Injuries were always going to hit our pack and we knew that we didn't have enough cover.

I'm confident that Gentle will get the very best from what we have but it won't be enough.

Dobbins by 20

Originally predicted a Rovers win on their board but now Radders is back I'll go

Hull 28 14 KR

MOM Whiting

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Was talking to my neighbor whos a rovers fan earlier.

He reckons we'll hammer them, but I think it'll go the other way with a rovers win, I was saying with such a great run where on, and the way rovers always seem to be fired up/up for it for more than us, I can see rovers ing on our bonfire, flying high are we, and it would just be our luck for the skum to bring us back down to earth.

I hope not, but for me, a rovers win, i hope to god i'm wrong...

North is sold out, limited tickets in the East and South.

West Upper is open but Rovers only got sent 1,500 for the time being.

overall I expect 19/20K

Think we'll struggle to hold their forwards with the players we have left. If we had moa, o'meley and o'carroll I'd be expecting an easy win but with what we've got I think we're fooked

Derby always hard to call most of my neighbours are rovers fans and they don't give themselves a chance. I just can't see how we can cope with this many losses in the pack. Fearing the worse tbh them lot by 12

That's the way i see it now.

Dobson apart there strength is the power in the front row and with us so light it is going to be difficult to make ground.

Respect to Radders for helping out but it's a big ask.

We may have to play a more expansive game to move their pack about and tire them out. But that can be dangerous in a Derby match.

Can't remember the last time so many supporters from each side thought their team was going to lose. It does'nt seem to be mind games. It does make winning feel even better though

Funny, as the week has gone on, neither set of fans appear confident for Friday.

Let's just win it!

Sorry to say but after our great run , I fear the worst.
Friday is HKR`s Grand Final and CC Final rolled into one !

My thoughts too. Dobson will kick early and ask us to get off our own line, with our lack of go forward it will mean kicking from deep and they will probably dominate territory. If we are to win we have to play an offload game and run the ball wide where our strengths are.

Not going to be easy with the weather that's forecast. Ellis' kicking game is key for us.

Yeah that's why Wade being out might not be a bad thing.

Dobson is a threat when close to the line, but I've noticed his trademark move which comes off time and time again never seems to get picked up by defences.

In the oppositions 10, he will be on the left attacking side, dummy right then give a fast ball left to the wide running back rower, usually Galea or Newton in the past.

Just had a look, paste 'Hull FC v Hull Kingston Rovers - 13/02/11' and watch from 2:00 and 2:20, prime examples of what I'm talking about.

I guess if it's not broken, don't fix it.