Quote ="Mrs Barista"Benjamin Button, defying science. www.dailystar.co.uk/rugby-league ... ue-Hull-KR'" "www...-Hull-KR" - nice to see the nationals still getting confused between the two sides in the city...

Quote ="Mrs Barista"Benjamin Button, defying science. www.dailystar.co.uk/rugby-league ... ue-Hull-KR'" "www...-Hull-KR" - nice to see the nationals still getting confused between the two sides in the city...

Nothing from the media btw but something ive been hearing. The Radford Watts pub thing is over and Radford is getting out of it all to concentrate on rugby.

See Radio Humberside tweeted we'd drawn the first one 29-29 before having to change it. Unlucky.

Going to be keeping a close eye on this thread. Me watching you, watching the media, watching the rugby. Ah, such fond memories of Beadle, Kennedy and the two Kelly's in their televisual pomp.

Bring it, Rovers chumster. Find me matches in the last month or so for this flowery language. Hurry! Purring's my new favourite.



With the late summer sun shining in my eyes and my red and white tinted glasses super-glued on, I predicted [udark days[/u ahead for Rovers. On reflection, that [ucouldn't be further from the truth[/u. Coach Chris Chester and the Hull KR board have picked up the pieces and really worked hard to refresh the roster for 2015. So much so, that[u I don't mind eating my words. [/u In have come Maurice Blair and Albert Kelly from the Gold Coast Titans and, if reports Down Under are to be believed, either one of them could [urip up Super League[/u next season. So whilst there may be a few fans who are a bit sceptical about the new Super League format, there is [urenewed optimism[/u in east Hull ahead of KR's ninth Super League season. It could be their [umost important and exciting[/u one yet

KEN Sio has brought an [uair of excitement[/u to the Hull KR camp with his [uimpressive[/u performances at training. Described as being blessed with the sort of talent that can[u light up Super League [/uby his new team-mate Greg Burke, the Wigan Warriors loan man is looking forward to taking the field with Sio on Sunday for Jason Netherton’s Testimonial against Halifax.

Known as a winger, having made his name with his [upace and try-scoring actions[/u at London Broncos, Dixon believes it was being a victim of circumstance which saw him pushed out wide. Rapid when given an opportunity to run, with a good side step and a safe pair of hands, Dixon's attributes make him an[u ideal[/u candidate to fill a role occupied by Greg Eden, Ben Cockayne and Craig Hall last season with varying degrees of success. The Hackney-born [uspeedster[/u won't have it all his own way, however. Hoping to put a difficult year of injuries behind him, former Skirlaugh player Josh Guzdek is also targeting a breakthrough.

BEFORE you all start thinking I've had too much mulled wine over Christmas, why can't a [uRobins supporter dream of Hull KR winning the division[/u? Okay, so I may be clutching at straws a little bit, but with arguably their [ubest squad since arriving in Super League[/u, who knows what Rovers will do?

New Hull KR halves have coach Craig Chester [upurring[/u
HULL KR coach Chris Chester believes Terry Campese's addition to Rovers' [uhalf-back nal[/u will be of [umassive assistance[/u next season. After securing Albert Kelly and Maurice Blair in a [udouble swoop[/u from the Gold Coast Titans back in October, Rovers [ushocked Super League[/u by snapping up the experienced former Canberra Raiders skipper Campese earlier this month in a [uhuge coup[/u. Described as an '[uoff-the-cuff' star[/u, 23-year-old Kelly is expected to partner Campese in the halves – replacing the departed Travis Burns and Kris Keating – leaving Blair to possibly take to the field at centre.

Hull KR coach Chris Chester says the [unumber of leaders[/u at his disposal will be a [umassive [/uassistance next season. It’s those experienced bodies which KR hope can bring the best out of the club’s future stars in 2015 and beyond, with [uconfidence brimming throughout the youngsters[/u so far in pre-season training.

