I hope its not the same itch Smith had to play against his former team.

True but just think how bad he'd have been playing against anyone else!

Bradford's 19

Addy, Ainscough, Ah Van, Bateman, Diskin, Elima, Hargreaves, Herbert, Kearney, Kopczak, Lynch, Olbison, Platt, Raynor, Royston, Scruton, Sibbit, Sykes, Whitehead.

Likely to line up as

Royston
Ainscough
Platt
Ah Van
Raynor
Kearney
Herbert
Lynch
Diskin
Hargreaves
Whitehead
Olbison
Elima

Subs
Scruton
Kopczak
Addy
with a possible debut given to Bateman, who's another of our up and coming 2nd row.

I was led to believe the Hyde was subject to a finess test. On the assumption he is fit and Dean isn't i'd go :

Vievers
Penny
Griffin
Murphy
George

Harvey
Hyde

Korkidas
Rinaldi
Johnson
Mariano
Morrison
Henderson

Howarth
Lee
Gledhill
Amor

Bit harsh on Davey maybe but looked a bit too lightweight when then pitch was heavy last week. Will come into his own on firmer grounds. Henderson to start to help keep it tight early on, Lee to revert to replacement hooker which is his best position IMHO.

Relatively I'd say. I might be wrong but I always thought of him as a bit of a fringe players at Hull?

Murphy
Penny
Mariano
Griffin
George

Hyde
Lee

Korki
Rinaldi
Johnson
Henderson
Morrison
Howarth

Gledhill
Amor
Harvey
Davey


Assuming Vievers could do with a week off.

A bit lightweight on the bench and would probably mean Lee doing a stint at loose with Harvey going into halfback but gives us a bit more strength in the backs with Dean missing.

TBH i did.

But 2007 - 17 apps
2008 - 20 apps
2009 - 22 apps

pretty regular

Clan if you saw Hyde play at full back last season then you would never want to see him there again. Like the look of Hyde at scrum half. Vivers is a big boy now 21 years old, been full time for years, he should be able to play more than three in a row.

I went to Bradford to see them play Wigan a couple of weeks ago, their pack is big strong and mobile, not sure how we will counter that. Then again the French were on the big side. My head says we will do well to hold them to 40.

Thank god smith not in. I will buy him a ticket to new zealend !!

I bet if we organised 2 whip-rounds asking people to contribute a quid for a one-way ticket to New Zealand you'd get your ticket before Smith got his.

I will put 50 in to get rid of the fat idle talentless good for nothing but I will not contribute anything for Smith.

LOL

Ouch!

On the website there is an article about the u20's game tomorrow it states that Harvey will play tomorrow so i doubt he will be playing sunday as well so it looks as if it will be Hyde and Lee in the halves.

Didn't Gledhill play in both last week?