Don't think Westerman will be fit so I would go with

Phelps
Whiting
Gleeson
Yeaman
Briscoe
Obst
Long
Ogre
Houghton
Moa
Tickle
Manu
Fitz

Radford
Dowes
Lauaki
Turner

It means Houghton doing 80 again but needs must. Turner or Whiting interchangeable but I think Whiting is maybe a bit better on the wing. Turner can do a back row stint.

It’s a bit of a debate in our house at the moment, we can’t get another seat anywhere near my season pass in the East Stand, which means buying two seats together and “wasting” my season pass seat, or sitting apart, which kind of defeats the object of going in the first place.

Damn East Stand fully reserved!

check your pm Standee given you an easy solution.

If I were picking I would go with:-

Phelps
Turner
Gleeson
Yeaman
Briscoe
Obst
Long
Ogre
Houghton
Moa
Manu
Tickle
Fitz

Lauaki
Radford
Whiting (Back row)
Horne (to allow Obst to give Houghton a spell or even cover 9 himself)

Not looking forward to friday at all, i cant say ive looked forward to any matches this season, its quickly becoming a chore, and if i never had a pass, i probably wouldnt have gone, this club and its fans deserves more than what were being served up, and if Agar had out about him, he would resign and let this club move on, with a decent coach (we can but hope), I can see it becoming ugly come the final whistle on friday if we lose!!

Indeed, another consideration when deciding to drive from Mansfield on a Bank Holiday when we have Sky at home.

Then you start considering fuel costs etc. I'd say it's worth it.

If we win you will be happy and in a good mood. Should we lose it's another nail in the Agar coffin possibly.

You could watch the Wigan Saints game straight after as well! Laid out on the sofa, nice cold, reasonably priced beer...

I feel the same standee, and im only 10 minutes away, im looking for excuses not to go, the kids are bored of it (my kids are the most fickle fans ever, only want to go when were winning!!

) im getting bored of it, usually when its the derby, its the game we look for when the fixtures are released, the derby build up is exciting, but this time, i really couldnt give a t&ss about it!!

Thats not a Good Friday for me though.

My plan - Hull V Rovers, back home to watch the Wigan v Saints game with Fish and Chips and then watch Hull and Rovers on Sky +

It's the first derby match i'll be missing in years. Don't have a pass as i live 120 miles away so don't lose ewt. The only way of looking at it is that if we lose another home game he has to go. That will be 4 losses at home already and we haven't even entertained the likes of Hudds, Wire,Wigan and Saints yet.

I really admire what Dalglish has done at LFC in terms of his youth policy. Blooding youngsters at every oportunity in their correct positions. If we'd done this a bit more over the last few seasons we may well be in a different position now.

Well I'll be there as it's likely to be my one and only home game all season. One way or the other it should be one to remember.

My lad said he doesn't want to go either and he was Hull FC mad up until the start of this season. Another legacy of the agar years, disenfranchised kids

If the club don't know you only get one shot at keeping the kids interested then there will be no future for the club.

EXACTLY!!

Same here , my 13 yr old was FC mad, totally lost interest now, goes to City with his mates instead, can see this being the lowest derby attendance at the KC so far by quite some way,

Has there been a ticket sales update? I was told over the weekend that over 19000 had already been sold. If that is the case the game should be heading towards a sell out.

Kids do lose interest in things though regardless of how the team is performing. Not saying this current situation does not make it worse but kids drift in and out of things all the time.

Bit o/t here but just thought I would ask has anybody got a copy of last seasons Derby game at cp??? Trying to track down a copy for personal reasons.

Indeed, but he's still rugby mad but just says it's boring going to watch Hull

Oh well, can't argue with that too much!

I must admit, I've got no desire to go. Its a boring and frustrating experience...

He was at the kids camp at the KC today so hopefully that's re-invigorated his interest

You know the next question.....can he play 7?

He's a scrawny little fecker so maybe in a few years.