Its an odd one really - we (HKR) have been largely crap in the middle 8s, we have a couple of purple patches in games where no teams (so far) have been able to live with us, but we don't put a complete performance in. Our starting half backs are done for the season and this has had a big impact on our attack I feel. Against Wakey we had plenty of ball in good positions, but in the end, we scored two speculative, length of the pitch efforts, one dart from dummy half close to the line and one great finish in the corner from Dixon. We didn't create much and we didn't do much in the way of build pressure on the Wakefield line. Really, they probably should have beaten us.

I don't know much about Bradford and the players in your team, but I don't think you need to play expansive, super creative rugby to beat us. If you can keep the intensity up for 80 minutes and can manage to live with KR when we turn it up, you should do okay and could possibly win. We'll score tries (hopefully lots!) but we'll concede our share too and if you can manage to not drop off in the way Halifax and Leigh did, I actually fancy you to get something. Rovers don't need to win this game but Bradford do and maybe that will be a telling factor.

Having said all that, we've managed to go 4 from 4 in second gear pretty much, we are the best team in this middle 8 group and i would fully expect HKR to get the win as I am sure they want to go 7 from 7 and prove that they're too good for relegation.

Sorry misspoke meant to say final is Salford and next is sheffeild, chopped and changed a bit to much.

Sounds very much like us some brilliant length of field tries but panic and struggle in the final 10m, if the bulls can come out on fire and really up for hit I think it will be close, can't see a win but a very close game will do wonders for us, similar to how leaigh did against yourselves would instil some pride back into us, and set up a cracker against leigh next week

T and A saying Gaskell won't play now this week. Anyone else think that is the last we have seen of him this year? Every week we float out he is hoping to be fit only to get to Thursday and find a one liner at the bottom of a T and A article saying he still isn't quite fit. Sounds he hardly had a chance last week, will we be saying same again next week?

You will run us close don't worry we (HKR) have not played well at all in middle8s but just do enough in patches to win games and feel this game will be no different

I think any club would be massively affected by the prospect of playing at Wembley and then the following let down. The players at Hull K R will be looking to show a tv audience just how good they can be and that is bad for us as it will be out of their system now.

Simply hoping for the best, is how I'd sum up my attitude for the game.

Logically, we can't win and of course, 'logically' we shouldn't have beaten Salford either, so I'm neither expecting anything nor ruling anything out. Since they built the new stand Rovers is nice place to visit, so I'm looking forward to good day out and not hurting [itoo[/i much on the way back....

TBH I'm wondering if we've seen last of Gaskell point blank. Signing Thomas who plays standoff and fullback seems odd when we're desperate for a scrum half and have Gaskell and mullaney who can play standoff already. Can't help but wonder if Gaskell will go if we don't get promoted, despite his interview to contrary.

Exactly this. I am hoping that we come out fired up, and that the team give it 80 minutes of sticking to the game plan and whatever happens giving it a real go. They exceeded the brief considerably against Salford. They did good in the first half against Widnes but it as just inexplicable how we went to pieces as the secnd half dragged on, and there was no need, nor any excuse, for stopping playing like a team and basically, whatever they say, giving up.

I am sure we will lose, but if we do so with honour and make them know they've been in a game FOR 80 MINUTES then I will be happy enough.

Well any slim hope I had of a victory has now gone. One change and Jimmy has decided to DROP James Clare and bring in Chev Walker...

Because he's going to bring the size and power we lacked last week.

Saturday could get ugly

Told ya they wouldn't risk Gaskell for this one