looks like Proctor wont be playing against us next week, red card in tonights game v warrington!

Hopefully we should see another win and a few changes to keep players fresh. I’d line up like this

1. Hoy
2. Swift
3. Sutty
4. Carlos
5. Litten
6. Trueman
7. Clifford
8. Sao
9. Houghton
10. Fash
11. Savelio
12. Griffin
13. Cator

14. Lovodua (get some game time and covers Half, Hooker & back row)
15 Satae
16. Taylor
17. Brown

I’ve not been overly impressed with Dwyer in D and his game time has been minimal recently so I’d give Joey another shot. If I was a bit more confident at the minute I’d also have rested sutty/Carlos for Scott.

Smith said he was planning on resting Houghton soon which I suppose means either next week or the Cup game at Cas. Assuming Brown and Savelio are still 'out'

Hoy
Swift
Sutcliffe
Tuimavave
Litten
Trueman
Clifford
Fash
Houghton/Dwyer
Sao
Griffin
Scott
Cator

Satae
Gardiner
Taylor
Dwyer/Lovodua

We shouldn’t make too many changes to a winning team. Don’t get complacent.

They have run both Wigan and Warrington close and seem to be steadily improving.

tough one this from underdogs twice to favourites biggest test of our wanting and desire so far, if your an fc fan you know which way such scenarios have gone in the past, big test of our new found togetherness for me..

Same attitude ,grit and determination need as Thursday to get this one won .

Barring something drastic happening then you won't see Savelio in a Hull shirt again.
Think Brown might get the odd game but he's way down the pecking order now with Gardiner in front of him.

So what's going on with Savelio ??

If the above is correct does that mean he is in the process of being moved on ?

Have no issue if decision made, sooner rebuild gathers pace the better. Just hope replacement on the agenda - our second row really lightweight & shallow - now McMeeken in would be a good upgrade for me.

Sad to see Swifty go, if that is true - think he has been consistently good, which few can claim. If true we need two wingers for next year.

What is it that savelio has allegedly done to stop him getting picked anyway ?

Get the impression Smith thinks he's a bit of a prat

Despite the old joke on Have I Got News For You saying "allegedly" doesn't get around libel laws and one thread has already been deleted.

FWIW I think it's just a general attitude problem with Savelio. Smith has said that he only want to work with players who are commited to improvement.

Wouldn't be looking to change things too much. Keep Houghton at 9 but give Dwyer some more minutes.

If Hoy is back then he comes in with Litten on the wing. If Swift isn't fit then Scott keeps the wing spot.

Wakey seem to have improved by their own standards over the last 2 rounds, has the potential to be a massive banana skin. Hopefully we don't slip back into our old habits.

It's in our DNA to beat the top side then to go on an have a stinker against the bottom side .

The way the disciplinary work,
Truman could get a ban..

For the sin bin? No way. Unless I missed something else

Hasn't pulled up any trees has he

He's no where near the minichello manu ellis level

If Smith doesn't think Savelio has the right attitude and therefore doesn't want to play him then I support that. Setting the right culture has to be the most important thing even if it weakens us slightly on the pitch. That said, we need to sort out the Jordan Lane problem. He is sticking out like a sore thumb, he makes no impact when he carries it. He drops off easy tackles and he makes errors. Either put Scott to the second row or give one of the youngsters a shot.

no but we need to win matches and surely cant keep playing Lane in front of Savelio,so if thats the case then something internal has gone on and it looks like there is no way back for him

Tuimavave for me is the obvious choice.has the strength to play second row.
That way Scott can play centre

No he hasn’t but he is a lot better than say Jordan lane is at the moment. So in my eyes he must of done something. If he has had a bad attitude to hard work etc then like most on here have said I back Tony smith 100 percent. I have had enough of players ruling the roost . The coach is the gaffa . Simple as that .

Spot on!

Need a big following at this one, Trin away is always a tricky game for us. They've been improving and Gale will have a point to prove. Hoping we can keep the run going and get on a roll into the Cas cup game.

More nervous about this game than the last 2. You just know we'll find a way to stuff it up

Especially with it being on TV

I'd have been really worried, had we not won the last two, pressure would have been massive going into the game on the back of 9 defeats and a Wakey win would have put the team in trouble.

Pressure off now and I expect us to play with some confidence and win this game.