As with all derbies, form will go out of the window and the team who wants it the most will win...Simples!!

In which case we're fu*ked!!

If Hull play with maximum intensity in our D line Rovers will find difficulty in getting the ball wide with enough momentum. Any less than max intensity (as we have seen several times on our travels this year) and we will struggle. If we can score around our average level of 24 points per game (4th best in the league and nearly 8 points per game better than this expansive Rovers team I'm reading about have managed) we can win it.

Unfortunately, I think you're right...thank fook for alcohol!!!!

Sheldon - "The only problem is tactics and the use of the bench".



That's a pretty sizeable problem. Tactics and a general lack of coaching seem to me our biggest problem. Once again last saturday (just as i wrote after Celtic) there is no sign of any 'coaching'. Is our new no. 2 not having any inpout at all on the playing field, certainly appears that way. You would think with Long there now, at least the line would be deeper, we have the flatest line of attack in SL.



We can win on Friday but I feel it will come down to some individual brilliance or a bit of luck. We're owed a bit of luck after the last derby there.

If Horne plays it will make a big difference, the occasion should not be lost on Fitzgibbon, O'Meley or Long.



ALL of the senior players need to give the fans the game they deserve, the turn-around to Monday is a concern as well.

Agreed.

Its a massive Easter no doubt, potential 4 points to keep us in the leading pack. I'm going for us to bannish our away day blues at Caravan Park and then follow it up with a win at home on Monday. ( No I'm not deluded ) !!

Two wins, one win one loss or two losses don't bother me so much as the performance we put in, we have only been beaten by a better side once, the Crusaders and Salford losses were down to attitude and application.

Disagreed





Of course performance is important and more often than not will determine outcome. However in a Derby only the result is important. Against Wire a poor performance will not lead to victory for sure.



I do agree with your last point the attitude in those two games was poor and that is a direct responsibility of Agar. Trotting out the same press conference tripe each time it happened is not acceptable it is actions and not words that count.

"it's going well on the training park, it's just transferring that energy and enthusiasm onto the pitch that seems to be eluding us, but when we click, someone is in for a beating"



quote:every Hull FC coach in recent memnory, at some point in the season.

Hull's best chance will come if Rovers channel everything through Dobson, if so they will be very predictable and defending thier line should be a doddle. For Rovers sake I hope I'Anson plays as he offer something different and will give them an extra option in attack which they are lacking at the moment big time.



That said and all things being equal, if both teams play anything like then i see a tight game going Hull's way.