Jake the Peg:

I think you're getting a bit ahead of yourself.  We had a good win in france but they've been rubbish so far without tomkins, lost heavily to wigan, scraped past an abject hudds (who were the better team on the night and haven't won a game yet this year), were better against leigh and should have won it, then came back from a large deficit against wigan - had field stayed on I suspect we'd have lost comfortably.  


I do think we'll be competitive, particularly if we can keep everyone fit between now and then, but I still have rovers down as strong favourites, probably 75% they'll win, 25% we can snatch it.  They play the type of fast game we struggle against and outside backs and 2nd rowers are strong.  Realistically we'd need them to be off their best and us at ours for us to win it

His Bobness:

Definitely the biggest derby for 40 years. Who knows maybe the days of the 2 clubs regularly competing against each other in big games will become commonplace again.


Hull FC did exceptionally well against Wigan fair play. But you were getting hammered until Field went off and Keighran playing on one leg. And without doubt there was a Vegas hangover for Wigan. Even so there are 7 clubs grateful that you took advantage.

Rovers have conceded 40 points v Wigan’s 47 in the league. Wigan have played stronger teams, so I wouldn’t see Rovers as a better defence. I would rather play Rovers than Wigan any day.

It only needs one sin bin or sending off incident to change a game. You’ve had it one way for a season, but we are becoming a different opposition and our wingers 

I'm fairly confident of a Rovers win, teams are struggling to get out of their own half and you will be coming up against a defence better than anything you have faced so far.

The Dentist Wilf:

I don't know why there will be reams and reams of this no one expects us to win either game we are playing the top of the league cup favourite 'wonderkinders' of the Western world  we can't lose as a club. According to their scribes on here it will take us 6 years to get back up there and were not even a quarter of the way through year one!!!! Lose and its what everyone expected win and well....... One thing is for sure though whoever loses the cup game will be well and truly stoked for the Derby match and even if we get through the first game without too much unfortunate incident the Good Friday one will be carnage. 

Dave K.:

Can we win the trophy, yes I think we can, unlikely but not impossible 

His Bobness:

Definitely the biggest derby for 40 years. Who knows maybe the days of the 2 clubs regularly competing against each other in big games will become commonplace again.


Hull FC did exceptionally well against Wigan fair play. But you were getting hammered until Field went off and Keighran playing on one leg. And without doubt there was a Vegas hangover for Wigan. Even so there are 7 clubs grateful that you took advantage.


I'm fairly confident of a Rovers win, teams are struggling to get out of their own half and you will be coming up against a defence better than anything you have faced so far.

ComeOnYouUll:

Confirmed for Saturday 5th April with a 2.30 kick off. Live on BBC1.

Mr. Zucchini Head:



I'm not worried about making yards, or even about scoring points. You won't contain big Herman (you just won't, nobody does), and with Knight, Ashworth, Asiata, Cartwright and the 2 wingers we have plenty of guys capable of getting over the advantage line. Maybe you will be the best defence we've faced so far, but the way Asiata and Sezer are linking I think you'll find us the best attack you've faced this year (Saints were very one dimensional against you I thought).

The bigger concern for me is dealing with your ruck speed and runs from DH. Fingers crossed for Mickey Mac playing big minutes.


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Some good points and I admit that Ese Ese, Sezer, Asiata and Lewis have been outstanding. The player that has impressed me the most is Sezer.


The squad Rovers have built doesn't have any weaknesses at all though and if you can't defend you don't get in. That's the difference. 

His Bobness:


Some good points and I admit that Ese Ese, Sezer, Asiata and Lewis have been outstanding. The player that has impressed me the most is Sezer.


The squad Rovers have built doesn't have any weaknesses at all though and if you can't defend you don't get in. That's the difference. 

ComeOnYouUll:



Of course they have weaknesses. All teams in all sports have weaknesses.



Such hubris.