Win and we qualify for the play-offs, lose and we go to the last game needing to beat St Helens and hoping that Wigan beat Castleford.

We could do with having Mini, Ratu and Griff back in. Albi would be a bonus.

This essentially is a playoff game to decide who sneaks in.

Hull have ranged from the sublime to the dreadful , sometimes a week a part. Sometimes exciting and flamboyant, sometimes spineless and disinterested. Connor has gone from a MOS candidate to probably not in the first choice 13 if everyone is fit.

Cas have pottered along this season without ever really putting in a stand out display. We are boring and predictable in attack, we aren't a good watch, don't score trys let alone good ones, our defence has improved. Forwards are good, backs are average and the pivots are AWOL.

Kelly plays you win. Kelly doesn't play then it might come down to drop goals, in which case, you win.

Another loss coming up for us as well as next week v saints and another end of season whimper

Good summary Towns88, shame it’s another Thursday game, may the best poor team win

Perhaps Seb, but let’s say Bon voyage to Sika Mini Westy and Mickey for all their endeavour through their careers with us.

narrow win for us.COYH,

I genuinely think we'll squeak home too in typical Hull fashion.

we may beat cas on Thursday,but sts will beat us at kcom.we would struggle to beat skirlaugh at home.

If you do beat us , you'd be better losing to saints to guarantee you an all away path to old Trafford

Tough one to call as neither side has pulled up any trees this season and sadly both flattered to deceive. Impossible to gauge exactly how we will do as it all depends which Hull FC turns up and whether they will be switched on mentally as a team/unit or as we have seen lately just a group of blokes who don't look like they ever played together.

Sadly as much as my heart says a win my head says it will be a loss by two or more scores unless they miraculously rid themselves of the continual handling errors and brain farts

Kelly and ratu back

Castleford favourites with every bookmaker?

on paper very strong squad.

Shaul
Faraimo
Carlos
Connor
Ratu
Kelly
Sneyd
Taylor
Houghton
Paea
Manu
Mini
Ellis

Griffin
Satae
Fash
Masi

Logan and Bowden to miss out

Bowden in for me ahead of Masi

We had a strong squad against Huddersfield and got nothing, too many players know they are leaving and simply not bothered. If Lee had a spine he'd have brought yoingsters in and would deny a sentimental swan song against St's next week too.

Do we need another Radford bashing thread, we had one and you have started another one?

Which youngsters should he have brought in and for whom?

Which players leaving arent putting the effort in?

Im not happy, but bored with thr negativity, why not back the club this week until at least after the game.

Players leaving:

Manu - ran his blood to water as he does every week
Mini - Wasn't playing
Green - At Wakefield
Westerman - You may have a case, hasn't been brilliant lately but not through lack of effort imo. In any case not in the squad this week.
Paea - Made decent metres. Been good the back end of the season. A stronger team with him in it.
Washbrook - Wasn't playing

So not sure where you are going with that tbh.
We did have a strong squad and yes we defended poorly and our attack was woeful.
However we have Kelly back this week along with two of our best strike weapons in Ratu and Griffin so I'm actually fairly optimistic.

We'll win this one as we'll be playing at a ground with an atmosphere. Not the library that is the Kcom where you can hear every moan & groan.

If the atmosphere or lack thereof effects players to that degree then they need to have a word with themselves frankly.

exactly
If you provide exciting entertaining rugby you get the atmosphere you need.
Nothing wrong with the stadium

Don’t think Paea gets enough credit to be honest, been pretty good this year

Agree on Mickey, thought early season he looked done and admit I was critical of his performances but he has probably been the form prop for quite a while now.

Paea has been our most consistent forward this year but his time here is at an end.Taylor has been quiet and Bowden only just starting to show his worth,but he’s had a bad injury so has needed the time.Fash isn’t as bad as people think but he’s not a top 4 type of forward,Masi was going well,but then picked up an injury then had personal issues to deal with,but he will only become better.Satae looks promising but probably needs a full pre season here to get in any type of groove.Would personally prefer to see Jack Brown over Fash

Strong squad and were away from home so I would be disappointed if we lose. No excuses this week although it wont make a lot of difference and well lose in round 1 of the play offs anyway

Me too.Brown over Fash
Jack Brown one of the few we have at the moment with an offload