for the full 80 on Saturday I think we would have hammered Hull.

I thought the 70 without him showed how much we miss him despite Fitz putting in a good performance you need an out and out full back.

Laughable.

I agree. Releasing him certainly was, with benefit of hindsight.

Go on then.

How can having the man who is one of Super leagues top full backs, probably the bravest player in the league one of our best players and most importantly the man who calls all the defensive movements out of the team not going to be seriously detrimental to our team?

If we had the REAL Ben Galea (and not his butter fingered friend) , we would have had them banged to rights by half time.

If we had:

Washbrook
Lauaki
Yeaman
Thackray
Briscoe
Dowes
Cusack

... playing, we would have 'hammered' you.

Doubt it.

I must admit i think briscoe would have keeped some of they trys out but not sure we'd of hammered them.

But if Briscoe was fit for the full 80, you would have hammered us? I highly 'doubt' that.

So do I, but there is a fair chance he mght have been ositioned right to intercet the kick that Pansey scored from.

Baring lauaki didnt all the others play against us on good friday

Yeah, and our Briscoe got injured in that game also. If we had him for that game, we'd have hammered you that day as well

and how well have you done in other games with this rubbish? (barring Briscoe)

No. We wouldn't have hammered them as we played cackamallabab, but, your most salient point is that we [iwould[/i have defended far better in all the break down plays that they hurt us with, as for me, the biggest thing that Briscoe brings is his reading and general nous of the game.

Many very, very good Fullbacks can tackle well in a one on one, take a high ball under pressure and mop up kicks towards the in goal. What most can't do, and where the value of Briscoe shines through is his reading of the game and the respect he commands throughout the team, if Briscoe tells a player to cover a particular area of the park and watch for a particular play all our team will do, and, nine times out of ten, he's correct in his decision making. Added to that he's there as an unequivocably brave last barrier.

A joy to watch, hope you're fit for Cas Brisc.

Including the 17 you had already on the field. right?..

Having Brisc on for the 80 would have more of an effect then people may think. Aside from him being absolutely class, Fisher and Fitzy would have been used correctly, giving us sharper ruck speed throughout the full game. Thus being the reason we would have HAMMERED you!

We lost Briscoe for most of the match and at a time when we had all the momentum. We played with 16 men for the rest of the match unable to rotate our hookers which in the modern game is hugely important to keeping you going forward. In Briscoe we have England's No1 fullback and arguably one of the best attacking fullbacks in the country. Doubt we'd have hammered you but the score would have never being in doubt. Even though i never felt worried every time Hull did something Rovers matched it and always could have stepped up a gear IMO.

Unlike you, we havent had the luxury of having (more or less) a full strength squad all season, so I couldnt answer that question.

What happened at the KC this season then

Here we go again.......

Swine flu

You're all pigs that side of the river, Rovers have proved beyond doubt since our promotion that we are the top side in the City. The derby results don't lie

But, but ,but... we only beat them by 4 pts and 6pts

And, and, and... it wasn't even a sell out at CP

thinking about it we should have booed them of or at least slow hand clapped

You'd have lost as fitzhenry would have been on the field at the time of fisher's break

It would have been Fitzhenry's break.