Only someone who serves coffee for a living would be stupid enough to try using reverse psychology on others.

Not sure where I have read that tbh

Out of interest who are you expecting to win?

That's not reverse psychology believe me

they are actually facts!

Well the best scrum half is just one of Morgans rants

COme on, it's unlike our red and white chums to make things up. You should know better!

I honestly don't know, we'll get this weeks games out of the way first and see how we line up going into next weeks game. We aren't playing well enough at the minute to expect to beat anyone let alone Hull in the first derby of the season.

All I can say is i'm happy all the pressure appears to be lumped on your lot

Indeed, I wonder if Hudgell thought it was a criticism when the Customs House website read Accounts:Made up in Full

And only someone stupid enough to believe a username is always related to a posters profession would be daft enough to post that.

Form counts for nothing in a derby, I expect a good game we should edge it imo, however our away form is not our best attribute at the moment, all the ingredients for a cracker hopefully.

Sod this, Hull By 80.

Make your mind up.

Is this like when Bobbin' Along said I couldn't have enjoyed the Wembley cup final in 2008?

I don't need you to tell me what I do and don't expect, thanks. Feel free to point out which items on my list of evidence that points to a handsome Rovers win are false BTW.

What am I making my mind up about, the two points have no relevance to one another. Having the 13 hardest players on the pitch won't be good enough to win any game i'd suggest

None of them point to a handsome Rovers win though.

7 out of 10 wins means we'll win this one?

Home advantage means we'll win this one?

We've beaten Leeds who you haven't played yet and Saints who you ruthlessly put to the sword on their own muck

Our packs leightweight remember so you've got nothing to worry about there even if your players have a few miles on their clocks

So they are all true, then. Collectively they are quite compelling IMO.


Pretty good track record, you must admit. Got the same coaches as last season, haven't we? You have the best scrum half in the city, remember. The Albert Goldthorpe medal winner, no less. It's utterly hopeless.


Well, it's not a disadvantage, is it?


We've been smashed by Wigan and beaten by the newbies that finished bottom.


You've got Moobs Clinton now and the Dream Team back row. Give your head a bang. Plus Zod has already disproved the urban myth of the "lightweight" pack, and the pitch might have hardened up a bit by then. Very important that for Rovers.



Why all this undercalling of Rovers chances in a home derby? Are ya scared Fitz'll get you with his zimmer frame, or O'Meley with his belly-wheel?

If it goes to form/ability then it should be Hull to win pretty comfortably. However we all know it rarely works like that in derbys.

No you just slag them off

For example?

I've seen enough Rugby League let alone derbys to know we're not guaranteed anything, 6-42 and 44-18 for examples from the last couple of years.

All the pressure is on Hull

Are we?

Derbies are nearly always tight and I expect a similar scoreline to both of last years games. Not a clue who will win, depends on who is fit after this weekend.

Rubbish. It's just Rovers fans like you saying that.

You are a top 4 team remember and we came 3rd bottom and you also have home advantage.

It's too close to call and there is not much between the sides in terms of form, 2 point in fact.

Big player recruitment, tipped by pundits to go all the way, ex players coming out and saying there will be a power shift back to the west.

Hull have been built up and built up and built up, while Rovers have just got on with things


All the pressure is on Hull

Again rubbish.

We had to recruit well to try and clsoe the gap between the sides. You have also recruited. What have pundit go to do with anything or ex players for that matter?

No it's not, pressure in the derbies is always with the home side unless one is way ahead of the other in terms of league placings.

Obviously Karl Harrison couldn't contain himself for another week before talking about the derby game.

Yes there was a damp patch in his coaches tracky!