Why Salford ? why not pick any other team ?

FWIW finishing as high as possible in the league beats winning the derbies. As Paul says after a few days after the game it don't mean jack anyway.

Since when did Rovers start playing in the NRL, though I'm sure they'd win it if they did

Without a doubt they would.

well i do, because you never know them two wins could stop you from over taking us as where you finish in the top 8 does matter these days. and we could be first you and you second you never know in rl anything could happen.

oh and 22 - 28

i too feel this could come down too whos playing better on the day close game so ill go hullfc 60 rovers 6

No difference between the 2 sets id say mate.

Agree with that.

As for the derby, I expect a Rovers win unfortunately.

28- 20 to the robins

I agree..should be a great build up and hopefully a great match.

FC 24 KR 16

Usually they are fairly close affairs , the two recent big wins were by the team that entered the match as the underdogs.

should and hopefully will be a good open game, as has been said form goes out of the window on these and will be whoever plays better on the day, but fc are a bit low on confidence at the mo so i will go with a rovers win by ten

Maybe so but I think Rovers fans do place more importance on and thats maybe due to being out of the top flight for a long time?

Either way I would say both teams are playing well within certain aspects of their game and I reckon it will be a close nervy affair.

If Vella and Briscoe are fit i can see us winning by 10 points.

Yeah, forget about previous results between the two sides. On derby day you throw the form book out of the window, its simply too close to call.

I would never predict a Saints Vs Wigan fixture for the same reasons. Perhaps Leeds and Bradford in the past, but we all know thats only an airport derby!

Nothing whatsover to do with that at all, I still felt the hurt when we got beat in the friendlies at the KC, when I KNEW we were going to cop a beating. Most of us who can go back a few years new how important a derby win was for both side to the point where we would fill Boulevard and Craven Park on Christmas day to watch the games.

I think the fans of either side who are ambivalent towards derbies are probably the ones who are recent fans who only knew the two clubs in different divisions and have had no personal history of meaningful meetings between us.

Can't see beyond a Rovers win at the moment



But as has been said, it's a derby and anything could happen. I mean, even Crocker could turn up

Clints got him tied up in his attic

I think he'd prefer his kinks to be kept private tbh

I have been an FC fan since 79 and whilst I agree that the Derbies used to be the be all and end all, that was mainly because we were two of the best sides around.

That has changed now since SL came in and whilst it's nice to beat your neighbours it is not as important as it used to be.

I've followed Rovers since 1977 and still find the derbies special must win games and i dont believe any one who says they aren't that bothered about them

What makes me laugh is that in 2007 they were all looking forward to the derby games and having an easy 8 points from us, now its 'we are not bothered' or 'its just another game'. Is this because they actually think they are likely to get beat these days.

Hit the nail on the head there I do believe

Not likely, but it's a definite possible. Rovers are now way better than the team we (me included) thought we'd get 8 points off. I now approach every derby with trepidation!

I still look forward to the Derby games and still want to win them, I just don't see the major importance that some fans put on them. Some of the Rovers/Hull fans are obsessed with what the other team are doing and that winning a derby is akin to winning a cup final.