RYAN Bailey is confident he can be part of an exciting pack partnership alongside Mick Weyman and Adam Walker at Hull KR. The no-nonsense former Leeds forward had been a [upivotal[/u figure in a [ufearsome [/uRhinos set-up for the past decade.Now, after moving on to pastures new from his home-town club to the KC Lightstream Stadium, Bailey is confident the KR trio can gel together and form a [uformidable front-row[/u.
Rovers are also hoping Bailey can provide KR's young home-grown forwards, including Jordan Cox and James Green, with [utips and tricks[/u he's learnt along the way during his time in West Yorkshire. [uOne of the most explosive characters in the modern era[/u, many rival supporters have perceived Bailey as a bully-boy when it comes to voicing his opinion within the team set-up. In fact, he says it's quite the opposite as Bailey believes the [uego-less changing room[/u at the Robins is creating a strong team spirit, ahead of KR's Super League opener against his former outfit on February 8.

That's a hefty pro-Rovers post for you to put up on here. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate it, but it could annoy some of the locals!

Good context for next week's caning though, we need to be realistic about the challenge we face from the ripping up/lighting up/smashing down SL best squad ever with its purring smug red-track suited mastermind. Although I prefer to think of Chester sitting with a cat purring on his lap, Bond villain Style. Maybe with Gareth Westmorland on his lap rather than a cat. If this happened I fear there'd be exotic dancing and dollar bills tucked in that ludicrous V neck sweater. On second thoughts let's not go there.

Annoy us Stan. The exact opposite. I laughed that much I've had to change my trousers. Wife wasn't happy!!

Review of FC greats in our 150th year. Love the description of Ellis as "unflinching". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/ru ... -1-7044719

Review of FC greats in our 150th year. Love the description of Ellis as "unflinching". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/ru ... -1-7044719

Some good player interaction on Twitter at the moment, and it's good to see tweets from elsewhere referencing our school/community programme. Ellis, Pryce, Naughton and Thompson at Easts on Saturday, today Downs and Sa at Pickering Primary, Feka and Turgut at Chiltern Primary etc. Feka in particular seems to go the extra mile interacting with fans.

Is twitter technically the media? Shouldn't posts about tweets be on another thread>

Purring is a good expansive start to the year.

Smailes seems to be going through a little bit of a 'twice shy' phase, disappointingly.

When Rovers win on Sunday I'm seriously worried that Buddy will have an aneurysm.

But when we get handed our 'arris's hopefully he will slope back off the the Noth Pole and give you & Wilf one less thing to write about.

Well that won't happen given Mike Smith's derby assurances. But in that event I expect he'd take the same approach as for the shellacking by Halifax, the holy trinity of apologism, spin, and diversion to the imminent ripping up/lighting up SL scenario lovingly prepared in advance.

I love the way you hang on every word Mike Smith delivers. Had you met him in the flesh (perish the thought) you maybe wouldn't be so confident. However, until that day, Mike can continue as the font of all knowledge in the RL world for you.

We were worse than "shellacking" on Sunday. We made Scott Murrell look like Jonathan Thurston (albeit if he'd taken to a kebab-only diet for a year).

Maybe the Humberside at a forum thing's a red herring. We got 600 or something to our last one IIRC?

Probably the same number who go to all their away games then gets exaggerated lol

Sat listening to it, Gwilym is so annoying. I want someone to tweet ask ask how it felt to get nilled last year

I enjoy Mike Smith very much. Few have the ability to say so little with such enormous volume of words and mixed metaphors. My recent favourite was him saying out of all the potential candidates in world rugby for the coaching position at KR, Chester was "heads and tails"above them all. I think he meant head and shoulders. A quality dandruff moment from the nylon suited Cllr Cox. Where is Hudgell these days? Miss that guy.

This is very amateurish.

I agree whereas Pearson says much in so little words. Challange cup and top 4.

Where have I heard about this ace programme before... oh yeah us a few years ago

Looking at that they'll all get to ask 10 questions each.