dont be a spoil sport richard wed love to keep your record breaking run going

This ones new. It might keep us entertained for the season at least.

Did you actually read the post? Lovely Chomp though.

With only six missing I can see why you are confident. You should definitely end your losing streak. Having said that, did we not beat you at KC last time out with two new players one of whom had only met the coach to be given his jersey! Please don’t go on about your injuries on that occasion as an examination of both squads would show similar problems.

Longer than what your team will

Anyone else care to post who they would pick from squad? Not sure how FC will line up. Quite enjoy the build up of Derby week and the Connor appeal is an interesting factor.Fail and maybe cop extra game ban or succeed and big boost if he Kelly and Snide play?

Think the squad you posted is pretty near enough how it will go to be fair.
Cant see the Rat getting off with the RFL really clamping down on Gobs back chatting never mind swearing at them.
Even if he does play with kelly and snyde, still think we have enough in the bag for the win.
Gonna be a Cracking game though!

seems you are all confident and why not, connor got to learn to keep his mouth shut taking to refs, no problem with him winding players up but refs nope, my only gripe is I hope the refs keep it up and do it across the board, never know what the team gonna be till its announced, can see us with shaul farimo tuime griffin miloudi/dawson, harris sneyd, taylor Houghton paea, manu mini Hadley, bench masi Thompson lane litten, can see it being closer than you think but not all that confident if am honest,

Agreed. Dont think it will be a run away score for either team. You guy's wont want carry on the losing streak and we will want to make sure you do! All set up for a cracking game.

That's the thing with the Derby when one side looks most likely to win it can go wrong.The 6-42 game I was certain of us losing and the Radford coming out of retirement I was sure we would win.Even the magic game with Yeaman and kids in the backs we somehow lost when on paper we should/could have won. For me Hull have 5 real class players in Taylor Houghton Kelly Snide and Connor Shaul is fast but not convinced he's on their level Manu and Chello have been also class players but look bit weary and maybe gone a year past best? The rest are a mix of potential and never will be's imo. Would say Tuimavave and Berrito are somewhere between and solidish types. Hull may indeed win this game but I would be very disappointed if we didnt finish above them in the league.

Fair points but I can see you winning this game but us finishing above you, all depends when our players are back, if fit westy green and Bowden are big players for us, throw in Kelly and connor and am sure we will do ok, this season is gonna be a close one that's for sure, cert wont run over you this fri

fc are 1/2 and kr 13/8 with most bookies to win the game , dont think injuries will be a factor 4 or 5 starters missing from both sides with it being the first game and maybe awkward weather conditions you could toss the coin ,

You are one of the more upbeat FC fans and you may end up being proved right? Who knows? Most ones I know are fearing a long poor season but hoping to be proved wrong. Rovers wise maybe we are getting ahead of ourselves before a balls been played in anger.

Think most fans are upbeat pre season you gotta be lol, but you never know till it gets under way, hope its a good game no injuries for either team and let battle commence,

The only outcome im confident about is that it wont be a draw


In all fairness it could go either way, not having Lunt and Quinlan is a big blow but obviously Hull have there own big players missing too, should be a cracking atmosphere and im ready for the seasons start now. As for league finishes i think Hull will probably finish above us but not by much.

That's not an unfair summary. I rate Westerman highly and would include him in your "class" list, but he won't play in this one anyway.

I would be very surprised if Connor gets let off and whilst I hope I am wrong I am not expecting Kelly to play either. If I was to have a stab at the team I reckon it will be this:

Shaul
Faraimo
Griffin
Tuimavave
Dawson-Jones (don't rate him fwiw but I think that's how Radford will go)
Washbrook (I would go with Miloudi but again I think Radford will take the safe option)
Sneyd
Taylor
Houghton
Paea
Hadley
Minichiello
Manu

Matongo
Lane
Nzoungou
Fash

I would also find a place for Litten on the bench but think Radford will go for 4 (relatively) big men on the bench.

Edit: Keep forgetting about Jordan Thompson. He will probably be in instead of Levy or Fash.

Liam Harris will play before Washbrook surely?

No I don't think so. Washbrook isn't a match winner but he is dependable and Radford trusts him, and in an important game likely to be played in poor conditions I think he will go safe.

As I said my personal preference would be Miloudi, but that would be a bold move.

That's an embarrassing Hull side Washbrook at half back FFS and a shocking bench for a so called top club. The mismatch in quality at prop is equally shocking. Rovers by 24 points and onto an actual contest in round 2.

Can't quite decide if that's just straight up trolling or if you are a little bit delusional.

Here's hoping. Lots of doom and gloom west of the river going into this one. Can't see passed a rovers' victory, start the season off with a bang. Most looking forward to seeing how Dagger does hopefully he is rewarded and Sheens picks him. RRTR

What do you disagree with?
Washbrook in the halves an embarrassment?
A bench of 21, 21, 22, 23 year old against Masoe, Lannon etc?
Matongo, Taylor, Fash and Nzoungou vs
Garbutt, Mulhern, Masoe..

Delusional indeed mate if you think those are anywhere near equal...

Said a while back this is a dream set of opening four games. With Wire perhaps disrupted regards Brown we should be looking at a target of 8 points.

An embarrassment? Really? He's average and unspiring, I'll give you that, but he will do a job.

We have head and shoulders the best prop in the fixture in Taylor. You edge the rest of the head to heads, but it's all pretty much tit for tat. I like Garbutt, he's better than Paea, and Mulhern is a good young prop, but so is Matongo. Masoe has his moments but often goes missing. I fancy Nzoungou to be the surprise package of this year. Lannon is a nothing player, you must have just as good in the academy?

Anyway, we don't have long to wait to find out.

I'm not saying you won't win this game, there's every chance you will, but your prediction of 24 is either just bravado or you are massively over rating yourselves/underating Hull.

If you are really that confident then the bookies have you as sizeable outsiders. I'm sure you'll make a killing.

Mulhearn is one of the best props in the division, never mind just young and good. He’s light years ahead of Matongo.