THEY "faded" when he was at his peak, but Hull KR legend Michael Dobson reckons the Robins can now rock all the way to Old Trafford.
The Aussie scrum-half will be watching on avidly, 10,000 miles away, when Rovers host Warrington in tonight's crunch semi-final.
He was a massive crowd favourite during his six-year stint at Craven Park, including a brilliant 2009 campaign when they finished fourth and made the play-offs for the first time.
Admittedly, they ran out of gas, losing to Leeds and Wigan, and are still yet to make a Super League Grand Final.
However, Dobson, 38, believes this current Robins team, who secured a highest-ever finishing place of second, can finally reach the main event.
Now coaching with NRL club Newcastle Knights, he said: "I've followed KR closely for the last couple of months and they're going great.
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