Shall we talk about it yet, or is it still too soon?

We need a full 80 like yesterday's first 40

I'd rather not, think we know what is going to happen lol

It's times like this I'm really REALLY glad to be in Sydney!!

I reckon we'll stuff them, Campese, Kelly and Lunt all back in shock recovery. The start to the season has all been tactics to put them off their game. Radfords last game after a 90 point annihilation.

Bloody hell I like your style we can all dream

LOl your not far of there red. IMO will be close game a nail biter. I hate derby games in some ways

As I said on your forum I'm hoping for more passion and effort that seems to be missing in the Chester era derby games. I think it will be either a tight Rovers win or Hull by a reasonable margin.

I look forward to the Derby all week then hate the game unless we're winning easily and can relax mind you saying that in our famous 42-6 win at 26-0 I was still thinking just one more try and the games safe and I can relax

I’m hoping for an epic battle from us on Friday. We all know what is coming at us from the Darksiders. A (B)Radford style Blitzkrieg will be launched upon us from FC looking for total forward domination. If their forwards get on top we could capitulate and get massacred. I don’t think Hull’s backs are that good but if they play behind a dominant pack they will show no mercy. We need to dig in and show fighting spirit and get the tank busters out and defend the lines to the last man.

Cas, Wigan and Widnes have shown in recent weeks how to diffuse the Hull pack with the perfect battle plan. They can be made to look one dimensional and ordinary if we can stop the forwards. We need to move them around and tire them, run at the outside backs cos ‘They don’t like it up em’. We need to launch bombs at them for Sio and Mantellato.

The crowd need to play its part. The players earned our RESPECT last week. We need to be Partisan and out sing the enemy and rally the troops.

It’s a big ask after Sunday which will have taken a lot out of us, it’s a short turn around, 3 players playing with injections, 2 more injuries. It's probably a bridge too far. I am hoping Kelly is back for Marsh and we come away with some Kelly’s Heroes otherwise it could be another Long Good Friday. RRTR

I'll go for a controversial one and say I think Marsh may be a better option than Kelly this week. The game plan needs to be 100% Webster style. Kick long and accurate and turn them around, 100% completion and do it all again. If we can control the ball it will make the defence easier and the open the gaps.

Kellys kicking has been shocking in most games during his HKR career, Marsh, the missed touch and shank aside is a pretty proficient kicker and this may be the better option. Either that or get Blair into the 2nd row and play him as a spare 6 and play Kelly and Marsh in the halfs.

You are correct, but do you have the backs to be able to do what these 3 teams did?

I've been a big critic of Marsh since his debut, but to his credit he took his game up a level last Sunday.

If Kelly is fit, I would pair him with Marsh in the halves and get the supreme Bobby Blair back into the second row in place of Horne. Horne still can't defend near the goal line and was beaten out wide for pace in the second half.

Hope Greenwood is fit to play. He's developing into a special talent.

We've got to move the Dullers around to tire them out and Kelly, Marsh and Blair in tandem could be key to achieving this. I don't see our forwards losing the battle like in preseason either, so reckon we're in with a good shot of beating them on Friday. COYR.

I think we do, the question is do we have the steel to hold out the initial onslaught to allow the backs to play. Hull are a bit like a big punching type boxer, once they meet someone who can take that punch they've lost.

I think we have more to our game as we showed in the first two games and in parts against Cas and Wigan.

All of those teams have good packs, that could at least match us in parts, I'm not sure Rovers do.

Biggest worry for me is kicks to the corner as we are hopeless this area and you very good.

Your wingers are good, but we lost to Cas and Widnes because of their halfs, March and Blair don't concern me as much as Roberts/Gale or Mellor/Brown.