time for payback on friday boys n girls??
let's hope so, they were lucky that they caught us out big time in february, with the confidence of a good win behind us, it should hold no fear for us!

let's hope a few more make it over other than the usual 200

With recent away days I feel people will want to be there! Its been amazing so far this year, unfortunately the band aren't going over so we'll have to make noise on our own!

Let's just get the win

Real tough tight game this one, 50/50 IMO. Could come down to the bounce of the ball and a bit of skill, we haven't been playing great but grinding out wins, our defence is good, but attack poor. We could have some key players like Westerman, Sneyd and Ellis back, which would be a big boost.

I'd take points over performance with the way our form has been. Last thing I want to see is us getting carried away after one win and get caught overplaying.

Same team. Lawrence in for Bailey if he's injured.

Will be a hard game. A good test of character before revenge mission 2 against Leeds.

a 1-0 win would do me...it's points that matter rather than performance. We've already seen what the Airlie Birds can do to us so let's not just dismiss the 1st game as them getting lucky !!

Completely agree - it's easy to dismiss the first game but if we remember we were poor in attack and strong in defence, a story of nearly every game this season and yet Hull have been the only team to beat us heavily and fully deserve the credit for that. I'm confident we'll get the win but we should not under-estimate Hull at all.

no band!

part timers

Oh no!!! Don't tell the kids - sitting with the band was the only way I could get my youngest to agree to come!
That's a shame. Not even a cowbell????

Hull sound abit like us, good in defence but poor in attack! we have changed things v catalans so anderson may stick to this which could improve our attack like it did yesterday

due a win at hull and owe them one for the first day defeat...oh and for them pulling out of the pre season friendly which messed alot of our pre season up



we shall see which Giants turn up!

bailey out with a torn bicep so prob see lawrence back... cox will be up for this one!

I actually told him yesterday to leave the cowbell at the stadium and we would pick it up and take it with us !!!

I said it in jest really but if people want i could ask if it's a possibility ?.

do it!!!

Any volunteers to play it then ?

Hitting it with a stick??? He might not be able to get a sound out of a trumpet- but I'm sure even Trav could manage to do that

Trav it is then lol

I'll do it, always wanted a go on the cowbell aha.

https://youtu.be/1UXHiPWrZxg More cowbell

https://youtu.be/1UXHiPWrZxg More cowbell

Hughes free to play after submitting EGP

I often look forward to a game but I never get that excited!

Chris Bailey out for upto 4 months!

leaves us with one less option now in the forwards, would expect lawrence to take his place... maybe roberts will get a chance soon

cox hasnt been named in the 19man squad anyway.

im sure we could get another forward on loan from wakey or somewhere?

Cox has picked up a Virus... prob low immune system after we've been flogging him in training so much to get fit!

from the 19 i think we will line up

Grix
Mcgillvary
Cudjoe
Connor
Murphy

Robinson

Brough
Wood

Huby
Crabtree
Hughes
Taai
Wardle

Kopczak
Mullally
Lawrence
Ellis

Broughton and johnson to drop out

Good shout though i would suggest Bruno in from the start with Ukuma off the bench.

taai is also pretty good in defence - but offers a little more go forward - it just depends whether PA wants to batten down the hatches early on and wear Hull down or go to get out in front.
interestingly when I checked the defensive stats for this year robbo is doing great!!! Hes done 10 more tackles than Eorl and only missed 8 tackles to eorls 16 all season so far!!!!
Ive not used Eorl to get at Eorl - Ive used him cause hes a good defender!!!