Hull FC star Jake Connor laughs at social media jibes – and he agrees with some
England ace gets called just about everything online but he is not bothered what people say ahead of Hull derby
JAKE Connor knows he will be called every name under the sun but the keyboard warriors will get the same reaction, hysterical laughter.
The Hull FC star knows he can enrage opposing supporters with his mouthy antics and the wind-up merchant will certainly know when he is on the wrong side of them today when Hull KR head to the west side of the city.
But no matter what is written about him on social media – and he has seen the lot – he will still keep the smile on his face and sometimes agree!
“I take it all with a pinch of salt,” said 24-year-old Connor, who returned from a knee injury for Saturday’s 31-30 Golden Point extra time win at Catalans. “It’s water off a duck’s back. I just shrug my it off.
“I have a Twitter account and read some of the things that are said about me and just laugh thinking, ‘Fair play.’ It doesn’t really bother me,
“Sometimes it’s like, ‘Fair enough, they’re telling the truth.’ It depends what mood I’m in but I’m sure I’ll be in the mood to wind a few people up today.
“Hull derbies are mental, that’s the only way to describe it. The fans hate each other, the clubs hate each other – let’s get it on.
“I haven’t played in a proper derby at home, the last one was a pre-season friendly so I was definitely back for KR but I needed the Catalans game to blow away a few cobwebs.
“Winning by Golden Point would be great but winning by 60 points would be better for us!”
Warrington boss Steve Price hopes his men bounce back from the loss at St Helens by beating Salford today (Fri), saying: “There’s a few bruised egos you could say, which I expect after the performance we dished up. I’m looking for a big response, that’s for sure.”
While Huddersfield winger Jermaine McGillvary is not buying into the fact that Leeds are rooted to the bottom of Super League before today’s crunch clash.
The England man said: “Leeds are a quality team and even though they’ve been losing, their attacking threat is there, it’s clear to see. if we take them lightly, we'll lose.”
