Isn't this the split too where league points are carried forward to the top 8 ? The more points you have the bigger start you have in the next stage.

Yes.

We're so far in front of the chasing four, is it reasonable not to take risks and be selective of which games to attack full on to maintain the status quo, whilst having a beady eye on having our team tip top before we play the cc semi and final?

Whilst I understand our logic you'd also want to avoid an away game in an ideal world?

I would definitely rest hill and Clarke this week. Hill looks on his feet. And you are more likely to pick up an injury when your body is tired. But we have to be careful to avoid a possible away trip to Catalans in the last four

Would you not agree a fully fit side away from home, is a greater menace than having one shot at, for one single extra home tie?
And I'll add..
Would not consider a neutral venue and Wembley also as a fixture away from what slight advantage a home tie can award?...likewise the team with the greater menace would likely win.

Isn't the reward of one extra home tie, too little of a benifit to risk such a bigger bonanza?

"To lose one prop may be regarded as a misfortune, to lose both sounds like carelessness".

Oscar Pistorius

The disaster would be to finish top and then St Helens sneak into 4th...

Next worse would be Wigan away...

Then Catalans away....

I don't think it makes much difference to us playing Hull home or away....

Catalans at home would be my first choice....

Yes Saints at home would be a disadvantage, massively.
I don't fear anyone away.

Pedal to the metal all the way in I think. If we had won a few of the games where we got turned over and built a bit of a gap between us and say third place then yes I would rest players. The trouble is we did not do that and are in third level on points with 4th and will now have to more than likely field the best players without giving them a rest. I would preferably have a home semi final against any team apart from St Helens.

I agree with the first part of your post KLW but without wishing to put the mockers on it Saints can't finish 4th can they? In any event that part of the hoodoo can't last one more game can it, so dependant upon how the split fixtures work out we may get a chance of putting it and them to bed.

Plenty of games for Sintellins to climb into 4th spot. Remember there are an additional 7 games after the split.

Yes there are plenty of games left and out of the pre split games there's possibly only Wigan that might take points of Saints (but you never know this season) meaning that they should still be at least 4 points behind us and Catalans and a bit of score difference to make up so effectively 5.

I know that it's all conjecture, but with that kind of margin lose a game après split early doors and you've gone.

It's a pity Wigan have a couple of extra points on the board their run in is tricky Hull FC Saints and Catalans away

Hoodoo a side. This year I would take saints at home in the semi final all day long compared to hull away, Wigan away or Catalans away. It wood be tough but what better way to reach the final in beating them the confidence would be sky high

Anyway..... Is anyone else sick of visiting Hull KR theprideofeasthull almost every time from the forum index?
The delay jump that scrolls down had caught me out ever since the last update. Mobile site.