You aren't the underdog, you're 2 point favourites with nearly every bookie.

[uMartin[/u
Tackles made - 128
Tackles missed - 9

[uCrooks[/u
Tackles made - 31
Tackles missed - 6

The stats are to be expected (as Crooks is young, new and inexperienced but will improve from these games) but it's worth thinking about.
KR's centres - Welham and Hall - are both poor in defence but good in attack.

How refreshing to readthis quote:

"We are trying to find a style that works for us and we think we have found several styles this year. It is good to be able to change your style depending on the opposition and to be able to tweak your attack. It is good to be able to freshen everyone up."

I have a very good feeling about tomorrow.

I'd play crooks instead of Martin

Martin for me

Martin for me too provided he's fit. The trick with young players is recognising when to take them out again, tomorrow could be the right game for him to miss.

or the right one for him to play in.

we'll never get anywhere by not playing youngsters, Crooks should play.

Were you in the squad last week?

That's why you have never coached other than when you watch on Sky , Tendulkar ? Radford ? Lee Crooks ?

I am sitting on the fence for this one, trust in Peter's gameplan whatever he decides who is best for the job.

1. Russell
2. Sharp
3. Turner (opposite Welham for boomtime)
4. Crooks
5. Briscoe
6. Westerman
7. Seymour
8. Lynch
9. Houghton
10. Moa
11. Tickle
12. Manu
13. Pitts

14. Horne
15. O'Carroll
16. Aspinwall
17. Kent

If Manu is out, Aspinwall to SR and Martin on the bench.

Bring it on!!

When did Tendulkar ever play for Hull???

True it could be. We are playing youngsters but they can get over exposed, sign of a good coach is not only playing them but knowing when to take them out again.

A sign of a good coach is knowing when a youngster is ready but also when a youngster is in need if being rested. Only the coach will know this and I trust him to get it right.

Yeah I took a knock in the London game

Totally agree, anyone categorically saying that one or the other is the right call at this stage is being foolish IMO, unless they are a part of our playing/coaching squad. Yes, we'll all have an opinion on what we think might be the best option, but the fact is that Gentle and Crooks himself are in the best positions to know what the best call is, so talking like we might know better is just plain daft.

I'd go with that. There are potential benefits and drawbacks whichever one plays, so it's up to Gentle to pick the one most suited to his specific gameplan.

I think the coach has shown enough already this season to prove we should trust his judgement
as for young players there are times these lads should be played agreed but IMO a white hot derby is too soon in crooks development despite how well he did against others... last thing he needs right now when his confidence is flying is for KR to run everyone over him that weighs more than 12 stone

anyways its nice to have problems in selection - who to pick at centres rather than just play whoever is fit due to injuries

only a month ago we were down to 17 or 18 fit players - and some of them were not fully fit

Agreed but I'm not sure tomorrow will be a white hot derby tbh. If anything the Leeds game was a bigger game.

Good news. Sandercock says in the HDM this morning that Hull FC will be "near enough full strength" for today's game.

Feck me, wonder how much whining sandy would be doing if he'd lost

His 1st choice full back, a GB/England centre (not that he has one), a NZ international hooker (Hasn't got one of those either), best 2nd rower in SL (oops, there's a pattern here) and a OZ/SOO prop (Erm)

Love the accompanying picture:



In the words of Engelbert: "If a picture can paint a thousand words...."

Is Manu definitely out then?

He meant Whiting