Joined: Sep 04 2005 Posts: 1115 Location: In the land of wishful thinking once more. Patiently waiting for our time to finally arrive.
Mrs Barista wrote:Was a brilliant game, an epic semi final clash. Been predicting a Rovers cup win for weeks.
Well done Mrs B. You predicted the finalists correctly a couple of weeks back I did think at least one of them would go against the grain, but wasn't convinced both of them would turn out so.
The final is a 50/50 call, could go either way in truth. I reckon it will depend on which side settles down and plays the game in front of them, rather than being overwhelmed by the occasion, something rovers singularly failed to achieve in 2015. I suspect it won't be 50-0 this time around.
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BP1 wrote:Well done Mrs B. You predicted the finalists correctly a couple of weeks back I did think at least one of them would go against the grain, but wasn't convinced both of them would turn out so.
The final is a 50/50 call, could go either way in truth. I reckon it will depend on which side settles down and plays the game in front of them, rather than being overwhelmed by the occasion, something rovers singularly failed to achieve in 2015. I suspect it won't be 50-0 this time around.
You'd hope Leigh have the better big game experience having done a Grand Final and 1895 cup final last year, but Rovers have experienced players like Hall and SKD. Could go either way.
Joined: Jul 15 2005 Posts: 29797 Location: West Yorkshire
Irregular Hoops wrote:Not understanding the love in that some Hull fans are having on Social Media.
The Dobbins wouldn’t be as magnanimous the other way round. Was throwing coins at young supporters not that long back.
That's true but a lot of us have Rovers fans in our families. I'd prefer a Leigh win obviously but after 40 odd years between drinks a win wouldn't be singularly horrendous
Joined: Jun 01 2007 Posts: 12647 Location: Leicestershire.
giddyupoldfella wrote:Rovers have to face super Tommy Briscoe in another Wembley final.
That did occur to me. They have Gareth O’Brien too.
But they also have fans for whom winning would be meaningful, and while refereeing decisions might go against us they won’t go against us because it is Leigh. Better them than Saints.
If we were to win it’d maybe be a tiny bit sweeter against Saints. But at that point, what difference? Losing to Leigh feels like a much more tolerable prospect. I just hope the Rovers team is able to put in another creditable performance. I mean, I also hope they win but if the fates give me enough to make peace with 2015 I’ll be happy.
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