Surely the players themselves will be gunning for a win just for the sheer fact that Rovers have such a large win ratio in the Derby's since entering Super League.

I know if i was an FC player i would be embarrassed with this stat, especially when there must be a lot of player gloating and jibeing coming from the East of the City.

It's about time the Derby pendulum swung in our favour but for this to occur we need plenty of the big P,s

Pride, Passion, Power and Punch up's.

You missed one

POINTS!!!!!!!

Thank heavens we don't have to go away too far then.

Says at team that cant sell 9000 home tickets for a derby game, when was the last time we didnt get 9000 for a SL game, look closer to home ehrn takling about fans coming to games.

Short kicking game has also been good, we have scored lots of tries out.

Long range kicking game is shocking though.

I think we'll probably score off a Horne kick - 20% of all tries come from kicks and Horne has put a few good ones in this year (admittedly not high ones to the corner though).

I've just realised what this thread is about - you're all talking about the Daerny aren't you!

Looks like apart from Calderwood we will be full strenght.

Rovers full strenght apart from Colborn?

No excuses for either.

50/50 for me.

Key battles.

Newton v's Tickle.
Galea v's Fitzgibbon.
Dobson v's Long.
Webster v's Yeaman.

Not sure which centre plays oppisite ecah other but I would put Yeaman against Welham, he should cause him problems and Whiting agaisnt webster as I feel he could stop him.

whiting on Webster would cancel webster out.

Horne v i'anson will see us victorious.

Edited a little.

Berrigan needs to bring his A game to the table, playing against an average overseas player and young kid.

Rovers have shown consistently that if you put a big set of forwards up against them they cant cope so i want to see FCs forwards really dominate which in recent games they havent.