Don't underestimate the slope!

Yes indeed, win the toss play up hill in the first half, job done.

Not trying to be flippant but I do miss going to different grounds. Used to enjoy the trips to Cumbria as well as those nearer to home. Playing Wigan or saints 4/5 times a year as we have done can get stale. Not that I am In a rush to get into the championship

Hardaker
Watkins
Burrow
Galloway
Falloon
JJB
Ablett
Sutcliffe
Delaney
Singleton
Garbutt
Keinhorst
Achurch
Mullally
Handley
Golding
Baldwinson
Lilley
Smith

Keinhorst to left centre, Sutcliffe back to stand off, Smith and Baldwinson to miss out. Unless Delaney fails his fitness test, then Baldwinson to play.

I'd go with

Hardaker
Golding
Watkins
Keinhorst
Handley
Sutcliffe
Lilley
Galloway
Falloon
Singleton
Ablett
Delaney(if fit)
JJB

Subs
Burrow
Garbutt
Achurch
Mullally

We all know that there is no way Burrow doesn't start.

Bold prediction

We have sold at least 1,000 away tickets Hull FC tweeted this morning so should be a good following from us.

Assuming Delaney is rushing himself back to fitness so he can break down mid game again I'd go with

Hardaker
Golding
Watkins
Keinhorst
Handley
Sutcliffe
Lilley
Galloway
Falloon
Garbutt
Ablett
JJB
Singleton

Burrow
Mullally
Baldwinson
Smith

I think we're going to seriously struggle with this game no matter which 17 we put out so we may as well give those injured another week to regain fitness and give some young players a run out to see what they can do.

When the last time you won at Headingly? Im suprised you havnt sold more

Id go with this squad. I don't expect Achurch or Delaney to play. Achurch been in a boot all week and hasn't trained, Delaney still not 100%

Good editing out of the rest of the post

Must be around 2005/2006?

We are not the best at pre-buying - I would imagine another 1000 or so to just turn up and pay on the gate

No Ellis or Minichiello for us again this week, although Pryce is back.

Tough one to call, teams with their backs against the wall tend to play with a freedom - we have done it enough times in the past.

There will be a good 2500 going

I think it depends on how Hull turn up. It is possible from their perspective of looking at the Leeds team sheet and recent results and being complacent or over confident.

It's only Wednesday, got three days yet plus people paying on the gate. It will be around the 2000, 2500 mark I reckon.

I'm surprised you see that number as being poor (despite it being pre-sales) when you bring nowhere near that number to the KC

i think he meant it as a compliment as Hull have always been renowned for a strong away following, especially when things look good.

Well if that was the case, thanks!

I think we took between 1100 and 1300 to Saints a couple of weeks ago, so would expect 2000 to go to Leeds on Friday.

However, there is still a lot of anxiety with a lot of fans as normally, the players get over confident after a few wins, and the effort and intensity drops - which could easily happen on Friday

bad weather expected, tv game, paying on the gate fans may decide on the day

1500-2000 more realistic

While there's a chance young Smith might make the bench given the likely injury status of Delaney and Achurch, does anyone really think he's going to do more than keep it warm?

Excellent. Two man bench it is then.

McDermott only fails to use his bench in tight games, I'm fully expecting Hull to be out of sight by half time.