I’m not sure. Their season is long dead but it’s their grand final. Sod’s law they’ll rally.

Quote ="the cal train"I’m not sure. Their season is long dead but it’s their grand final. Sod’s law they’ll rally.'" Minchella has confirmed this saying there is no bigger game for their club. With their big guns back and knowing how they perform in important games here, I expect the worst. Plus Hudgell's last Derby as chairman - they'll be wringing some motivation from that surely? https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/r ... ns-2969426

Quote ="the cal train"I’m not sure. Their season is long dead but it’s their grand final. Sod’s law they’ll rally.'" Minchella has confirmed this saying there is no bigger game for their club. With their big guns back and knowing how they perform in important games here, I expect the worst. Plus Hudgell's last Derby as chairman - they'll be wringing some motivation from that surely? https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/r ... ns-2969426

Whether we like to admit it or not, it's a massive game for us too. We're not winning anything this season so a lot of fans will be looking mainly at this game. He probably will but Last can't get a result today then he's clearly not the right man for next season.

We are match ready
Fit and motivated
6th place may well see us in the play offs

Rovers are spent - they’re garbage and new players back are not match fit etc

If we lose then Last can pack his bags now

the key to winning this is to start well and get some points on the board in the first half. there is a pattern to rovers games recently where they get stuffed in the first half and its more or less game over by half time. inevitably they rally a bit in the second half but it seems to be trading try for try with the opposition at best.

No Griffin tonight - not sure if Wynne or McNamara have been drafted in (if allowed). If not, then perhaps Carlos to full back, or Jake.

I’d play McNamara and Connor to full back

....it is allowed, no penalties for changing the squad at short notice anymore.

Connor is at 1

Didn’t you used to lose an interchange place.?

Yes, but they changed the ruling after lockdown.

Suppose if Covid related, they may now relax late changes, but not sure.

Quote Finally, and in recognition of the impact of the current suspension of the season meaning there are likely to be some midweek fixtures, at least at Betfred Super League level, the newly-introduced rule punishing teams for making late changes to their 21-player matchday squads by the removal of an interchange will be suspended for the remainder of the 2020 season.'" https://www.rugby-league.com/article/56 ... mendations

Quote Finally, and in recognition of the impact of the current suspension of the season meaning there are likely to be some midweek fixtures, at least at Betfred Super League level, the newly-introduced rule punishing teams for making late changes to their 21-player matchday squads by the removal of an interchange will be suspended for the remainder of the 2020 season.'" https://www.rugby-league.com/article/56 ... mendations

Least of the sports troubles at the moment, a last minute squad change.

Wanted to see Connor at full back anyway, but will miss Griffin.

If today's game had been the last derby of the season as the original fixture list had intended, we could have expected as many as 12,000 "walkups" at the KCOM, now a massive revenue loss, and revenue AP would have budgeted for.

It's Rovers' home game.

Quote ="ComeOnYouUll"It's Rovers' home game.'" I know it is, I said "If today's game had been the last derby of the season as the original fixture list had intended". That game would have been the last derby of the season and would have been a home game. https://www.hullfc.com/news/2019-11-05- ... s-revealed

Quote ="ComeOnYouUll"It's Rovers' home game.'" I know it is, I said "If today's game had been the last derby of the season as the original fixture list had intended". That game would have been the last derby of the season and would have been a home game. https://www.hullfc.com/news/2019-11-05- ... s-revealed

Griffin has tested positive

Awful news.

Really bad news for Griffin, I wonder if anyone else will be forced to withdraw?

Just him I think , been in good form as well .

The weather in Lancashire has been awful all day. Slippery wet conditions will be a leveller. I hope we win well, but anything could happen especially as its Rovers cup final.

Connor, Faraimo, Fonua, Tuimavave, Naulago, McNamara, Sneyd, Taylor, Johnstone, Bowden, Ma'u, Savelio, Cator

Houghton, Satae, Sao, Fash

Reckon the wet conditions suit us a lot more than Rovers. Bigger pack & limits the way they like to throw it about a little bit

I’ll start the commentary...
“Too many dropped balls”
“We should be playing to the conditions “
“Rovers up for this”