I think its the case that both sets of fans have been starved of Rugby for so long that everyone is getting excited for the game onn sunday, and rightly so. it's been a long off season.

Concerning predictions for the derby friendly. Please link.

You are Cheeky Charlie and I claim my £5

where is the 9 page thread specifically for friendly derby predictions on our page I@m struggling to find it?

I agree with Mild Rover the majority will view it for what it is a hit out and not take too much form it, the hype surronds the fact that it is a Derby and as we know there is nothing friendly about these events, both teams will play for the win.

I do disagree that our fanbase is pretty fragile, we have sold more season passes and we have stuck together through 2 seasons of poo..If things do not go well I suspect our fans may want Agar out, however that will be dealt with if it has to be.

Are the squads out?

Having read the LE this week it seems you will be full strenght apart from Fox and Vella, Hull the same except Berrigan and Burnett.

A win wouldnt do any harm for either team, a loss wouldnt be devestating either. No injuries, a good run out and decent crowd would be great.

Cant see this putting any pressure on Agar, it's a friendly and against a team that finished 4th last year in SL. The pressure will begin when SL starts.

For this one, I don't care, its a warm up game and will have no bearing on the season. The ones I do care about are the real two during the season, which i will go into mega-sulk if we lose them.

I didn't mean fragile in terms of voting with feet and not going, I was more implying that if Rovers beat Hull by a reasonable margin the FC fans may see this as a sign of things to come and not be realistic about a high turn over of staff, early season rustiness etc and get straight onto the Agar out wagon .. I think it would be similar if Hull win by a reasonable margin, a lot of FC fans would see this as a sign of heading to old trafford.

Whats wrong with Vella??

ive got some tissues ready for you...

Groin strain i think.

I hear what you are saying..however most know friendlies are hit ups etc..Agar does indeed need to prove his capabilities however even the most impatient realise this cannot be done after 1 friendly..however I am sure if he fails after 4/5 matches not just in results but rotations etc then they will get into him...also after winning 5 on the bounce at the beginning of last season I think the fans realise it is a long road to achieving any thing in this league..

TBH I as most are realistic and just want to see the team vastly improved and playing with pride, for the record I believe we will be a force this year, with or without Agar.

My prediction is that there will be twice as many there than attending the "massive" airport derby at Headingley for Diskin the same day.

One apiece I think this time around.

We will also be without Clinton.

I think we'll all agree with that.

Vella, Clinton, Walker and Fox then

Well, for the last derby we were missing:

Tony
Yeaman
Briscoe
Cusack
Dowes
Thackray
Byrne
Washbrook
Lauaki
(and Crocker

)

Don't be such a girl.

We will also be missing 2 points which is quite unusual for us at a Derby





We Always win when it matters, win when it matters!

A five figure attendance possibly?

Good job most of the above were missing or else we would have put more points on the board again.

and Dobson

After all his big talk in the HDM about being better than Long as well.

Hasnt signed yet, if you are including him we are also missing Crocker.