Exactly my thoughts

The last 4 years of having clueless Agar in charge of us I was always worried about getting beat by Rovers because Agar couldn't motivate us at all to beat them, plus of the dire rugby we played and I think that's stuck with me a little. I'm still worried that they'll up their game against us plus us missing key players (got a feeling Wade might miss the game aswell).
But we have a quality coach now in Gentle who has proved he knows what he's doing and doesn't have one gameplan.

lets hope Moa and Wade are back for the game, then I will be alot more comfortable in getting the win.

It is going to be a big effort for the pack again on Friday, but IMO our kicking game can help the pack out massively.

if we keep kicking and turning Rovers round, their big '10 minute wonder' forwards will be knackered after 60mins.

Jay Pitts coming in should help, as can Yeaman, who controversially I may put on the bench and bring on at 2nd row (Turner is playing well at centre)

anyone know what day Moa went home and if he is likely to come back?

With Kent looking good last night, would anyone else be tempted to move Aspinwall up to prop (until we get O'Meley/Moa back), Whiting starting at 13 and Kent on the bench to interchange at 13.

Something like

Lynch
Houghton
Aspinwall
Manu
Tickle
Whiting

O'Carroll
Bowden
Kent

Is Whiting ok. He was really struggling last night before he went off

Gentle never mentioned anything about it in his post-match interview so I figure that he must be okay.

I hope so we need as many fit bodies as possible for next weekend

Gentle said it was too early to tell.

Rovers big forwards gave us trouble in the friendly but now the coaching team has seen them a few times hopefully we will have a game plan to try and dent that. I never like going into the derby as the favourite.

Turner came on for Yeaman at Saints and he played against Widnes and Cas and Bradford he had
4 good games I would still play him at against Rovers .Why change the backs unless players get hurt .The lad scored a great try against Saints and Cas and last night put Briscoe in for his try with a good pass plus his defense had improved .He is putting some big hits in.Let Yeaman get fitter and wait his turn to get back into the team