I think we will all be supposed if Rovers don't put 50 on us.

Don’t even fancy us with a 22 point start

I've been supporting FC a long time. But can't remember going into a derby at such long odds. Also going into a derby where I'm just not looking forward to it. Yea I will watch it . Funny thing is if by any miracle we score first I'll be screaming at the telly for us to get stuck in. I'm really down in the dumps at where we are. But come Friday it's just in my blood to hope for a good display. Not that I see that happening

1st week this season we’ve not recieved a ban! Calls for a celebration.

Ligi was set for a ban but Rovers appealed.

I aslo would go with Litten at full back and Hoy to six as we need some zip and running threat at half back
I would also play Okunbor on the wing,McIntosh to centre with Scott to the bench
Controversial i know but i would leave Houghton out completely and give Charles another run off the bench

Rovers always score first usually within the first 10 minutes

All it takes to crush this teams spirit are two quick tries within the first 10 mins, after that, heads drop and the opposition teams know the hard work is done

Ligi with two very harsh yellows this season IMO. MRP deemed it wasn’t even worth a look meaning they didn’t think it was late, yet he got a yellow.

Those two yellows have probably defined his season so far and perception towards his had been very negative.

Had he not had two yellows, I think fans would’ve realised how hard he actually works for the team. He’s taken almost 10% of our carries this this season which is mental.

Hopefully this week we have enough props to spell him and share the load so he can focus on cutting out the errors and now forcing it.

Think it’s a derby after a two big losses. We’re going to be bang up for it and surprise people. We’ll only lose by 20 this week

Prepared to go out on a limb here and predict that it will not be a repeat of the opening night shambles a few weeks back.

I predict we will score. Probably only once, but score we will. One of their players will trip and fall and we will stumble through the gap (in our usually slow-motion style obviously) and have the scoreboard clicking over.

It what is likely to be happening at the other end that I'm most worried about!! A one-way procession for the other 79 minutes most likely.

At last, the season is turning our way! We've hit the bottom and now we're on the way back! All will be fine from here on in, just you wait and see (well it will be, once we've got Friday's sacrificial humiliation behind us!!).

Ok where gonna get mullered. So here's my Baldrick plan..Let's go big and go back to basics. Simple plan.
Litten
Martin
Sutcliffe
Mac
Uni
Hoy
Smith
Ese
Brown
Pele
Ashworth
Sao
Lane
Subs
Staverly think 80 min a game catching him up
Brown
Scott
Houghton

Nearly the team i would select but we dont need Houghton on the bench,in fact i would leave him out as i dont think at the moment he is offering anything.That may be due to carrying an injury but when he came on at Hudds it all started to go pear shaped.
Charles would be the better option off the bench if we need to change things round at halfback

It would very much be chucking someone into the deep end however isn’t mitchy back to full fitness? His physical presence would at least give me a bit more confidence in the backs/wing

Might as well start with the best side and at least try and be in the game at half time, the last two games have been over around 20 minutes, so point in having the better players come on when the game is over.

Think Ockunbor will still be in the 17.