Well if the last 2 defeats by KR do not inspire the boys then nothing will, especially on our own turf!

You are normally very sensible Paul, but I have to ask have you seen us play recently? I know you're bab, but we aren't much better, Id be very surprised if there was a 16 pont gap between the teams.

I saw enough against Leeds/Wigan to suggest you are running into a bit of form. Think Green will be the key man and it could be an even wider margin, just fancy one side to win comfortably and can't see it being us. Hope I am wrong.

Fair play. Green has looked really good but was a bit anonymous against Wigan. I think the forwards are going to be crucial and ours have either been hot (Leeds) or very very cold. Hulls pack always seems to perform pretty solidly. Time will tell...

Hull 24-16 Rovers
First try: Sir Craig Fitzgibbon
M.O.M- Long
Att- 20,060

Hull 5 - 10 Rovers

first try Green

Mom Green

att: 19,000

Hull FC 16 Hull KR 28

First try: Galea

MoM: Dobson

Attendance: 20050

hull fc 25 hull kr 18
first try scorer - yeamen
att - 20,132(this game should be a sell out)
mom - omeley

FC 44 - 12 HKR

first try - Yeamo

MOM - Fitz

Att - 20800

[iUs[/i 26 - Them 18

First Try - William Manu

MoM - S Long

Att - 18,741

Hull 32 Rovers 22

First try - Welham

MOTM - Obst

Attendance - 17856

FC 28 KR 14

First Try -gleeson

MoM - Tickle

Att -18,500

You 18 Us 16
First try scorer brisco
Attendance 19,600
MOTM Ogre

dissapointing to see such low crowds for the so called big derby this game should already be sold out

Hull 10 Rovers 19

1st try scorer Briscoe

MOM Galea

Why would they go for the 1 pointer if they're already 8 up?

Maybe rovers were winning 18/6 with 10 mins to go so popped a drop over just as a safeguard, then hull score in dying seconds but fail the conversion, Just a thought

And here was me thinking they'd do it just to wind us up!

Hull 26 Rovers 10

MOM - Fitz

1st Try Scorer - YEAMO!

Atten. - 20,560

Or maybe rovers winning 12/10 with 5 mins left and go for a drop just to ensure a penalty for hull wont be enough. The resulting short restart is knocked on by hull, then picked up by a rovers player who then procedes to run unchallenged to score under the sticks, willie mason gets the conversion to make it 19/10 in rovers favour, full time hooter sounds. just a thought

Bollox, Mason's in France

hull 20 rovers 28
mom ben fisher
att 19700

To starve us of the ball? To keep possession to conserve energy and also get a breather? Maybe on the stroke of half time whilst the game's still tight? Or they could knock one over to seal it then we give a penalty away as well. Why would the drop goal have to be the last score?

18-14 to us (it always seems to be 18-14 lately).

Going for a win for us based on nothing except an illogical view that having lost the last 2 we're due a win. Have seen too many derbies down the years where the result has flown in the face of all pre match predictions, especially with two sides as erratic as these at the moment.

It's a win or bust derby for both sides. Reckon whoever loses is going to face an uphill battle to even make the 8, especially us with our fixture list post Good Friday.

22 - 18 either way

1st try Welham

MOM - Roger Meley

att - nearly full.