Can practically turn this on its head and reckon we can win. If our forwards use the same aggression as recent weeks our chances will come. Burns long kicking game can keep turning the backs and drop high cross kicks on Colbon and he's like a rabbit in headlights. Going to be a close one I reckon.

Let's face it guys/gals anything can and usually does happen !!!



Edit when was the last draw between us ?

anything can happen indeed, and usually there is a last minute signing, player getting dropped/suspended/de-registered etc to throw in the mix too.

Wonder if there will be any big news for either team before this game !! Mmmmm

yep i can see the match review panel rubbing their hands with the thought of this game

much as everyone has pointed to the forwards i think the key is the half back battle. this is the first time we have faced them AD (after dobson). at the moment burns is playing well and calling nearly all the shots (and some would believe, taking the training as well). keating has been a slow starter but has shown signs of more consistent performances in recent games. this will be the third game in a row we have gone in with settled half backs (surely some kind of recent record), and both got across the whitewash last time out. it will be a case of our young pair up against much more experience. wonder if miller will get into burns face as successfully as he did last time out?



or will radford be tempted to revert to horne if fit for the experience factor?

much as everyone has pointed to the forwards i think the key is the half back battle. this is the first time we have faced them AD (after dobson). at the moment burns is playing well and calling nearly all the shots (and some would believe, taking the training as well). keating has been a slow starter but has shown signs of more consistent performances in recent games. this will be the third game in a row we have gone in with settled half backs (surely some kind of recent record), and both got across the whitewash last time out. it will be a case of our young pair up against much more experience. wonder if miller will get into burns face as successfully as he did last time out?



or will radford be tempted to revert to horne if fit for the experience factor?

Cant see Keating playing, went off injured on Friday, will be burns and hall at 6 & 7

Dont you just love derby week

Indeed. I understand there's a chance McDonnell might not make it?

50/50 I think

Haha

Hard to call this one. Both sides are coming into this off big wins last week which should make them confident. If we can win the forward battle and keep our errors down like last Thursday then I think we will win.



That said, we've yet to get back to back wins this season. Would love to change that this week but it's something that does worry me.



Heart says Hull but head is saying Rovers.

Fc by 8.

Maybe more depending on KR's injury list.

No charges brought against anyone from either side this week so no one will be missing through suspension as far as I am aware.

Getting ridiculous that we are having to check the RFL site every week to see if any of our players are been called up before the disciplinary.

On that subject, Grix has been cited with a Grade A offence. Rightly so too.

Has Brough got off Scott free ?

2 incidents both no charge

3 incidents, no charges.

Had to laugh at sandy on blunderside earlier on sounding really unconvincing when claiming half the team are injury doubts. Expect only adam walker of those injured on friday not to play and a couple more back so not far off a full strength squad for them

The kick out was just petulant, it's not needed in the game, but I didn't expect a ban. I thought he would cited for throwing punches though.

Agreed. Shows how far our faith in the system has fallen.

Maybe deemed the sin binning as sufficient punishment which is far better than him staying on the field and this weeks opponent getting the benefit.

I think if our players who got injured v Wire are missing then its an FC win, losing Walker, Keating and Salter would be to big of a blow to take IMO. Im reading on our board that Walker is certain to miss out, cant find anything else regarding the other 2.



If Micky P, Carvell and Ellis play like they did last week we will have trouble controlling the ptb and FC will likely get on top of us.