Re: Derby Feb1 : Sun Jan 27, 2019 10:45 pm  

Mr. Zucchini Head wrote:

Can't quite decide if that's just straight up trolling or if you are a little bit delusional.

What do you disagree with?
Washbrook in the halves an embarrassment?
A bench of 21, 21, 22, 23 year old against Masoe, Lannon etc?
Matongo, Taylor, Fash and Nzoungou vs
Garbutt, Mulhern, Masoe..

Delusional indeed mate if you think those are anywhere near equal...

Re: Derby Feb1 : Sun Jan 27, 2019 10:47 pm  

EastHullUTR wrote:

:lol: Here's hoping. Lots of doom and gloom west of the river going into this one. Can't see passed a rovers' victory, start the season off with a bang. Most looking forward to seeing how Dagger does hopefully he is rewarded and Sheens picks him. RRTR

Said a while back this is a dream set of opening four games. With Wire perhaps disrupted regards Brown we should be looking at a target of 8 points.

Re: Derby Feb1 : Sun Jan 27, 2019 11:03 pm  

Zook Ema's Hose wrote:

What do you disagree with?
Washbrook in the halves an embarrassment?
A bench of 21, 21, 22, 23 year old against Masoe, Lannon etc?
Matongo, Taylor, Fash and Nzoungou vs
Garbutt, Mulhern, Masoe..

Delusional indeed mate if you think those are anywhere near equal...

An embarrassment? Really? He's average and unspiring, I'll give you that, but he will do a job.

We have head and shoulders the best prop in the fixture in Taylor. You edge the rest of the head to heads, but it's all pretty much tit for tat. I like Garbutt, he's better than Paea, and Mulhern is a good young prop, but so is Matongo. Masoe has his moments but often goes missing. I fancy Nzoungou to be the surprise package of this year. Lannon is a nothing player, you must have just as good in the academy?

Anyway, we don't have long to wait to find out.

I'm not saying you won't win this game, there's every chance you will, but your prediction of 24 is either just bravado or you are massively over rating yourselves/underating Hull.

If you are really that confident then the bookies have you as sizeable outsiders. I'm sure you'll make a killing.

Re: Derby Feb1 : Sun Jan 27, 2019 11:29 pm  

Mulhearn is one of the best props in the division, never mind just young and good. He’s light years ahead of Matongo.

Re: Derby Feb1 : Mon Jan 28, 2019 12:39 am  

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Zook Ema's Hose wrote:

Said a while back this is a dream set of opening four games. With Wire perhaps disrupted regards Brown we should be looking at a target of 8 points.

Completely, shows how things have been turned on their head since the end of the season and even since the fixtures came out. Seemingly everything has gone right for Rovers this off season whereas across the river they is a lot going wrong there.

[Mild Rover]

Re: Derby Feb1 : Mon Jan 28, 2019 1:12 am  

This thread is starting to fill me with dread.

I’m hopeful about this fixture and the season ahead. However, I do wonder whether after relegation and having to drag ourselves back from that, we’re getting carried away just because we don’t have any glaring deficiencies in the squad for the first time in a while.

Not being cannon fodder doesn’t automatically mean we’re going to take a Great Leap Forward.

Re: Derby Feb1 : Mon Jan 28, 2019 4:27 am  

Hope Zook is right but looking at Mr Zucc's likely line up their pack is fairly intact. Don't think Its a huge drop in quality from Green/Bowden.Westerman has hardly played 2nd stint. The halves are yet to be confirmed and I expect 2 of the 3 big earners to play,possibly all 3 if Connor gets off? The bench is where we look much stronger. I've been pretty confident in build up so far and just hope we do the business

Re: Derby Feb1 : Mon Jan 28, 2019 5:08 am  

I doubt Washbrook will start in the halves, i get that Radford might not have faith in Miloudi yet but just cant see Washbrook starting there.
Its a similar scenario to Dagger for us, Sheens see's a lot in him but does he have the faith to give him a shot? Im not sure he will play againt Hull.
As for comparing packs, Hull have always had one of the stronger packs in SL but it doesnt look that way this season, losing Watts and Ellis has hit them hard, i dont think they'll really miss Green that much, but Westerman if fit is a big loss. Like the look of Matongo, big future ahead of him.
As for Rovers pack we need Garbutt to stay fit, he only played 9 games last season and some Leeds fans questioned his attitude too. For me Mose doesnt do enough, couple of big drives and he's hiding behind the play the ball IMO.
Weve got a good set of fixtures though as someone above stated and should hopefully get points on the board, 8 from 8 im not so sure

Re: Derby Feb1 : Mon Jan 28, 2019 5:21 am  

6 from 8 id snap your hand off. 4 from 8 would still be ok as long as 2 come in Friday.

Re: Derby Feb1 : Mon Jan 28, 2019 5:34 am  

craig hkr wrote:

6 from 8 id snap your hand off. 4 from 8 would still be ok as long as 2 come in Friday.

I was thinking 6 from 8 myself, for me i think if we can start well on Friday we'll win it. Tough game away at Warrington though.