First time for years I’m not fancying us.
After our indifferent form of late and Rovers playing out of their skins, for me Rovers start slight favourites which I know in a derby can mean little. Have been very impressed with the way Smith has got them playing, some sparkling attacking rugby at times, and now some self belief.
This will be a tough game.
Hoping the form book goes out the window and we are lifted by returning players.
Always find Derby’s a difficult day and though hopeful, mine is starting with my glass half empty, praying it’s full of bubbly stuff at the end. COYH

Love this fixture and this year marks the 75th anniversary of the first derby I saw back in 1946. My mum was Rovers and dad Hull and I was taken to Craven Park with them aged 8. Had the programme of the match for decades before it was lost in a house move but I still remember some of the players. Bob Kavanagh and Freddie Miller for Hull and Wilf McWatt, Maurice Daddy and Alec Dockar for Rovers. McWatt and Miller were the respective fullbacks who engaged in long kicking duels.Cannot remember who won!
Alec Dockar was an international loose forward for both England and GB and during the war was a guest player for Hull.

The last derby I attended was in 1980 when I came from Aus. to take my mum to Wembley, my dad having died some 12 years earlier. The result made my mum's day.

5 tickets purchased for £151 for my brother and his son-in-laws in W4.
Haven't seen any of them since the last home Derby 18 months or so-ish ago.
We will rendezvous in Albert at 11am for pre-game festivities.
Win or lose, we'll drink some booze.

Can't wait TBH. Gonna be a cracker. I can see a red card being used as I've a feeling it could kick of on the pitch. Feels like a proper derby brewing

I don't think they need to.

Assuming 10 days isolation starts on the day of your test (not the day of the results), then the 7 day fitness assessment would end on Saturday.

Hopefully that's right. Think if we get those back then we will win a close game. If we get those back + Connor then we win by 3/4 scores.

No disciplinary problems (for either side).

Watch Sky Sports News at 4.30

Well we need to bring our A game on Saturday. When you're playing the prospective world club champions, you know its going to be hard.

I see the SMC will not be opening West End Upper for the game, whether it's needed or not.