Mrs Barista wrote:I thought we were beyond awful after 20 minutes. The annoying part of the rescheduling is that there was a golden opportunity to reschedule when the Aussie teams were over.

ComeOnYouUll wrote:Surely it's our own fault for missing the top eight last season?

barham red wrote:That would have been sensible tho. We'll get hammered on Sunday. You have z slightly better chance as at least wakey have played as well. Complete madness to schedule it like this.

Mrs Barista wrote:Difficult to say what would be better for us now, scraping the 8 by a miracle and getting hammered every week, or playing the middle 8 with an opportunity of respectability but risk of relegation. Brilliant.

His Bobness wrote:IMO the short turnarounds against fully rested opponents made it a difficult task for Rovers last night and yourselves tonight. Even more so given the hot conditions.

To make matters worse Rovers found themselves up against the strongest Salford line up for months and you found yourselves up against a Wakefield team rejuvenated by Brian Smith and some new signings.

Hull started very strong tonight and looked several classes above Wakefield but after that Hull's intensity dropped off considerably and from then on Hull looked laboured.

I wouldn't be surprised if we both struggle again at the weekend. This idea of making teams play in the challenge cup a round early and reschedule a SL game midweek has to be looked at again.

barham red wrote:The middle 8s will be the better spectacle but I'd still rather watch your lot in them then ours. Far too twitchy a time.

Mrs Barista wrote:No worries for you. It's in your own hands.

His Bobness wrote:This is similar to your previous debate about who you might play in the CC semis.