Why should it? It doesn't give them any advantage in the slightest, it's not as if they would get more than 5/6k of their own fans, IF Hull did get through they'd take more fans to a semi at Hudds. In some scenarios noted in indoor sports it's said crowd density has an influence on the home team, correlation but not necessarily proving causality.
The reality is and as I've said a couple of years ago the outcome is not influenced by a vociferous home support.
Sports professionals are pretty much outside of the influence by fans, they can say before or after that the home support is great/what led them on to victory but when you are on that field of play it isn't the cheering/noise/wanting to let the fans down that influences what you do. You could say then on that basis that actually home pressure overcomes any advantage at home, real or imagined, there's simply too many variables.


You might as others have that we are unbeaten at home but there is simply no causality with respect to home ground advantage or support, this is the same for any sport. We had our best Olympics at Rio, couldn't be much further away from home. A pro athlete, one that is focussed on their job is in the height of battle not influenced by fans/arena.
Play the semi finals where it will get the most fans that is easier for all teams to get too even if that means x team are seemingly getting home advantage, except they're not.

Bolton is a strange choice, but you can get there for around 11:30 and get the 19:21/19:53 back to Hull. But Saints have players back from injury and Hull are still pretty depleted, I can't see past a Saints win on Sunday (unfortunately)
Leeds, Wigan Saints and not sure of who between Huddersfield and Catalans. Just hope the RFL are sensible and if it ends up with an all Yorkshire tie they make that one the 12:30 kick off.

It may also be being played in the North West as the BBC asked for it?

Will Westerman be available? Rumours he missed training on Monday. Dropped for disciplinary reasons.

Not the best start to his second stint at Hull FC. Joe Westerman has been dropped by Hull FC for this weekends quarter final against table topping St Helens. The Hull FC star failed to turn up for training on Monday morning and has been immediately disciplined by Lee Radford .
Taken from another site .

I hope that is just a rumour, you'd expect he would be "squeaky clean" given yet another chance...?

My thoughts too !

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Jake Connor should be good for the weekend, Scott Taylor having a late fitness test. Albert Kelly and even Carlos Tuimavave might play for Hull FC at St Helens. More to come.

The same site that told us we were signing Sam Burgess last week....

said awhile ago thought Kelly and tuime might play, hopefully all the above mentioned get a game, we have a chance you know, we will start massive underdogs but sometimes we play better as underdogs, COYH,

I really hope we aren't risking longer term injuries by bringing them back too early. Whilst this cup run has been beyond my wildest dreams, there's a lot still to play for should we be sensible.

you would like to think that the conditioning staff would take that into account, hopefully if there do play there will be as near fit as can be

"I think Jake will be alright, Scott has trained =#FF0000today and Westy might be struggling because we are waiting for a scan result on his elbow," Radford told the Mail.

Play them if they are ready. If this had been Widnes at home in the league (no offence to the Vikings) then you could give them an extra week. This is a one off game that keeps us in with a chance of winning on of only two major trophies.

Not banned for not turning up to training then lol

I hope so, and I can't see Hatton risking his hard work

Exactly and as we have seen already earlier this season the likes of Kelly, Mini, Sika etc we didn't rush them back only once they were good to go. As its a knock out cup game against St's we may well be prepared to gamble a little but still can't see us playing any of them unless they are near to as full fitness as possible at this stage in a season.

Which Hull players are out with injury or suspension on Sunday?

All of em. We're in the process of cobbling a team together from the coaching staff, the U19's and Hull FC Ladies.

Definitely out: Griffin, Talanoa, Sneyd, Bowden, Abdull, Harris (cup tied)

Possibly out: Tuimavave, Kelly, Taylor, Minichiello, Connor, Westerman.

why? you worried? surely no team can compete with the all conquering best team ever......well since last season

Oh no. Up to 12 missing away against the red hot table toppers.

Still, what a run. The best of times.

What was the source of the Westerman rumour?

judging by others comments, Facebook...

The same FB page that reliably gave us the Sam Burgess is signing exclusive and the Kelly is departing scoop.