I could work the other way also . The predictability and slowness of our attack and a heavy pitch should be easy for Rovers to mop up.

I actually think (as an HKR fan) that Hull's pack will eventually get on top which will see them win by about 12 points. The size of their forwards compared to ours is vast and although we can move the ball to the wings quickly, we have one of the worst offensive records in SL this year, so don't see us scoring too many points.

Having watched Hull's game on Saturday night, I think it's a must to attack Long and hope it's enough to subdue him.

We won't play like that again. We went into those games with a bad attitude, that won't be the case this time.

That's a bold claim.

As other posters have said it will all boil down to who wants it more.

We need our big name players to lead from the front. I hope someone has impressed on Fitz and Ogre how much this game matters to the fans. I'm sure Longy understands.

If anything I think losing to Salford may help us more than if we had beaten them unconvincingly because we may get a better reaction from the players.

I also think if we beat Rovers we have a better chance of beating Wire on the Monday but if we lose to Rovers it will be zero points over Easter.

I think offloading the ball will be crucial for Hull and it will be the thing that either wins or loses them the game. We struggle with teams that offload and when it works FC do it pretty well. Wrapping man and ball will be vital if rovers are to win. Once games get unpredictable, i.e a pass goes to ground we lose shape and a potentially poor pass opens us up.

As for you having the flattest attacking line in the game, have you seen ours!!!!

Still think it'll be close but if i was to bet it would be for fc to finally get their 7th and 8th easy point since HKR were promoted.

We won't play like that against Rovers I mean. No doubt we will see another performance like that at some point, but not on Friday.

Us by 16 at least..
Ok our away record is pathetic (apart from Saints)..however we have responded well after losing. Both sides know it is a Derby etc, so both teams will be pumping, however based on overall performances so far this season, FC are the better team IMO.

We will win by 7 points with Longy MOM and getting a late drop goal.

The fact that it is the first competitive derby the likes of O'Meeley, Fitz and Long will have played certainly is a positive factor for us as they will really want to perform well as they will know how big the game is.

The other plus point is that I sincerely doubt we can play as poorly as we did against Salford the very next week, there should be some kind of response.

Just to add, what a refreshing change - a derby thread without all the usual garbage

I expect a 16 all draw till the 79th minute when Radford will intercept a long cut out pass by rovers and then open his legs pin his ears back and prove to us what a world class player he is and how fit he is or will he simply drop the ball anyway or give away a penalty.......