havent seen one yet so thought id start it off. like any derby this game is a 50 50 both teams going into it in sh%te form and sitting 11th and 12th in the table and could of been worse if not for wakey and cru havent points taken of.
personally like any derby cant wait for friday but very nervous but it will be intresting to see who plays on the wing i reckon he will go with whiting but thats up for debate and then hows the rest of the team going to lineup?. obviously another big attraction is going to see how gleeson goes again cant wait to see how he goes like any signing it will take time ect but at last we have a proper right centre since 2006 in domic and as good domic was for us gleeson is in a diffrent league. will dobson and newton play for the dobbins not really sure but obviously they would be huge additions for them and a big confidence lift espcially dobson.
team
1.phelps
2.whiting
3.gleeson
4.yeamen
5.briscoe
6.horne
7.long
8.omeley
9.houghton
10.moa
11.tickle
12.westerman
13.fitzgibbon
subs
14.lauaki
15.radders
16.obst?
17.manu

hull fc 25 hull kr 18
first try scorer - yeamen
att - 20,879
mom - omeley

If Obsty passes the head test (outrageous unpunished high tackle) I would play him and Long in the halves and drop Horne for this one. Horne started the season OK but his form has dipped - in particular he is slow getting his kicks away and he is getting caught regularly with the ball. His kick was good for Briscoe but there were also kicks out on the full and a poor slow effort which Menzies converted into a try. Time for Richard to sharpen up in the 20s IMO.

I really want to try, but the thought of it just exhausts me. Dreading it, frankly.

I actually have zero interest in the game at the moment, not sure if it will change during the week either.

I fully expect a tonking by Rovers with their timely boosts and 2:1 win ratio in the SL era. Therefore anything else is a bonus.

Christ - got to get motivated to climb on the coach to Wire two days later, too.

Even harder now they have knocked the two pinters on the head

Well, I had it in my head that as it is a Friday game it would be a 8pm kickoff so I offered to work a shift during the day, so I'm now missing the match. Anyway, it's debatable which will be more depressing, a shift at work or watching FC at the moment.

Do they really think it will shock us when they announce Dobson and Newton wil play

Dobson - no chance
Newton - I reckon he will play

10-5 ? tee hee hee.

Not really since Justin has already openly talked about the possibility after the wigan game

Come on Phillip, he said they'd both play. Not that it was a possibility. As previously predicted by, er, me, as soon as Morgan did his famous "diagnosis doom" in the post match press conference:

27th Feb as Dobson is injured and the recovery period is claimed to be 10 weeks

Then, on March 16th with Newton also supposedly ruled out:

I still don't think either will play

Oh, the old double bluff. Not falling for that.

I think Justin said they could play easter weekend,dint mention which game ! IIRC.

agree, they both will thankfully

I think Dobson will play, so who now is going to de-registered?????????

Back to the derby, really not looking forward to it. Every time we play rovers they seem much more pumped up, focussed and more of a team than we ever do.

Dobson is playing...newton a bigger doubt.

so whos getting de registed now then to make way

If and it's a bloody BIG if he is playing how do we know it hasn't already been sorted out.
Just playing devils avocate.
I myself think we will be without both Newton and Dobson, I also belive you will win.

I also think neither will play against fc and IIRC no other player can be deregistered in this affair.Once Masons passport comes thru,Mason goes Tongan and Dobson gets put back on quota.If Dobson is back on quota Mason is Togan or gets deregistered.

I can take it or leave it to be honest. The same as I've felt for every other game this season. Could well be a sub 20K attendance I reckon.
Will probably be a close game. I'm sure the Rovers fans will enjoy their annual big day out though.

If the RFL stick to what they announced then this is correct.

That will be the issue for Dobson, more so than the injury.

Anyway the team I think Agar will pick, assuming no Westy:

Phelps
Turner
Gleeson
Yeaman
Briscoe
Horne
Long
Ogre
Houghton
Moa
Tickle
Manu
Fitz

Radford
Dowes
Lauaki (2nd row)
Obst