Walters and Sutcliffe it is that miss out then.

Unless one of Sinfield or McGuire are injured, it could be a long, frustrating season for Sutcliffe after featuring so often last year.

I hear Sutcliffe has had a bit of tightness in his hamstring. So I hope they've decided not to risk him.

Do I get a prize for paying attention to the Bradford game, noticing Burrow was too rusty to start and also realising the obvious about him needing to accommodate JJB???

Perhaps, but McGuire is hardly known for his durability, is he?

I'd extend that to any of Sinfield, McGuire, Burrow or Aiton. If either of the latter two get injured we can expect Sinfield to at least spell 9 and a half-back spot to free up.

Most important team news though.........no Ryan Bailey for HKR.

He does what he wants....and he didn't want to play against his old mates.

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result" - Einstein

Same team that fell apart at the back end of last season...

When was the last time we won a game?

Wembley I think.

Se Kylie managed his usual ineffectual ten minute cameo

Good job we still have the miserly defence from last year...

I hate listening to away games on BBC radio....

Great turnaround!

It appears we have much to work on. Decent win considering the mess we got ourselves in, long way to go.

Hull KR will turn a few over on there own pitch i reckon so that is a good result.yes sounds like a few soft tries but only conceded one in second half i think so we tightened it up.

Am I right in thinking that's the first time we've scored 40 points in an SL game since last April?

A sloppy early ring rusty 10 minute period where we conceded 60% of the points. After that two tries, one of which was an interception. Stuff to work on but should get better with match fitness.

I listened to the game on R5 live extra. Dreadful like listening to two bloke in a pub chatting about a game they were half watching on TV and dicussing between themselves with no attempt to inform anyone else what was going on. impossible to keep up with what was happening. Then they cut away from post match analysis to repeat over and over some e advert for what they cover

Pinkney wasn't bad, but the other bloke (Chris Clarke?) was a shambles.

I think you looked fitter than us, as the game wore on we struggled and you took advantage.
Kallum Watkins looked really sharp. and your O.A.P'S have still got it too.
a good first win for you guys but as a Rovers fan im far happier with that than last season's opener against you.

Listening to the radio the fitness thing sounded important. Seems like HKR threw a lot (maybe too much) into the opening period to get that lead and it came back to bite them as the match wore on.

From the radio it sounded like McGuire had a decent game.

Nah sounded like Sutcliffe was better.

Not bad for a player many on here would not have selected

He didn't have a good game, he was distinctly average. Better than Sinfield, but not good. Came up with the deciding plays and credit for that, but made so many poor options throughout the game. We were completely outplayed in the halfs, the Hull KR pair very impressive. Our kicking really poor.

Our right hand side, Ward, Watkins, Briscoe looked excellent, our left hand side Ablett, Moon, and Hall not so good.

Defensively we were poor, and those listening to radios are clutching at straws saying we tightened up. Totally wrong, as Hull KR just did not execute their chances like the first half. They should have gone 20 points up start of second half, and that would have finished it.

Our expansive game got us the tries that were enough to win the game. But it wasn't always pretty, we pushed some shockingly bad passes, and we should concentrate the offloads on players capable, as some simply are not.

Some good tries scored, but can't help feeling disappointed after the time and money spent.