Long's disciplinary hearing has now been moved to tomorrow as he was ill yesterday. If he gets a ban tomorrow afternoon I assume there aren't any bureaucratic procedures to be completed which would mean his ban starts after our Friday game would there?

That could only happen when they're due to face Bradford, further proof that the RFL hate Bradford and are conspiring to screw us over every which way possible.

I thought Hull had played better without him anyway? Get him in the team, wind him up and get him sent off again.

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id be amazed if we win. not confident at all

Squad is up:

Ainscough, Ah Van, Bateman, Burgess, Diskin, Donaldson, Elima, Hargreaves, Herbert, Kearney, Kopczak, L'Estrange, Lynch, Olbison, Royston, Sibbit, Sykes, Walker, Whitehead.

Bateman in for Briggs and L'Estrange in there but not 100% fit. Would like to see Heath fit and back in the team but also interested to see how Bateman will go in SL.

Bateman was immense last weekend in the U20's I thought.

He always is.

What position has been playing in? Comment on the T&A site about seeing him play at centre on Friday? I thought he'd been playing loose and hooker.

If batemans been playing a bit at hooker, squad would make sense. otherwise its a gamble including l'estrange (if not fully fit) and not having o'brien in squad (in addy's absence).

Not really. If L'Estrange isn't fit, they can always bring O'Brien in to replace him anyway if they want. Much like they did last week with Addy, despite the fact Addy wasn't named in the 19.

If a player is legitimately injured, he can be replaced in the 19 man squad.

True, and at least we stick to that guideline and dont drop people in and out of 19 man squad for less honest reasons like certain other teams.

Long not in the squad for us, don't know which way this will go but i can say our boys will be fired up after an incredibly frustrating game last week.

Batemans played no hooker.

I think it'll be like last season and a close first half before whoever wins the battle of the forwards winning by around 10/12 points.

thought it was strange when other poster said he had. only featured at loose,2nd row and in u20's hasn't he?

Yep.

Tbh I don't think Bateman will play

My mistake but to be fair it was more of a question than a statement.

You should really turn them over! Hope you do! Don't really like Hull...... The KC is a great ground, but is just not good for Rugby League, home fans dont make hardly any atmosphere.... too spaced out all over the place. Best of luck! Hope you beat the Codmunchers....

ever looked up the word irony?

atleast we have home fans

Do we know if you can buy concessions on the night?

Horne and Obst at 6/7.

Sam always seems to raise his game against us for some reason.

Usually because he's playing hooker and is good at scooting from dummy half. And since any hooker that is good at that traditionally has a field day against us, I'd say that's probably why.

I don't think Obst replacing Long makes as big a difference these days though as it would have a year or two ago, so don't think Long being missing is too much of an advantage.

I wouldnt take it as a given that Long will be missing anyway. Wouldnt surprise me in slightest if discplinary let him off.