This is what I dont understand.
Yes we worked our balls off against FC but it sure looked to me that your boys looked just as knackered trying to win against Leeds.
Plus we have had 1 day more rest.
I still think you will win but I would discount who worked harder in our games as I can't imagine there would be much in it.

What I should have added is that there was a lot of pressure on KR regarding play off games. Last year you had the get out of jail free card and lost both times. Justin Morgan admitted that it had been playing on the team's mind that they had yet to win a play off game. From the way he talked post match it was almost like they had treated the game like a cup final. So whether this will have drained them emotionally remains to be seen.

Also the outcome of the two games for the two sides was poles apart. KR came out of the game satisfied and happy, the Wigan team ended the match very angry. So you would think that the Wigan team will be hungrier following their disappointment where as the KR players will be riding the crest of the wave.

The extra day off could be to KR's advantage - provided they didn't celebrate too hard after the game! I'm guessing that not many of the Wigan players partied after last night! I seem to remember hearing that the Wigan team has agreed not to drink until the end of the season anyway.

If I'm honest; we haven't been playing at our best for some time now and it will depend whether last night knocked our confidence or not and if so, how badly. If we are to progress we will need to rediscover some of our earlier season form - and soon! KR looked solid in defense against FC - so we will have to play better with the ball than we did last night. I hope no-one is looking beyond next friday night - otherwise it could well be season over.

you will win quite comfortably.....if you can withstand the undoubted onslaught that they will throw at you in the first 20minutes.

Oooh we'll be 14-0 up in the first 20 minutes. It's AFTER that I'll start to worry

I am fairly confident we will beat Rovers, then I reckon we go away to Leeds and I am not so confident.

We can do it, but its going to be tough.

I like your thinking!


I also think we will beat HKR......But only after one helluva battle.
And i also think we will go to Sheadingley and batter the Whino's, to set the record straight.
BUT, i think it will be the Skints in the Final......And all of our inexperience in big games will ultimately cost us the title.
Still........................2011 - Year of the Warrior!

I'm still confident, we have to learn how to control the game more when we have a good lead which has been our downfall in the games we've lost this year. Easy saying it but that's where we keep falling short as we don't control the game enough, we are good in parts of the game but we never look like were in full control unless we have blown the other teams away.

Personally think we'll lose, just can't see us being able to back up saturdays performance, will have drained us too much. The only bit of light I can put on it is that your home record isn't great of late so if we can get in front it might cast a bit of doubt.

I'm sure Wane will make sure we are ready for this next game.

The players will not only be up for it but i'm sure Wane will rip them a new one.

I'm expecting one of the most clinical displays we've seen this season.

I'm not overly confident but we're more then capable of getting past HKR. The biggest threat to that will come in 3 forms and that will be from pressure of the situation, our own errors and pens and Michael Dobson. If it's a wet night then I can see it being a real arm wrestle and the latter 2 of those 3 things I mention will murder us if we don't get on top of it.

It'd be such a shame for our season to end of Friday because if we could ge through i'm convinced we'll get to Old Traffford. We will go to Leeds and beat them if only we get the chance.

If you beat us I hope you do go on to win the GF. Too little credit given to the Minor Prem imho.

Correct me if i am wrong (Awaits correcting!!

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I am pretty sure we have come of all our defeats this year with a stunning win the following week?

I fancy a good performance this week and honestly dont care if we win by 1 or 100 (i would prefer 100 mind)

I dont understand what all the doom and gloom is about on here at the momment.

I'm really looking forward to Friday night, got the game I wanted as Wigan is one of my favourite away games. I think all the pressure will be on you, we had our fun on Saturday night ending the black and whites season and anything further is a bonus. We'll be major underdogs and that's just the way I like it. Should be a great game and reckon we'll bring a fair few too.

Looking forward to seeing you all

I may be wrong but I think since we've been in SL we've beat Wigan at least once a season all except this season, here's hoping that gets put right.. Add to this your the only team that have managed to beat us every time you've faced us this year, FC where the other one up til when it mattered.

Fate is on our side

I think we'll do alright.

We've bounced back pretty well all season when we've lost, so I'd expect more of the same.

Rovers are in the same position we've been in the last few seasons going away to teams who've just lost, so I'm not overly confident, but would still hope we'll win it.

You know what, if we win great (obviously), but if we lose, I will be cheering on HKR through the rest of the comp.

I will be there in spirit but not in body on Friday night. So hope all enjoy, and that there's no controversey.

42 missed tackles against a poor attacking side, 3 players in the top 10 missed tackles through the season and playing against the league leaders who have a great attacking threat coupled with a mean defence.

I really cant see Rovers beating such a tough team like Wigan however stranger things have happened. One thing I do know is that Wigan or Rovers will not have any reason to be complacent which means we should get a cracking game. Just hope Rovers tighten up the first line of defence or Tomkins will rip us apart again!

I think it will be another amazing game on Friday (as Saturday will too). These playoff games so far in the first week were some of the fastest games in a long while. Hopefully the rain subsides here from now til Friday so we can get the game moving quickly and whoever is reffing allows the game to be played at that pace.

I say this partially in the hope that our fitness levels will help us through though, I cant even fathom how gutted I would be Saturday morning if we lost after the hope built up over a great season...nervous.

Not looking forward to this one. The Robins could be a major banana skin for us.

Obviously there has been a huge backlash since the defeat on Sunday

But we are still overwhelming favourites for this game.

They lost seven more games than us in the regular season. We had a points difference of around 500 - they had a points difference of 21.

We haven't lost back-to-back games all season.

I'm not under-estimating Hull KR, but there is no reason why we shouldn't be confident that we will come up with a win.

i reckon Liam Colbon will come back to haunt us

The way I am looking at it is we needed to beat FC badly, that was the play off win we needed and it came against them, after that we are not expected to get any further by the 'experts' so are likely to look at it in a 'win, win' scenario. We need to go out and give it the best 80 minutes we can, improve on missed tackles, if we do that we could shock you.

My heart is saying we can beat you, my head is saying you have too much class for us to cope with. Saying that, when we have put 110% in this season we have beaten Leeds (twice), Saints and Wire, plus we owe you one for doing the double. Friday nights have also been very good to us at your place, so you never know.

You have been the most entertaining side this season and if we lose to you my support will be for you lot to win it.

I hope not, already txt him after Sundays game asking as he booked his holidays after the weekend! It'll be all my fault

I'm not feeling confident, but that's just because of the nature of the loss on Friday, and obviously the quick turn around time doesn't help.

That said, head tells me we will be good enough to progress. Why shouldn't we? League leaders against 7th placed. I hope last week was KR's Grand Final, we however have higher hopes.

I'll send my mum with her Tai Quan Do black belt to Co-op (i assume your still there) to get you if we loose then



On a serious note i think we'll respond well after last week with a 10 to 12 point win. Although i'm in favour of picking wigan youngsters i'd like to see MM bring Feka back in for either Tuson or Farrell. A bit more size and experience is needed at this stage. I'll stand corrected if wrong but i'm sure most of the games we have lost this year we have gone into with 3 props.