Agree, think Hodgson is most likely in there purely due to him previously being a well regarded Warrington player rather than any coaching credentials.

Based on his time here, I wouldn't think Hodgson would be one for sorting the culture out at wire

Quote: Riderofthepalehorse "Fabulous Armavinit, we probably was on the same train that morning, I’ve said before the rain was bouncing of the railway station on arrival, the drama of the ending of the game was etched in all our memories, funny how you got to see the superb black & white minstrels, and we got the crappy Bentines flea circus, I also remember our school got a letter from the palladium asking all pupils to hand in the opera glasses provided at the theatre, as dozens of them went missing, you needed them to see the fleas apparently LMFAO,'" This is not OK. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001p474

Quote: Riderofthepalehorse "Fabulous Armavinit, we probably was on the same train that morning, I’ve said before the rain was bouncing of the railway station on arrival, the drama of the ending of the game was etched in all our memories, funny how you got to see the superb black & white minstrels, and we got the crappy Bentines flea circus, I also remember our school got a letter from the palladium asking all pupils to hand in the opera glasses provided at the theatre, as dozens of them went missing, you needed them to see the fleas apparently LMFAO,'" This is not OK. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001p474

Good of Rovers to sign 3 loan players for 2 weeks so they can rest their 1st team players this week. Sure their academy lads will be thrilled with this.

Quote: K-Diddy "Good of Rovers to sign 3 loan players for 2 weeks so they can rest their 1st team players this week. Sure their academy lads will be thrilled with this.'" Absolutely. It is excellent news. Opportunism, drive and intelligence. Just like the good old times. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/ ... ague-rugby Carpe noctem.

Quote: K-Diddy "Good of Rovers to sign 3 loan players for 2 weeks so they can rest their 1st team players this week. Sure their academy lads will be thrilled with this.'" Absolutely. It is excellent news. Opportunism, drive and intelligence. Just like the good old times. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/ ... ague-rugby Carpe noctem.

Pretty sad really.
They’re even loaning squad players from Wakefield.

Sends a message to any aspiring young players in Hull at which club you’ll get an opportunity to develop.

Not really surprising is it from Rovers. Why give the opportunity for your own reserve player to play against Wigan for the first team when you can sign three reserve players from other clubs and play them instead.

COME ON LEOPARDS!!!!

Don't suppose they'll care if they win the Cup in the end, but as others have said why not use squad/academy players for 1 match

All jokes, banter and rivalry aside I think this is a poor decision by Rovers as they surely have a squad of their own that is good enough to cope with resting a few players if needed one game without having to bring players in a 2nd time on short term loans?

For me short term loans of 1 or 2 weeks is a tactic that should be stopped as there is no real incentive whatsoever for a club to develop their own players as it just promotes short term fixes.
I don't oppose the use of loan players but feel a loan should be for a minimum of 4 weeks for there to the be any value in the loaning of players.

I wonder if Leigh will do the same.

Got reserve and academy fixtures to fulfill as well.

Academy lads are only 18, so chucking them in numbers against Wigan is unlikely to be good for their development. There’ll be space for a couple, I imagine, and plenty of the squad players in the first 17.

Hull haven’t played an academy-eligible player in a first team game this season either, afaik - it is a big jump to make.

It’s nice that we can enjoy something together - the outrage, I mean.