Mrs Barista wrote:Radford has an OK record in getting teams up for the derby. I think Rovers will win, mind.
OK at best.
In league games, Radford's record is Played 6, Won 3, Lost 3.
We won the last two Derbies last season at Magic and NCP, however I'd say our Good Friday performance at home to Rovers last April was as bad as any game under Radford's tenure and made the last weeks Widnes match look like a good effort.
No coach has ever dominated the Derby in their career, not Bunting, not Millward etc. I always felt Justin Morgan got closest to getting his team up for the Derby, but don't know his actual record against us?
I think we'll win on Friday, but this is likely to be due to Rovers current injuries and smaller squad than Radford's motivational team talk.