Weak squad that. Makes Watts ridiculous error even worse with Bowden now out. Be happy if we just give them a game.

Too many key players out to get the points IMO.

My side would be

Shaul
Griffin
Connor
Carlos
Talanoa
Abdul
Sneyd
Taylor
Washy
Masi
Maun
Mini
Hadley

Green
Turgut
Fash
Lane

Other option is Logan at centre, Connor at 6 and Abdul onto the bench.

What's up with Kelly, sneaky rumour on the Rovers forum (I know) that he wants to go back home due to personnel circumstances?

we'll be going into this with one of our most young and inexperienced teams for some time
1. shaul
2. logan
3. carlos
4. griffin
5. talanoa
6. connor
7. sneyd
8. taylor
9. washy
10. green
11. mini
12. manu
13. hadley

14. abdull
15. masi
16. fash
17. turgut

logan in for farimo, minimal positional changes from the warrington game with connor the best option at 6 where he was mom in the last game. missing some forward power but a big chance for the young guns to stand up. gone for washy at hooker as i feel we need hadley's more intelligent running game from the off, though they will no doubt interchange later on. lots of local talent in that team. anyone know how leeds are lining up, they had a few missing in their last game

He looked happy enough when SKY kept showing him watching in the stands against Warrington. Its no secret he'd like an NRL deal, but what's putting NRL clubs off is his past bad behaviour so surely he'd want to keep his nose clean and see his deal out?

Presume kelly struggling after his concussion which is a worry. 3 props and our hooker out then. Can't see our appalling record at headingley improving this week

The pattern for LR over the last couple of seasons is the no risk strategy when it comes to injuries.
Find it amazing that there's a conspiracy theory for every players absence.
Last week Green was missing due to a salary cap issue. This week Kelly wants to go home.

Is Kelly injury a smokescreen, I expect Albert to start thursday. If not I'd go with that too

Would say after the bell ringer Kelly had at Cas he has probably not recovered enough to play. Talanoa missed a fair few games from concussion previously and better to air on side of caution with this than risk Kelly for his own health.

Think it will be a big ask with Kelly, Houghton, Paea, Faraimo, Bowden and Watts missing.

Golding, Briscoe, Watkins, Hall, Moon, Myler, Parcell, Singleton, Ablett, JJB, Dwyer, Delaney, Mullally, Garbutt, Handley, Ormondroyd, Walker, Oledzki, Walters.

Without Sutcliffe, Cuthbertson, Ward, Keinhorst, Ferres, Peteru, A Sutcliffe.

Probably:

Golding/Walker
Briscoe Watkins Handley Hall
Moon Myler
Garbutt Parcell Singleton
Ablett JJB
Delaney

Dwyer Ormondroyd Oledzki Mullally

Yes Logan will play wing on Thursday.
The only other change i would make to your line up would be Jordan Lane in for Turgut.
I think Lane will make his first Super League appearance.
Turgut is just not showing enough.The club should be looking to get him out on loan so he can play regularly and get some confidence back.

Well exactly. 12 years without a win there, missing 6 first teamers, away at the champions. Can't imagine a scenario less likely than a Hull win, unfortunately.

I would have been very confident if Kelly was fit.We could then have still played Logan on the wing and used The size and strength of Griffin off the bench.
As it is a bench of Masi,Fash Abdull and Lane/Turgut is a bit light for me.
Still think we will win even with so many missing

Righto. I'd get money on then if you're confident, very good odds to be had. Unsurprisingly in my view.

Masi and lane will play tomorrow night according to Andy last and radio humberside

That means one of downs/turget/fash to miss out then

We need to take the game to them and not play one dimensional one out rugby, look how well we did against St.George by playing open rugby, allowing them to get on top and sap us defensively is not going to work out well.
Keep turning them around with some intelligent kicking and use our assets, banging it up the middle is not going to work to our benefit.
The only things I worry about are our out wide defence and our perennial inability to score in the red zone except from a kick. The Carlos try last week was excellent so more of the same would do nicely.
Still think we have a decent shout of winning this and IF we do will be a massive boost going forward.