11 game losing streak and a hardly inspiring pre-season, that's why people think we will lose.

Hull KR 36
Hull FC 10

Sadly a comfortable HKR win
A predicted left edge of Griffin and Dawson with Minichello all of whom have poor defence is a big weakness in our team.
I expect Rovers will score in the first five minutes stretching our defence and this will be what they do all the game.
Only Taylor in the forwards has the power to make a dent in their defence

Its the reason we should be pointing the finger at Radford because despite all the reported hard work of the coaching staff we fans see nothing that has changed in our play and the indiscipline which is something the coaches can eliminate has still not improved.
Without doubt Radford will go for four forwards on the bench.
On a positive note our fitness has gone up a level this pre season and may help us stay in some close games.

if you really think that then you should be visiting the bookies you will get another 4 points start, 50/50 as nearly always in derbies a loss for either team will not define their respective seasons, fc will target a push for the top 5, whilst for rovers a push into the top 8 and hopefully no relegation threat

I understand people thinking we will lose im not confident myself but I don't think we will get hammered. Rovers defensively are not brilliant and not brilliant in attack either. They had there fair share of losing runs and if we were in middle 8s last season I would edge my bets we wouldn't have gone 11 games on the bounce losing.

They have the edge because they are fully fit and nothing more IMO.

You have 5 out injured and we have 4, Lunt, Quinlan (two of our best) Jewitt and Scruton. So certainly not fully fit at all but dont let that get in the way of your injury list.

Fully fit? How do work that out? Our Hooker and Fullback ( rated better than yours by many ) are injured plus we have two big aggressive Props missing so Hardly fully fit.

Not saying you won’t win but do you really think it will be as a result of a forward battle? Where do you think your superiority lies?

Fully fit? That statement alone means you views should be ignored. I can understand fans having different opinions but getting facts wrong is something else.

TBH I never realised you had that many out but I would say in terms of injuries you are better off.

Chill Keith.

Could be because we don’t have so much invested in our first 17.

I’d be interested if you have a different explanation.

Rated better by who? Wouldn’t take Lunt or Quinlan if I’m being honest.