Glad it's a Thursday game rather than Friday. I should be over the inevitable defeat within 24 hours so it won't spoil my weekend.

Hoy
McIntosh
Scott
Sutcliffe
Martin
Hoy
Brown
Ese'ese
Houghton
Pele
Okunbur
Sao
Cator
Subs
Brown
Ashworth
Smith
Litten/Lane

Not a bad line up. Shouldn't say this but be tempted to play lane from the bench. He usually plays ok against Rovers. Clutching at straws on that basis I know

At 7 we are still in the game
Its what happens from 8 i am worried about

Hoy x2

Assume you mean Walker at full back?

Likely 17 with Walker at full back,but i would have Lane on the bench and not Litten
Pele may not like it but for this match i would give him two lengthy spells off the bench and use his power to greater effect against tired legs and start Ashworth.

It will be interesting to see if the big bloke can keep up with a fast team like Rovers. If Hull don’t have 70% possessions they will be hammered by 40 again. On the flip side get the possession and it will be more just 20 point defeat. Man for man Rovers have it across the park but the rain and pitch might help the larger chaps stay in the game.

i wish you wouldnt ive seen some crap rovers teams win derbies they shouldnt and vice versa

Oh well guess we may as well not bother going to the game due to Rovers already being given the points the way you’re going on.

Seen it too many times in derbies that the results are very rarely go as expected or with the favourites.
No one denies Rovers are favourites but so early in a season and the weather etc nothing should be taken for granted.

Obviously he doesn't speak for all of us lol,
I too have been to plenty of derbies where the favorites have come unstuck, so although I'm hoping for a Rovers win I'm not going to start crowing about it beforehand.
The heavy pitch and weather might play into your hands who knows, but I can see it been a bit of a slog with a good few errors and penalties too. Plenty of new faces on both teams still need bedding in aswell so im definitely not expecting a classic.
In saying that though im hopeful of a good Rovers win