I am worryingly confident. The last time I was this confident we lost 6-42.

We have every reason to be confident. We beat them at their place despite their thuggery.

We beat them last time with three of our top players missing.

But both matches were close and statistically they are going to beat us sooner or later.

Our pack needs to get on top of theirs and we need to stop Dobson. If we can do this we will win.

I had an early morning dump the day of the last derby so will make sure I have a good clear out Saturday morning

On the contary, i think it is you that is looking the idiot if you think that exploring every possible avenue to gain the edge in a game of this magnitude is not worthwhile, i gauge by your comments that you havn't been around long enough to realise that sports psychology plays an important part in any modern sport, using the same technique certainly didn't do middlweight boxer Steve Collins any harm in 1995 when he beat Chris Eubank who was favourite at the time to win the fight.

Cometh the game, cometh the man, Long to shine in front of the cameras for sure!!!
i have said it for weeks, Old Trafford here we come IMO!!!
however i am sure that knowing how they play Either Horne or Long will get hurt badly or cut badly meaning they have to go off as is their usual game plan of cabbaging the oppositions smart players, i just hope the ref is up to it equally, if not I can see a number of sin bins and cuts galore!!

Hame is due to have his best game to date and am expecting a rush from him!!

MOM Hame
1st try Omeley
score 32 - 12 to us

Well i'm sort of 50/50 on this one



What gives me a little confidence is the fact we have Long, Fitz and Ogre who missed out last time and that may just shade it.

I'm actually alarmed at how confident I am of us winning this game.

Never confident playing them just fear of losing I think !

I feel confident,that I am not confident,but I have confidence in the lads.


As long as the game lives up to expectations.I know I will be cakking it all through the game.

Its not so much the fear of losing,its the endless stick we would get afterwards.
Will Rovers rename the 10-5 bar if they win?

Not confident, although I never am when it comes to derbies and that's been the case for 30 odd years!

Indeed.

I dont usually stick my neck out in the derby build up, but if we play anything like we can then I just cant see them beating us

Im never confident in derby games, could go either way. The first try is massive though imo, I will be a lot more confident if we can get points on the board before they do.

if we can keep our diclipline and control the ball with running our sets out and a good kick-chase, then i cant see anything other than an fc win....our pack is far too dominant for theres....also a massive line shot by yeaman on newton wouldnt go a-miss................one of those bone-rattlers earlydoors, and you wont see him all night....guaranteed

A few of you have mentioned Longy but .......... if you had the option in your team of Long or Dobbo
or Fitz Vs his counter part or Omeally Vs his counter part were as RL fans do you stand?

Who is this Omeally you speak of?

id have dobson over long, but theres no-one near in your team who id take over fitz and ogre...maybe newton....cus he's younger

im nervous as hell, not confident, as that gets you nowhere

Very confident in this b&w household, got a feeling were gonna really hit form
in this this high stake game.

The likes on long,fitz ,o'meley and berro excel in these games.

FC 38 kr 14

Come on u ulllllaaaaaaaa

I would take Long, when fit he is still better, plus he knows how to tackle it is always a bonus in a derby

well said BB

I regret saying this, but for the first time ever I am confident going into a Derby. I am sure it'll be knocked out of me inside 10 mins of the game, but just can see us sorting them out in this one. 30-10 FC

26.14 win for the FC.

I think we will explode and win a comfortable 28 - 12!!