Horne and Holdsworth the half's and Crooks back at centre,confident of the win.

The biggest challenge to hull wont be Catalan its the heat if you can cope with that then you have a chance

Holdsworth's out.

I know they've 2 suspended, but who are their injured players that some are alluding to.

just wuvvers trolls fishing

Ah yes, I was forgetting, just having one player missing counts as a crisis/tragedy.

Elima, Baitieri, Anderson and Webb

Heremaia and miller halfs then

I think Horne is playing, so I'd go with Horne/Miller. This will allow Houghton and Heremaia to rotate at hooker as well.

win or lose at least we will find out the semi final draw the same weekend

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The Challenge Cup Semi Final Draw will be shown Live on BBC 2 after Warrington v Huddersfield on Sunday Afternoon

Bit daft when Wigan & Widnes don't play until Monday night.

not really, with only a two week gap between the quarters and semis, also look at the fa cup, draws are made before games have been played or decided

Fair enough never thought of that. Suppose its just good news they've got it sorted this time.

Says in the HDM that the team are travelling on Thursday afternoon? I'm sure I heard Pearson say a few weeks ago that we'd be going early to acclimatise?

[url=http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/John-Kear-Hull-FC-win-Challenge-Cup/story-19505616-detail/story.html#axzz2Xb7TdVcIHow we could do with Steve Kearney in the back row on Saturday[/url

Great article. Well said JK

Theres a dozen or so of us on the east midlands flight today. Just waiting for them to shut the doors and we're off.

Kearney's performance in that Semi-Final is up there in the all time best in a Hull shirt IMO, immense in both difference and attack!

Leaving East Mids first thing tomorrow morning to Carcassonne.

Mcdonnell
Lineham
Crooks
Yeaman
Briscoe
Horne
Miller
Green
Heremia
Lynch
Tickle
Ellis
Whiting

Houghton
O'meley
Watts
Pitts

We need O'Meley/Ellis to replicate Kearneys spirit from that cup run. Wasnt just the semi, remember his performance at Wakey, simply bullied the likes of Korkidas who had a fearsome repuation back then.

make or break game. lose and season over. Quite clear the club have put all its eggs in the CC basket this season. got a feeling we will just do it.

Really can't see us getting a result I'm afraid. Season over for me.

No kicking game, that's the key for me, especially in this heat. The long term kicking game, strategically turning them around, it's hard to see us having that up our sleeve. Danny H now needs to play the full 80 which has to be a worry too.

Down to our pack really, there's some real experience there in O'Meley, Lynch, Tickle, Galea and Ellis. I'd start with the experienced players and bring the likes of Green and Watts off the bench and try and use their footwork/offloads when the opening exchanges have fizzled out.

Mind games? Think Horney may play