I'll be over the moon if we manage to win this one and not too disappointed if we lose given the quality we have out.

I think our lack of quality in the 3/4s will be our undoing. I said before the season started I thought you'd win one of the derbies and I reckon this will be it.

Both sides way understrength which is a shame but may actually be a more entertaining game for it

Don't think Danny Mags is much of a miss IMO. Honestly think the times I've seen young Harris play he'd do just as well (On less cash) as Maguire. All in all I think we might just scrape the win.

No. We are likely to get bummed. Conner could run riot behind that pack.
Our best hope is that they have no kicking game.

Hope Wallis plays. Great debut. Big and very quick

Hull's side isn't capable of handing out a bumming. Miloudi? Yeaman? Logan? all awful

You mean the guy who has been retired, but always riled Rovers fans by scoring?

Walne and Johnson need to step up on Sunday. Mulhern and Jewitt are a big miss for us. Opportunities for a few lads to come out of the shadows and show they deserve a starting spot

I can rile West Hullers up pal don't make me a decent rugby player

Harris is playing for fc not rovers,FFS.

I reckon he meant Atkin

I'm not so sure he did

I'm aware he's signed for hull des. I'm saying I personally would have kept Harris and given him the chance. Cause lets face it if he can get in hulls side he'd be good enough for us

He's only in our side because 4 of the 5 half backs in front of him are injured

We know you lot have some injuries Jake, we have some backs missing as well, McGuire, Carney, Heffernan, Minns, not counting lots of our first choice pack.
I for one am getting sick of our bad luck with injuries which is just getting ridiculous and seemingly never ending and
seriously hampering our chances in our matches.We seriously are short on good news.
I honestly cannot remember when we had a fully fit first choice team on the pitch., and am of the opinion we will almost certainly be in the middle eights and with that in mind would wrap our first choice players in cotton wool and keep them back to ensure they are ok when we really need them.
I think that if, and it,s a big if, we can field our strongest side in the eights, we would be ok.
That,s all that matters this season.
My big concern is that our key personnel/pivots are missing at the crucial time.
Hope our management team have thought this through.
Anyway, on to the Derby.
Just hope we win.

How come we dont just get little niggly injuries? We only get 2 or 3 monthers, even our 1 week head knocks lasted over 5 weeks. Is it just bad luck (probably) or is it a conditioning problem?

Could be both and some poor recruitment decisions. maguire was always going to miss a lot of matches.

Agree that in modern RL injuries seem more commonplace and yes a fair few team have plenty out but Rovers in general have had not just season enders but career enders over last few years Heff could be the 3rd centre retired young (making Minns seem even more costly mistake)Add in Weyman Campese then long term injuries to Donno Shaw Addy Lawler Lunt McGuire and plenty others it seems we get 1 or2 back and next game lose another3?

As for today's game we need a Cas type performance from yesterday.Run it in that little bit harder, scramble in defence that bit more desperate and generally want it more than the rival. High completion rate and as few penalties as possible could see us home? Also don't give Thaler slightest opportunity to brandish his cards cos he will. Smash Yeamen if he play (legally) Vai Vai man of match.

This is surely the requirement for every game?

Connor has become the pantomime villain for me, so would prefer to see him (legally) smashed, having said that I’d like to see Yeamon or anyone in a b&w shirt take a massive hit.

We need to out-bully their team and not get dominated with ball in hand.

Yeaman only seemed to be disliked by us as fans.Connor has taken it to a new level,universally disliked by all it Seems? Saying that he is a still a good player when his gob stops flapping

If Yeamo faces Vaivai, the big V will run through him.

Any idea on the ref?

Thaler.. waiting to see if either team unveil any shocks in the 17s?

Could our luck be any worse. First Smith is of after a few mins, then they score possibly the luckiest try you’ll see all year. The rugby gods don’t favour us do they.

Just let’s hope our terrible centre injury curse doesn’t hint Vaivai because so far he’s been a gem of a find.

That is embarrassing. Simple rugby would win this