He's utterly wrong and he's a perfect example of what's wrong with our game. All sports have flat points but most have people running the game and the clubs with enough intelligence and integrity to sell it to the public all the same. His comment is pathetic.

Also just for local bragging rights how can a derby not be important! what a whinging self pitying bunch RL supporters are - n0 wonder we can't spread the game.

FWIW there is nothing wrong with the current concept but as ever our self interested boss junked it instead of sticking with it and refining it to a point where it really captured the imagination.

So you think back to one up one down is the answer because that worked didn't it.

Ours is a sport played by lions and run by donkey's.

Looking at that 18 man squad we will have problems matching them in the backs.look very young.Saying that you never know? Add Crooks and Carney into that and it looks a little better. My feeling at the moment is that they will be more up for this game than us and may pile a big score on us.Hope I'm wrong

looks like the landlord was telling porkies at the weekend ,needs a big derby win to save face I assume ,playing players with hernias?

Crooks ? Has he signed ? And will he be in the squad

Rumours he's for the chop if they lose on Friday? Can't see it myself either way?A very strange build up to this Derby and just can't shake the feeling they are going to get some revenge after shipping 72!!!! After our MPG and then last year's successful promotion i agree that Fridays game doesn't matter as much to me as normal as it's all about staying up and the 2 points on Friday are about as much use as Susan Boyles minge. Both teams missing loads of players but the fans of the winning side won't care.

Jake.....Jake.....are you there Jake?

Just let us know you are ok. Please we're getting worried now

Hull's injury ravaged squad for the derby;

1. Jamie Shaul
2. Bureta Faraimo
3. Carlos Tuimavave
4. Josh Griffin
5. Fetuli Talanoa
7. Marc Sneyd
8. Scott Taylor
9. Danny Houghton
12. Mark Minichiello
16. Jordan Abdull

17. Danny Washbrook
20. Brad Fash
21. Sika Manu
22. Jez Litten
23. Mickey Paea
26. Jordan Lane
27. Jack Downs
29. Masi Matongo
35. Liam Harris

So only Connor missing as fully expect Kelly to play. Bookies giving us 14 point head start. Quinlan 18-1 1st try and is the favourite for us.Hes normally 10s? They can spin it all they want but that is a very strong team and 12 or 13 of strongest 17 are included. Crikey

so you don't include green, westerman, Hadley, Bowden, as well as connor and Kelly, ok,

Kelly will play.Green and Bowden are average props.Hadley replaced by Manu which on paper is a huge upgrade and Abdull can more than fill in for Westerbum at 13. So 4 or 5 from best 17 missing.Hardly the epidemic you lot have been whinging about? Only Connor is genuinely quality of those missing. Looking at those 2 squads it looks like we are in for a long night .The other side of that is if we do win then you would have to conclude the team want Radford out? We will see

In all honesty this season when Rovers have that amount of players missing it isn't a crisis it's the strongest line up of the year.

squad numbers say it all, lumped on fc at -12 don't like doing it but really pinching money I think , a months wages or a divorce no brainer really

Well that’s quite some absentee list we have:

Carney
Carney
Mcguire
Lunt
Shaw
Vaivai
Addy
Lawler
Tomkins
Mose
Heffernan
Greenwood
Johnson
Minns

Bookies have Hull by 14, I’m having some of that as our kids/fringe players face a Wakefield backlash. In the meantime our motivation comes in the form of the removal of all our points when the round concludes.

#hidingtonothing

bet 365 have -12 at the moment not that it matters much but better odds

Hull by 30 is more realistic given the squads announced, with Albert Telly to come in as well.

Purely from a betting view Hull do look a good bet

do you have the carney twins playing for you then ?

Todd and Justin

I agree that's some list but including Todd Carney is pushing it a bit!

Some of yours are still counting Watts as a loss

No, that’s why they are both on the list!

Some of yours are still counting Watts as a loss


Watts is a loss but not an absentee.

I agree..Divisive lad but on the pitch very good

Radford will have his squad under pressure whereas ours have nothing to lose?

Radford will have his squad under pressure whereas ours have nothing to lose?


Bragging rights? 8 straight wins much hurt as a club if you lose again.