So am I we need to dig deep though I think

Also depends how many dual reg/loan players Hunslet have from Leeds. Kaine hasn't played for them the last 2 outings and Grimshaw gone AWOL by the sounds.

Whilst i agree with a lot of comments made both positive and negative, for me our biggest issue is that we should have signed key players for key positions and not rely on dual reg. The dual reg should have been used to give us an extra bit of class but for us not to rely on what we get from Hull. I agree with signing some youngsters for the future but key players are needed now.
Fingers crossed for Sunday and hope we grab our first points of the season.

Well Hunslet had six Leeds players last game (two on loan) including Keinhorst who helped himself to two tries the last time I watched them up at their place.
We were 16-0 up after as many minutes and then they thrashed us.

With so many deficiencies in key positions, I don't see how we will beat them ... seriously.

Hull will have to lend something good to mitigate that.

Hunslet will be targeting this game and I expect Kain to return and haunt us again.

And I wish could predict otherwise ... but i'm calling it as I see it.

Jeez i get the feeling your the sort of chap who would moan winning the euromillions but finding out you had to share it with someone! joking aside we did get a tonking last time and currently our confidence looks very low, somebody said its not a must win but i disagree this result i feel will have a major bering on the season COYD

If you look at the games in all leagues each week it is generally the half backs that are the key men in the winning team and that's where we lose out. We don't have our own available and Hull don't seem to have any spare. Wilko will make a difference in attack if available alongside Cookie but regret after the way they beat us in the friendly we have a mountain to climb at a ground where we don't play well. Would love to be wrong though!

Your opinion about me has no bearing on how the Dons will do on Sunday and my opinion has no bearing either, and yes I have won the Euromillions ... only the other week I won £2.80
I was ecstatic!



The bookies are better judges, let's see what they say.

Any numpty can post optimistic nonsense.
The bookies don't deal in a subjective, emotional way.

Christ, I wish I could forecast a win .... I've forecasted all the losses so far.
And somehow people think that gives me pleasure ..... it doesn't, I wish I was wrong!

I think after watching the dons over the years we have every right to be glass half empty folk but while ever we have cookey as our coach we will improve, he is very important to our future plans. The standard of this league is unreal and whilst i think our recruiting has been poor were only a good win at hunslet away from kickstarting our season, remember we have been through much deeper darker times than this! COYD

Well yes, that is true, we can only get better when Wilko returns and Cooke's knee has healed and we see the two playing together again.

But we are not there yet, so that's why I am not very optimistic.

I'd expect us to receive a small start, say 4 or 6 points .... It'll be interesting to see how they do handicap this game.

Haha remove all their key players that would be a good handicap for us #COYD

Here is the Hull squad for their Friday night game at Wigan:

Hull FC 19-man squad: Abdull, Bowden, Ellis, Green, Hadley, Houghton, Lineham, Michaels, Minichiello, Paleaaesina, Pryce, Rankin, Sneyd, Talanoa, Thompson, Turgut, Watts, Westerman, Yeaman.

I wonder if James Cunningham might be available for the Dons although I suppose we've already got Stuart Howarth from Hull. Was Howarth injured last week, or not selected? Does anyone know?

Looks like we get Tyson-Wilson at least then.

According to ths Free Press, Wilko is hoping for a return and depending on the state of Paul's knee we may have our first choice halfback pairing again.
We would have some sort of a chance then.

Rankin was the one I was hoping for. His kicking game last time was excellent. Wilko will be a big plus in attack.

He is going to be very rusty though (in more ways than one! lol)

Bet365 first up ... Dons +4 10/11

Hunslet and Dons Squad for Sunday according to the Dons website:

Duckworth Full Back Cooke
Keinhorst Winger Cowling
Maun Centre Doherty
Finigan Centre Emmett
Lyons Winger Howarth
Backhouse Stand Off Kesik
Ansell Scrum Half Naughton
Walters Prop Robinson
Lee Hooker Scott
Yates Prop Snitch
Kain Second Row Sanderson
Casey Second Row Spiers
Mulhern Loose Forward Turgut
Flanagan Interchange Waller
Briscoe Interchange Waterman
Mackay Interchange Welham
Brennan Interchange Wilkinson

Looks like Curtis Naughton will be full-back, with Dave Scott on the wing.

Good to see PC and Richard Wilkinson down to play. Jansin Turgut is the other DR, along with Stuart Howarth on loan.

Matt Carbutt isn't included.

there is also no Dunn. Good to see wilko back in the team lets hope he can continue from where he left off last year. I also don't think Scott should be moved to the wing, don't change the team and positions of players that are comfortable because hull want someone to play

No Clarke or Kelly either. But Kain back to taunt us! Hunslet look banker bet only giving 4 points.
Turgut also named in Hull squad at Wigan (unless there's two of them).

Thinking about it, with Sam Doherty, Stu Sanderson, and Dave Scott in the 17, we can't really move Dave Scott onto the wing. I think Curtis Norton can play anywhere across the backs so he might be lined up for a centre birth, but that wouldn't fit in with Liam Welham and Danny Cowling being in the 17. I wonder?

Does anyone know if Mike Kelly, Pas, Mitch Clark, and Matt Carbutt have injuries?

Pas missed the man of the match presentation last week as he was having treatment on a knock, and I think Clark was missing due to an injury last week.

Last week the Official site 17 was different to the starting 13 + replacements !

Heard very good reports about the lad naughton and potentially having wilko and cookey back dictating play could be the boost we desperately need, fair play to hunslet who looked to have recruited well and have some decent young weeds whinos to call upon but my glass is half full this weekend and im calling a narrow dons win! COYD