games this year for the stat breakdown below.

No the stats are still wrong.

They have Rovers down as 9 tries and 7 goals which is 50pts

Yet over the two games they only scored 38 points.

Manu if not playing must be injured.

There is no way he could have been dropped.

This ones got a nice bottle of Borolo waiting to be drunk in celebration

I reckon Genitals is not playing as many first teamers as he can, so he can use the 'too many injuries' excuse when we batter you

Now Agar may have used that in the past can't see Gentle using it.

I know your not used to a coach been honest after all you do have sandy the moaner as a coach

Using that logic Foster won't be playing either then will he? By the sound of it he hasn't even been in Hull today as he put on Twitter that he was heading back to Hull, that was 3 hours ago.

Can't see Manu not playing, unless he's injured of course. Also would not be surprised to see Seymour play, I know its been well publicised and speculated on lately but can't help but think this could just be the usual derby week 'will he, won't he'.

Seymour is not playing. Unless the coach is winding the players up as well as the fans

Im sat in soccer sensation and they are having a fun day , the band playing is called skint .. Classic

For the last 4 to 5 days I have been dreading tonight, having nightmares about Dobson kicking us to death and so on.

Even up till 4 o clock when I left work.

But you know what, I'm starting to feel a bit more confident. maybe Seymour will give AP a big FU and play out of his skin, maybe PG will fire them up enough, and just maybe the injustice at the Etihad will be enough on it's own to make the lad rip into KR from the off?

Or maybe it's the 4 cans of Carlsberg Export I sank since getting home?

Still, can't beat a bit of dutch courage to calm the nerves.

Dog is looking a little worried though, he's seen this all before