[quote="Yippee try yay":2mdi0j7e]That's exactly what they're doing, if we only win by 30-40 they can come on here and say well we beat proper York by more than you did amateur York blah blah blah it's so predictable.[/quote:2mdi0j7e] To a degree, yes, of course. It depends, as well, on whether you go with the strongest 17 from the 21. Rotating a middle of Ashworth, Aydin, Asiata, Fash and Salabio against amateurs would be absolutely crushing. It makes me think, on reflection, that 60 might be pessimistic from a Hull FC perspective. 30-40 is just setting expectations in the other direction. Unless you include all the kids with the higher-30s squad numbers named in the 21 and get a man sent off early, there’s about as much chance of it being only a 30-point margin as there is of me beating stockfish at chess.

[quote="Mild Rover":17ke1c8a]I agree it isn’t very meaningful. It’s just a curiosity. If it is 100+, well it is pros vs amateurs, maybe let’s not do this again next year, but check to see if there are any records that need updating. If everything that could go wrong (sickness bug, very rusty, atrocious weather, bomb numerous chances, man sent off) goes wrong then at least you have got lots of bad luck out the way in a game you couldn’t lose. Tomlinson could probably spin a triumph in adversity narrative out of it. That’s the point really - we all get to build our own stories out the same set of events. This is just our rough notepad for establishing our outlines.[/quote:17ke1c8a] As someone said above Hull are in a no win situation today (not literally but a loss would probably be the biggest upset in the history of modern RL). Hopefully for us nothing goes wrong and we can get through with no dramas but if there were you lot would have a good laugh, as would we if the roles were reversed. I'll just take a low drama routine win and get them prepared for the trip to France (although nothing is ever drama free with Hull fc)

Strong ish side today, good chance to blow away some cobwebs. Moy Ward Barron Westerman Martin Kemp Cust Aydin Balmforth Ashworth Fash Holmes Asiata Gardinier Hutchinson Kirby Salaibo

[quote="Yippee try yay":2jdfdfpd]Strong ish side today, good chance to blow away some cobwebs. Moy Ward Barron Westerman Martin Kemp Cust Aydin Balmforth Ashworth Fash Holmes Asiata Gardinier Hutchinson Kirby Salaibo[/quote:2jdfdfpd] Hopefully blow them away first half and get to make some changes for 2nd 40

It’s on radio York for anyone’s whose not at the match

[quote="The Dentist Wilf":3jz7j4mn]It’s on radio York for anyone’s whose not at the match[/quote:3jz7j4mn] On Radio Humberside (DAB)