First derby I'm not nervous about. Fully expect an fc win and if you don't it's an upset in my eyes.

On paper and based on current form we should win comfortably but as we know Magic games especially the Hull derby have a history of freak results and controversial incidents. Not sure what they weather is like but we are the last game on so the pitch may not be great.

I get the argument about rotating players but I'm wary of leaving out Ellis who is our captain and talisman. The rest of the squad are lifted when he plays. Anyway it's only a couple of weeks since he missed a game. Frank has to come back in so Thompson would miss out for me. If Carlos is ready I'd be tempted to put him in the centre and move Fonua back out to the wing.

If Ellis is fit he plays after a 9 day rest. He's one of the best players to play for Hull in the modern era so you don't leave him out.

Correct.

Completely agree. As if Ellis would take been rested for this one anyway, no chance

He has got to play.

You didn't have a couple of tries chalked off if there chalked off they never were tries as for the rest of your ifs and buts we outplayed you for 60 minutes and you started to throw the ball about and you got on a roll that we couldn't stop it

You must be due a derby win. Been over a year, right?

We might be due one but I don't see it happening this time