One way to make a preliminary judgement about a coach/manager, to me, is how they talk when interveiwed on TV.

I find that the best ones give off a clear aura that they are not to be messed with, and don't suffer fools. And they sound very much like they know more about what they are talking about than the questioner - that air of authority. they don't have to rant and rave, it can be a subtle thing. Potter was at the subtle end, but was never caught out by a question, and never bullted an answer. Always spoke with a calm and very clear authority.

Can't think of any top class manager who didn't have these qualities. Can't think of any poor manager who did.

Can probably think of a couple who when fledgling managers, didn't have it, but developed it, but to be honest not many. Seems to me you are either a born leader of men or you're not. If you're not then I don't think you can be a great RL coach.

I hope Franny is. I await, not without some trepidation, his first interviews.

Theres an interview of FC on the sky sports news app, guess it'll be on the website too. First impressions he does seem to have an air of confidence and authority.

Not upset with the 3 year deal either, with the current circumstances 3 years seems a fair amount of time for a coach to stabilise the team and begin working to the play offs.

Strange that you spend so much time pretending to support such a 'poor outfit', and starting rumours re players that you then fail to substantiate. Maybe it's time you trolled off back to whichever club you really support!.

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Yes, Hanley was a winger back in the day. He was my thought too. He won a SL but was he a top coach?

Interesting, I thought Walker had a pretty good last 6 or seven games for us to be honest. He won't be on mega money and you'll get 110% from the guy guaranteed. I don't expect there will be a lot left to choose from for next year and like you say he adds a bit of experience to what is looking like it could be a pretty youthful pack. Worth a 1 year deal for the right money IMO.

Walker has played SR, Prop and Centre these past 2 years

Versitile

Looking at the list of OOC players floating around, I don't see a whole bunch that would offer anymore than Chev Walker (providing he can stay fit)

I wouldn't hesitate to offer Chev an extended stay at Odsal. #Workhorse

Judging the players at the end of the season, I think walker, ainscough and platt should be top of the list. All give 100%

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Fair bit more confidence in him after watching that.

I prefer the Tony Smith approach to being questionned. Tilts his head at 45 degrees, moves his right ear closer to the interviewer, squints his eyes, shapes his mouth like Zippy, then says "yeh, nar, yeh mate".

Yeah, it's funny that. Smithy exhibits very few of those 'essential' interview qualities, but is undoubtedly a quality coach.

Just looking at a picture of Cummins, his eyes are too close together to be a top SL coach.

Considering the post match comments of one of our recent coaches I had assumed clinicak blindness was the only explination. So I will let FC off for now for his unfortunate ocular proximity.

Are you looking at from the front or sort of squinting a bit from the side?

I looked at the Sporting Life link "Cummins realises his dream". Measured on the screen with my trusty scale rule they are only 8mm apart.

Is he a relation of yours?

Do you regularly go round measuring the dimensions of other chaps' attributes with a ruler?

Do you still have your health?

You think? Smith often answers in a deeply thought through long paragraph of a response, he doesn't come across as someone who relishes being interviewed but for me he does exude that air of calm authority, and a keen and thoughtful intelligence on his subject.

He is not unwilling to indicate his complete contempt for the muppets on Sky through his body language and some of his answers when being interviewed. It might not be pretty but I can't imagine Cummins or many other coaches actually having the balls to do it.

I know it seems an odd thing, but all the pictures of FC since he was given the head coaches' role have been of him in a suit, a stark comparison with him as assistant when he would be seen in a tracksuit.

To me, it just gives him an air of professionalism and I'm feeling a little more confident he can make this step up. It's going to be a tough ask given we've only got 16 players right now but I feel the future is getting a little brighter every day

Has anyone noticed how all the Hull coaching staff wear black suits & shirts? Andy Hay still looks like a plonker. You can't polish a turd (not meaning Cummins BTW).

I guess it's purely a matter of perception, but Smithy comes across as a rabbit caught in the headlights to me.



He may be in good company in regarding the Sky team as muppets but treating your employer's biggest sponsors and people you are contractually obliged to speak to as morons isn't the best way to act if you want to come across as a serious, deeply thinking professional who is on top of the job. It comes across as defensive to me, though as above, it's all perception and in the eye of the beholder.