Got a feeling we are gunna get a reality check on Friday ,hope I'm wrong but would be pleased with good game with tight score line.

To be honest it just too close to call and that's what makes this game special and hope it lives up to expectations. Think both teams have huffed and puffed a bit of late with us not putting in anywhere near an 80 minute performance yet and with Warrington blowing games that they were certainly not expected too adds to it even more.

Think Warrington have the edge if I'm honest with the likes of Sandow & Gidley but only if they are on top form, but it all depends on which teams forwards can get their team on the front foot and keep overall momentum.

Just hope both teams turn up and put their best performances on for 80mins as it will be a cracker. As a Hull fan I expect it to be close but for us to just come up short to be honest as it may be one game too far. I wouldn't be disappointed with a loss as this season so far have been a massive improvement and I've seen more this season from the current team then I have from the last 8 seasons put together.

am getting nervous already

As I posted earlier, the next two games are crucial. Win them both, and a top 4 place is more than achievable.

If we are lucky enough to beat Catalans in the cup, we'll have a semi-final before the super8's start, and maybe a final with 3 games still left to play afterwards.

Not the best of times to have to win league games.

Much better to have everything sorted asap and have the luxury of resting players when needed.

Pie in the sky, maybe, but fingers crossed.

too close to call IMO...makes for great sport.

I think we're due a defeat , haven't been playing well for a few games now . Keep sandow quiet and we have a good chance , but doing it is another matter . Think wire by 10 but hope I'm wrong !

19 Man squad announced for Warrington

Bowden, Ellis, Fonua, Green, Hadley, Houghton, Manu, Michaels, Minichiello, Pritchard, Shaul, Sneyd, Talanoa, Taylor, Thompson, Tuimavave, Washbrook, Watts, Yeaman.

So for me

Shaul
Talanoa
Yeaman
Fonua
Michaels
Carlos
Sneyd
Taylor
Houghton
Watts
Ellis
Mini
Manu

Pritchard
Bowden
Washy
Thompson

Hadley & Green to miss out, Hadley although safe and dependable just feel Thompson offers more from the bench & Green seems to have lost some of the go forward he had earlier in the season.

Hadley,Green or Thompson for the bench?

Green will probably miss out despite having a sound game against Widnes and we can always move Ellis to front row
Hadley certainly shores up our right side defence and this may be be enough for Radford to include him .
Thompson offers more go forward but was fairly quiet against Widnes.
definately between Thompson and Hadley
For me Thompson

I couldn't decide out of those 3 who I'd have used last spot on. Eventually came down to Thompson for the reasons given which is similar thinking to yourself

I agree. I like the energy Thompson brings off the bench and the uncertainty he creates in the oppositions defence with his runs.

Hadley IMO is the type of player who is more suited as a starting 2nd rower. Good engine, very strong and dependable in defence and willing to do the hard yards. Obviously he has Mini & Manu in front of him at the moment. He certainly brought stability when he's slotted into that right hand side.

Warrington:

4 Ryan Atkins; 33 Ryan Bailey; 9 Daryl Clark; 32 Jordan Cox; 11 Ben Currie; 16 Brad Dwyer; 3 Rhys Evans; 1 Kurt Gidley; 8 Chris Hill; 29 Benjamin Jullien; 18 George King; 2 Tom Lineham; 22 Gene Ormsby; 20 Kevin Penny; 6 Stefan Ratchford; 7 Chris Sandow; 10 Ashton Sims; 14 Joe Westerman; 27 Sam Wilde

Noticeable absentees are Russell and Westwood.

1. Ratchford
2. Lineham
3. R.Evans
4. Atkins
5. Penny
6. Gidley
7. Sandow
8. Hill
9. Clarke
10. Sims
11. Currie
12. Jullien
13. Westerman

14. Cox
15. Dwyer
16. King
17. Bailey

Wilde and Ormsby to miss out

It's going to be a cracker Hull by 8

I'd tend to agree. I think we have more quality spread throughout the squad but we don't have the star man in sandow that you do and, ultimately, it's players like that who win tight games which is where we're likely to fall down later in the season. If we did pick up a quality half then we'd certainly take some beating

Spot on Jake,we are a quality half away from being the real deal.
Maybe if Sandow breaks our line several times and runs us ragged the club may change their mind about Carlos being the answer to a running 6.
The difference in team performance when Sandow,Danny Brough,Lui,Brown,Campese,Carney and Roberts make when they are playing is significant and is what we are clearly missing.