As I posted on here last week, I spoke to a source VERY close to Tony Drury, who told me that he WAS offered the job, but has turned it down, as it is too much of a step up from what he is doing now.

Can't see why we can't attract someone with pedigree this time. NM on the horizon, BV getting tarted up and 3 years of safety with a motivated Chairman to secure more.

I'm probably selling us short labouring the point about WP.

I was informed yesterday that the club have an 'exciting' list of applicants for the post and that a shortlist will be drawn up shortly.

Any speculation or rumours of appointments are exactly that at this time.

This is a vital appointment and will have serious implications on where we stand when we apply for our next licence in 2014. Fingers crossed that we get the right man for the job!

Water Pressure..???

I thought A.G. had promised to sort the toilets out, or was that just the lightbulbs in there ??????????

Only issue I've ever had with water down at Belle Vue is a stagnant one.

Nothing a little hardcore wouldn't have sorted out though!

So no need to consult old Avram about it.

Being a good assistant doesn't mean you become a good coach. Tony Smith (our version). Jimmy Lowes. Richard Agar. Need I go on.

Willie Poching might be the next Wayne Bennett, but it is more likely that he will be the next Jimmy Lowes.

The NRL assistants seem different, however, and Gentle would not be against a UK move, by the sounds of it.

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Looking Rovers-bound

We should be looking to nip in and get him on board the good ship trinity!!

Nothing more than a speculation piece, driven by David Howes. He says all coaches are applying for the same jobs.

He will most likely end up with the club who offers the most money!

Was speaking to Willie Poching this morning and he couldn't recommend Francis Cummings highly enough. Willie says Francis has been ready for the big chair for a couple of years and may well be interested in the Wakefield job. With Bradfords rumoured financial difficulties it would probably be fairly easy to get Francis out of his contract.

Francis Cummins ????

I sincerely hope not - for mine, we should be talking to Peter Gentle and beating whatever he's been offered elsewhere. I would be quite happy if he came as our most expensive new signing for next season - in my opinion, he's the only one that's been rumoured so far who has the potential to instill the total culture change that's required at the club.

Richard Agar set to leave Hull FC and move to Wakefield Trinity Source: www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/au ... CMP=twt_gu

Richard Agar set to leave Hull FC and move to Wakefield Trinity Source: www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/au ... CMP=twt_gu

Heard the French coach Bobby Goulding was interviewed by Wakefield friday ? got it from a good source,

Got to be better than Agar.....

Richard Agar set to leave Hull FC and move to Wakefield Trinity Source: www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/au ... CMP=twt_gu

Richard Agar set to leave Hull FC and move to Wakefield Trinity Source: www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/au ... CMP=twt_gu

...at boxing.

For those of you who wanted rid of kear, you'll wish he was back if agar takes over

Wouldn't want Goulding. I don't think he is a very good coach and doesn't have much of a record to speak of.

Lets ask Fatnamara to help on a consultency basis as well.

Only Bobby Goulding I would take back at Wakey is the cardboard cut out that somebody still has having nicked it from Mustangs.

No to Agar No to Cummings No to Goulding

No cheap option!

This is one of the most crucial appointments in our recent history

I concur.

If it's in the Guarniad it can't be wrong!

More lazy journalism.

Quote ="Mick Cranes Sidestep"Richard Agar set to leave Hull FC and move to Wakefield Trinity Source: www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/au ... CMP=twt_gu'" They had better speak to the Hull FC Chairman then : www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... story.html TBH we can do better than Agar, i would rather have JD back as assistant and maybe Ian Millward as head coach ?

Quote ="Mick Cranes Sidestep"Richard Agar set to leave Hull FC and move to Wakefield Trinity Source: www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/au ... CMP=twt_gu'" They had better speak to the Hull FC Chairman then : www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... story.html TBH we can do better than Agar, i would rather have JD back as assistant and maybe Ian Millward as head coach ?

Gentle's not going to Cas apparently.

Agar already said he is not leaving Hull on Sky Sports
Gentle seems to be on offer to everybody.....I appreciate he may be good but we still have a budget, lets be realistic.

I'd be ok with Cummins if he shows he is good enough. He comes with no baggage and has been talked about as good at developing the youth system.

To be honest, I don't mind who from the list, as long as we get the best we can.
Huddersfield went through quite a rigorous approach when interviewing for their candidates. It took them a long time and a few got impatient about it, but they got the right man. If we do the same I'll settle for the answer that comes out.
If we just pick on recent form and what other supposed experts say then we have sold ourselves short.