I've said all season the key to beating rovers is tk slow them down. Let them get a roll on and they probably win. Wire just didn't look up for the game from the off. Probably thought it would be easy on the back of 2 big wins.

Fair play to Rovers on a great win. Their recruitment has been very good over the last few years with far more hits than misses. Hull need to take note of this.

I thought they'd come undone last night but if they beat Catalans at Magic I can see them finishing second and with a home play off semi you'd back them to reach the Grand Final.

We might need to find a new song for the next time we play them. "You haven't won at Wembley since 1980" doesn't fit the tune.

BTW there's nothing wrong with praising Rovers if they are doing well, as hard to take as it is.

Surely saying anything positive about rovers means you support them and only here to be subversive?

Lewis is currently the best player in SL, crazy to think some fans say they wouldnt have him at Hull.

Would love to see him have a cracking at the NRL.

Rovers were highly charged and committed right from the kick-off last night and it knocked wire completely out of kilter. If rovers are allowed to dictate a game they become difficult to break down, they put a lot into the opening twenty minutes of games and tend to use that initial momentum to frame the remaining sixty minutes. They have disarmed a number of sides this way this season, but it is noticeable that when matched for intensity they become nowhere near as effective (Wigan, C.Cup semi for example).

It's clearly now a three-horse race for the season-end prizes, rovers will be in the mix but it will ultimately come down to which of the three bring their A-game onto the pitch when the biggest games arrive. If rovers can do that, then they have a shout at lifting silverware for the first time since...!
But that still remains the major question surrounding them, can they pull out the big performance when it truly matters? It's a question which will only be answered when the moment arrives. Failure to do so will result in the smell of 'so near but so far' continuing to hang around them.

I'm going for a Wigan-rovers GF, but still suspect that when push comes to shove Wigan's greater big-match experience will see them over the line as winners, and that is despite their recent Fc-induced stumble!!

The problem for teams like Rovers and to a lesser extent Wire is beating Saints and especially Wigan when it really matters in big games because their intensity, mentality, focus and execution are generally always on point which makes it so difficult to match.

Saints are interesting. Not in great form but have a lot out injured. If they come back for the business end of the season they could ruffle some feathers

if leigh reach the 6 i believe they are a very dangerous team

I was calling out Jimbob Rule well before you.

It was me who told you

London playing well against ratboy ref and his Dragons, should be another score in front.

They'll beat us at magic weekend

London still winning, not what we need as Magic weekend really will be a cup final for them. Win that and they make a big point about franchising and relegation.

Great result for London.

Shows how bad we really were to lose to catalans last week

Battle for 11th place back on

Got a poor coach, McNamara is the most overated coach in SL, got all the tools (most in SL) but hasn't delivered. Glad we didn't get him as coach, as not the right coach to build.

I'd take Ryan Sherdian next year though as attack coach.

Its amazing how you can turn anything thet happens in rugby into a negative about Hull.

Depressing. We could end up bottom.
London and Cas games our only realistic chance of winning.
London have Leeds and giants to come.

Hull turn anything that happens in rugby into a negative about Hull

He’s not wont hough is he…Catalan wasn’t great last week and even worse today.London moved the ball well and look a damn sight faster in attack than we are.

He isn't, but he posts like he is telling something we don't know, we aren't very good, we all know that.

Catalans are a funny side, beat Rovers at CP not long ago, which only Warrington have this season.

If we can put out a side like we did against Wigan, we will best London, add in Cartwright, Sao, Ese Ese nd Eseh our pack looks a whole lot better and bigger.

I think we will win 3 more games, London, Cas and one more game.

We aren't very good, but a few teams above us aren't great either.

I need to continually post in the hope it sinks in

Well we all know we love em and we all will stick anything out with them, but my initial feeling when we are vying for the bottom spot and 'success this year' would now been seen if we avoid it, and doing it against a team of part timers who know that they are 'going down', is that its all pretty embarrassing really.

Yes that was my point wilf.
It’s depressing how far we have declined.