To be fair, they have a semi coming up and they are playing Salford. Can't blame them for giving it a miss.

Suddenly we're into new territory for 2025. For possibly the first time this year we enter a game as favourites, with most of us expecting a win rather than merely hoping we put in another decent performance. Even before the season started I had this down as one of our 'must wins', let alone given the situation nine games in.

I watched their game against Cas last Saturday and they looked very poor, bereft of confidence, but I can't escape the nagging feeling that sooner or later they're bound to break their duck for the year, just hope it's not until game eleven at least!


Ever since the Magic series began it has always seemed to be problematic for us. Thinking back, we've only played well on the occasional game, quite often even when we win it has a habit of being a scratchy one. We need to pick up the momentum again to keep the feelgood factor going within the fan base. Really hoping we don't slip up here. Defeat on Sunday would be more damaging than the losses to Wigan and rovers.


Fingers crossed that our excellent away record in 2025 continues on.

Ese'ese and Rapana likely to play is good news.


No word on Watts.

Watts is 4-6 weeks away along with the other injured players barring Sao and Dawson so looking like the rumours of Ollie Holmes retiring aren't true.

Good that Rapana is fit to play…play him at centre as Briscoe could go to wing as Martin seems to be struggling a little bit.Turn up with right attitude and complete high and we should be ok.We look more threatening with Rapana in the team

I thought we missed rapana against wigan so good news he's back

typically the weather takes a dive on sunday, from shorts to thermals again!

That's generous of you. However Rovers now 2nd in ticket sales behind yourselves and catching. As you say a semi final next week and a possible final too. Also with all the problems at Salford it hasn't been clear whether the Rovers game would even take place.

Putting rivalry aside how pleased must the RFL be with the support from the city of Kingston upon Hull.

The weather does not currently look very magic... From 24 degrees today to 9 degrees and rain on Sunday

Every club is catching up with us in theory as we've sold out our allocation.

As expected, Rapana and Eseh back in the squad. Gardiner and Callum Kemp drop out.

Good news. Really like the energy and aggression both of those bring to the side