Bulls squad announced for friday night;

[url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbulls/11054832.Burke_and_Sutcliffe_named_in_19_man_Bradford_Bulls_squad/19 man squad for Hull[/url

Bulls squad:
Danny Addy, Danny Bridge, Greg Burke, Matt Diskin, James Donaldson, Jamie Foster, Luke Gale, Adam Henry, Elliot Kear, Brett Kearney, Manase Manuokafoa , Anthony Mullally, Adam O’Brien, Tom Olbison, Adrian Purtell, Oliver Roberts, Adam Sidlow, Liam Sutcliffe, Chev Walker.

Burke and Sutcliffe straight into the 17. Thats still not a bad colection of players tbh, and as always at the moment IMHO its the collective mental strength and attitude that will decide if we give Hull a game or not on Friday.

COYB

Just have to keep on top of their forwards.

Hopefully your guys can turn up with their minds on the job (not easy at the moment). Obviously I want a win but a blow out never really does anyone any good.

Despite being 1 from 3 we have played some really good stuff. We gave ourselves every chance of beating both Saints and Wire but ill discipline and errors let us down. Do disrespect intended to you guys but I think regardless of our discipline we should have too much pace and power for you, and if we play a clean game we should win comfortably. Hull by 20 for me, but I've seen too many slip ups in games like this to be getting too confident.

Cant see past Hull either, they did play very good against wire and saints and came close but like you said ill-discipline (i didn't see either game just what i read afterwards), but you never know Hull seem our bogey team sometimes but a win would be very welcome.

Hull are obvious favourites for this but stranger things have happened. Nobody gave us a chance the week before we beat Wigan away in 2012 and away at Hudders last year.

Bringing in Burke and Sutcliffe gives us a much needed boost.

If Burke can have the same impact Mullaly has had, we have every chance

Kearney
Kear
Henry
Purtell
Foster
Sutcliffe
Gale
Nas
Diskin
Sidlow
Donaldson
Bridge
Addy

Mullaly
Burke
O'Brien
Chev/Olbison

Would be content with that i think, especially the work donno and bridge have done over the past couple of weeks.

BK
Kear
Henry
Purtell
Foster
Sutcliffe/Addy
Gale
Nas
Diskin
Sidlow
Bridge
Olbison
Donaldson

Sutcliffe/Addy
Mullally
Burke
Walker

AoB and Roberts to miss out, I just can't decide if FC will actually start with Sutcliffe at 6 or bring him on during the game and let Addy do a spell at 9.

The alternative to this would be to give Chev a rest and move Addy into the 2nd row when Sutcliffe comes on.

The rest of the team takes care of itself.

On a positive note, Ross has told me that FC has stated that Ferguson could be back as early as next week.

Fergy Ferg next week would a lot a much needed bite, especially with bridges loan coming to an end.

I'd like Bridge to stay on another month.

I'm expecting a Hull win but I'm happy with the loan signings we have made this week. We have four props once again, if only temporarily.

He's been steady away and hardly noticeable.

Yep, he's fitted in well by our standards.

Jokes aside he's done fine without standing out and as was expected I imagine. He certainly deserves another month's stay in my eyes.

Hull squad;

[url=http://www.hullfc.com/article/33242/hull-coach-names-forward-duo-in-19-man-squadHull 19[/url

Hull FC squad:
Bowden, Crooks, Ellis, Heremaia, Horne, Houghton, Lineham, Miller, Paea, Paleaaesina, Rankin, Shaul, Talanoa, Thompson, Tuson, Watts, Westerman, Whiting, Yeaman

No Carvell, such a shame.

I'd go with:

Kearney
Kear
Henry
Purtell
Foster
Sutcliffe
Gale
Manuokafoa
Diskin
Sidlow
Donaldson
Bridge
Addy

O'Brien
Mullally
Burke
Olbison

Sutcliffe is on the bench

Donaldson at loose for me. Should have the number 13 shirt IMO

Are you sure? It said he was straight into starting line up in the paper. So Addy starting at stand off then I should think?

I can see addy and gale as 6/7 with chev at 13, then when sutcliffe comes on later chev would do stint at prop with Donno going to 13 and addy into 2nd row

I'd have had Sutcliffe starting but Franny prob wants to ease him in.

Too right.

Can't put my finger on it but I'm worried about tonight. Too many positive articles about how well we might do has given me a nasty deja vu feeling (this makes sense in my head).

I'm thinking Hull putting 50 on us is entirely possible.

Bookies giving us 18 start ive had a bit of that, the chance to put us on 0 points, added to the lift the new loan signings have given us I cant see a runaway win for Hull. COYB

To my mind, it is completely impossible to call!

Hull FC v Bulls matches often buck all current trends, so I reckon it could be either team by up to 50 points! That's the beauty of the game, though, isn't it?!

If we win by 50 points, I will eat my hat. I fact I will eat the hats of everyone there, And their scarves and gloves.
And underpants.

I can only hope you tempted fate there debaser. Thanks for the signature material.