Can't get there in time - Sunday service on the buses and taxis are fully booked.

Not how the bookies see it. But then get in early with easy win then if owt goes wrong give the lads a good bashing as per usual

Will be at the Panthers match on Friday evening and then back home sharpish to watch the TV Derby game.



Hope to witness a Panthers/Hull win although my wife will want a Panthers/Rovers win outcome.

How big is the Rovers squad, they have impressively managed to name a 21 man squad with not one player to come through their academy and that with a few players out?

They only got promoted 16 years ago. These things take time.

Why would they use their academy when they can use everyone else's, particularly ours and Bradfords.





In all seriousness though I wouldn't mind Milnes or Storton

It was only a slight dig, they have done well out of signing young players from other clubs and players not wanted by other SL clubs.

2017.





That said our pipeline has offered an absurdly poor return on investment over the last 10 or 12 of those years, which is why I thought the RFL’s botched attempt to close our academy offered ‘all sorts of interesting opportunities’ to escape the one size fits all model. Even Lawler and Lewis didn’t follow the standard pathway exactly.

Academy merger was a diaster, set both clubs back a couple of years

Yeah they've done well out of signing the 4/5 guys from Bradford. Halton looks like he's settled into SL too.

Milnes is a very good halfback.This will be his breakthrough year at KR.

Like you wouldnt mind him at our club

Must admit I don't know much about the kid although I do remember him scoring a try in last season's derby , would you say he is better than McNamara and if so what qualities does he have. Fwiw I think McNamara is coming along nicely

Intrigued to see how Hookem and Litten go at Whitehaven.



Anybody watch much of the academy, doss Hookem have much of a kicking game or is he more of a runner, how would you describe him

He is bigger,faster,good ball runner with an accurate pass and a very good short kicking game.

Havnt seen much of him in defence so cant really comment.

Ben i think is a couple of years younger is obviously well thought of at the club and has time to develop but needs to show a bit more in attack rather than catch and pass but he is not afraid to defend which is why he may be suited to a nine in the future.

Team is

Connor

Swift

Carlos

Griffin

Macintosh

Grub

Gale

Satae

Mint

Sao

Ma’u

Dre

Fash

Subs

Brown

Evans

Lane

Lovudua

Decent matchday squad but Rovers understandably still favourites for obvious reasons. Hope Carlos is fit, no hiding places for those that aren't 100%.

Is it right that of the 2 21 man squads FC's academy has provided 10 and Rovers 0, or is that nonsense?

Would of preferred a full 80 out of Lovodua

Guessing he wants to take the sting out of rovers then unleash him.



Least Lanes in for Johnstone, and good to see Carlos back

If that’s our team then if we don’t win then there’s something not right.

We really need to put those unstoppable dobbins back in their place.

If we lose both games over Easter and Wire winning doesn’t help us , especially as they have an extra nights sleep !!

The derby is tough on the mind and body and Monday isn’t always good for us after the Friday derby.

Basically after 9 games we could be 9th !!!



we need 4 points !

If thats correct then I'm very happy. Our best looking bench of the season. A team more than good enough to win (and win comfortably), but doing it is another matter!

Only if we use Lovodua and bring him on in the first half, last time he was on the bench, he wasn't brought on until around 50 minutes against Cas and the game was more or less lost by then.

Whilst a derby when anything can, and does, happen it looks like the wheel of fortune has certainly favoured Hull this Easter. Despite assurances from your more vocal fans about HKR having good news about Tony Smith's tenure and the extended signing of Minchella, this seems to have not materialised despite only four hours to kick off. Indeed HKR have received a hammer blow with news that Matt Parcell has obtained an NRL gig for next season and their standout player Mickey Lewis being ruled out for several weeks and last minute injury tests on a couple of players named in the squad. Garratt, who i was looking forward to see playing Super League also ruled out. With Hull having major boosts with Savellio taking a miracle cure and enigmatic CT returning to centre in Hull's strongest line up of the season i think most neutral fans will be putting their hard earned on a fairly comfortable FC victory, in what, as always, will be a loud Craven Park later today.

Looking forward to watching the game in glorious technicolor.

Haven't attended there since nearly dying of hypothermia when Websters drop goal won them the game 11-10 if memory serves, and we had to make a tactical withdrawal from Robins Nest after seeking second half cover/shelter.

It’s a Derby and at Craven Park part deux, your painting Rovers as the underdogs but I think the betting franchises say different. Generally speaking these games are close fought and anyones. Personally, I’ve attended home and away for the best part of 50 years, my first away was with Dad in 1964 but I dislike them, too much internal agro, and unless it’s an FC win, to draining to enjoy. I no longer attend away games, even those when offered free tickets and parking

Hope everyone has a good day. C’mon u Ull.