To be fair Grix is openly said this week that Houghton has more than just rib injuries. I just don’t see why we have to shoe horn him in to the squad. Yes he’s been a great servant but Father Time has caught up not helped by a refusal to play him in 20min spells.

Kirby debut. Never seen him play. What's he like?



Starting XIII: Moy; Briscoe, Tuimavave, Sutcliffe, Martin; Trueman, Reynolds; Ese’ese, Houghton, Aydin; Lane, Kirby; Sao.



Interchange: Fash, Gardiner, Balmforth, Chan

Just hope that Grix now he’s brought Houghton straight in to a starting spot spells him after 20 mins and doesn’t play him for the majority of each half.



Will be an interesting game that’s for sure.

I've seen him a few times. He's not the biggest and is still very young. But he is weirdly strong, defends well and runs good lines. I didn't think he'd feature this year but obviously the coaches see something in him.

Has kay even featured in a 21 man squad previously?

He’l flog him for 80mins then blame Balmforth for something.

Has grix shagged your missus or something?

Bourouh on the bench. Interesting to see how he goes. I'm guessing Cust is injured.

Leave my missus out of comments please.



He should have gone with Smith and Gene as I keep saying and I have seen nothing from him to indicate he was/is worth keeping on.He has got better players than Smith had but same results bar hammerings.

They're testing Kirby out defensively but so far he's stood up well for a small looking lad.

Decent start from Hull but a really poor error from Houghton in a great position.

I'd enjoy the game more if I could actually watch it rather than continuous action replays.