Is Fox playing? rated 50/50 could prove to be a gamble?

Bizarre cause he has never been much of a quality kicker.



I think/hoping he will be ok, think I saw a report saying its going well.

If we can get Rovers to play down the middle we will win, if they move it out wide we are screwed.

Just another match...still only 2pts on offer.

the same 2 pts as always, but never just another match when it's against them

Yes it is another match....

Indeed, we've been saying it for a while, even more so now Judas is no longer there, there is nobody playing for KR that FC wanted to keep for the salary they wanted.

Dont get me wrong would love to see us win and O'Meley flatten Newton...over-rated to$$er he is....but end of day...still another match and still only 2pts on offer and a added bonus...if we do lose...that useless get we have for a coach may be nearer going.

of course it's another match, but, bragging rights are an important thing to have, would be nice to be dishing it out at work rather than being on the recieving end, thats why it is a more important game than the others we play

Who O'Meley...

Spot on, and borne out by James Webster's comments comparing the Agar and Morgan's preparation and pre-match planning IMO. Morgan is far more specific about gameplanning and detailed expectations of each player in the game. Agar's instructions are more in the "if you see it, play it, have a good dig" sort of bracket.

I know you rate Morgan quite highly Mrs B, however I am not so sure, maybe his game plans are more specific but he has not developed any outstanding players (the same as Agar), if he dislikes a player they are not included (same as Agar), and so far he has won nothing (the same as Agar).

I am worried about Agar no doubts there, But Morgan is not the messiah many believe he is,Morgans selections have started to be as baffling as Agars

It will be a factor imo, especially with our away form being dodgy.

I agree he's fairly hit and miss in his development of players and has made quite a few errors of judgement in signing players then getting rid of them well before their contract expires - eg Ward, Gannon, Crossman, Cooke, Mills (if he could, anyway) off the top of my head. But the specific point I was replying to was Pupkin's thoughts on Morgan being a superior tactician, which I agree with and think is a key reason behind their 7/10 derby record and 4th place finish last year. I don't think either are Grade A club coaches in all honesty.

Providing we get reasonably swift play the balls then the dobbin pack will run out of steam after 50-60 min and Hull should pull away. Of course plenty can go wrong but on the whole Hull's performances have been far superior and the Wigan game aside they always been competitive (that doesn't mean they weren't terrible against Crusaders and Salford but even those were close). It would be a terrible disappointment to lose to the dobbins as they would be losing to a poor team.

Wait a minute.......

I agree....It is frustrating really we publish the fact we are one of the few clubs in profit yet we do not reflect this in our coaching appointments, I wish the board would bust the bank in this area!!

I agree, will be a big test of the teams commitment

Would stand a better chance in the derby if you had some support behind you.

Obviously far too many just not bothered!

Great first post, your mam will be so proud

Not to mention the completely predictable not-living-in-the-past-honest username.

Surely the players themselves will be gunning for a win just for the sheer fact that Rovers have such a large win ratio in the Derby's since entering Super League.

I know if i was an FC player i would be embarrassed with this stat, especially when there must be a lot of player gloating and jibeing coming from the East of the City.

It's about time the Derby pendulum swung in our favour but for this to occur we need plenty of the big P,s

Pride, Passion, Power and Punch up's.

You missed one

POINTS!!!!!!!

Thank heavens we don't have to go away too far then.

Says at team that cant sell 9000 home tickets for a derby game, when was the last time we didnt get 9000 for a SL game, look closer to home ehrn takling about fans coming to games.