long way to go yet, but been impressed with everything he does so far seems a very honest coach, also brought out the best in sharp got his confidence back up, ticks and manu in the form of there life and isnt even his squad yet



, think he will return us to past glories during his stay

Every time I see him interviewed I'm slightly more impressed than the last time. And after what has gone before, it's like a breath of fresh air. It's a bit like looking at Cheryl Cole's tits when you've been forced to gaze at Susan Boyle's for the past four years.

I think he is great, just pleased with the whole set up tbh, long time since I felt this good about my club. Not holding my breath for any-thing this season apart from improvement, but clearly the club mean business and intend to get us up there competing with the best.

If the team won 100 points to 6 he would still say the team shouldn't have given 6 points away


He speak has he see it .Glad we got him has head coach ,got a feeling he will take Hull places and improve our style
of play big time .We are seeing the improvements week in week out .P Gentle will not be satisfied till he get it right

On a personality front, he is very good. Seems warm, humble, genuine, willing to engage with the fans.

In terms of the job itself, he's doing lots of things well. Interchanges sensible, keen to build young players into the game. Talks of specific gameplans and clearly works one on one with players like Sharp. Half time team talks seem to have an impact. Our fitness seems improved and we are less prone to simply fading to nothing in the last quarter. Of course there haven't been any real tests yet, and recruitment can only be judged when the full squad is in place for next year. He seems clear about what he wants and is clearly not satisfied yet.

Does anyone know what the players' opinions are? Would be interesting.

What Mrs B and kt said. Can't say better than that

I think there's more signs of improvement since last season than you can shake stick at.
Can anyone remember a player improve more during a close season and into a new one than Will Sharp has. For me he's changed beyond all recognition. Agar should hang his head in shame

Completely agree with Mrs B and others on here. Josh Bowden quite outspoken about Gentle in tonights Mail describes him as "Outstanding" and Moa's slight change of heart is based on Gentles approach and new regime too.

Incidentally did I read that Gentle and Pearson will be on FC Live next Wednesday?

seems so far to be exactly what everyone said he could be ... a world class coach hope it continues

We are still definitely fading in the last quarter though. Apart from Saints and Cas, we have finished worse off in all our games, including against Widnes.

the bloke appears to be a class act. of course it always easier to say the right thing when your winning. i have to agree with another poster that said he was more impressed with him with every passing week. some things ive picked up on that i really like,

firstly he seems to be very methodical in his approach to rugby and to coaching, he said he had more bones to pick out of the Widnes video session than any other week.

secondly he said he has been making changes week in week out. whilst he gets a feel for his players. finding out what the guys can and cant do and how the pieces of the jig saw fit together.

finally the reaction he got out of the players in the second half on Sunday, hopefully shows he can either tacticly make a change or shake some urgency into the boys when they are off the boil. if i can still say the same about the guy by the end of the season, we wont go far wrong.

I may have totally misheard Phil Clarke on last night's Boots n All but I'm sure he said something along the lines of: "if Richard Agar can get Wakefield into the play-offs, he should be a cert for coach of the year".

I can only assume he had some perverse desire to see Bomber have an apoplectic fit on live TV

Will certainly be interesting how we cope with these next 4 games especially the derby in the recent injury crisis and if he can get them up for them.

With April 1st fast approaching, I would think the fans at Wakefield are feeling quite nervous at the moment.

Agree although I would have thought there have been seven tests so far which overall we have done reasonably well in.
As fans we only see the results of his work but so far so good for me. At the end of the day he's previously been involved with coaching the best rugby team on the planet so the fact he knows what's required to coach Hull is a given for me. It's a three year deal he signed and if we continue to improve over that period we'll soon be challenging at the top for sure.

Yep, good start. Everything seems a better.

Still early days, we've picked up some good points, however based upon the history of this competition only the point against Warrington and away win at Saints are points we may not have expected in any given season. First real assessment can be made at Round 13 once everyone has played eachother (except Us V Les Cats). thibgs are looking more promising, so well done to evryone at the Club.

The thing I'm most enjoying is not having to listen to the contstant Agar drivel on the number of positives he took after another heavy defeat!

He has for alright but we haven't been tested yet. Wire was poor and rusty against us and saints have been dire. Wait until we play the big teams away. If Agar was in charge I believe we would have around the same number of points. Judge him at the end of the season. I still believe we will finish top 7th or 8th. Top 6 and a cup run would be fantastic.

I agree we have'nt really been tested by a team in form. Easter and the games after will give us truer position of where we are.
Even if we finish 6th/7th I'd be happier than I would be under agar because of the way we're playing.
It's great just to look forward to a game again.

Considering that you somehow managed to remain optimistic throughout the Agar years (for the bulk of them at least) that's some achievement

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As someone who remained a glass half full person throughout those rather trying years, I'm guessing your pint pot must be nearly full to the brim now

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Even as one of this forum's more cynical posters (at times overly cynical these last few years) I would agree with each of your sentiments above.
I too wasn't expecting us to start uprooting trees this season and was simply looking for signs that we were back on the right track once more.
So far, Gentle has ticked all the right boxes for me. He comes across as authoritative and in command of the situation with a clear gameplan (both in the short and long term) and he is increasingly looking like the inspired appointment that we have all longed for for some time.

As others have pointed out there are sure to be tougher games ahead and the true mettle of any coach comes when he has to deal with his team's temporary loss of form/confidence. But so far all the signs are positive that we may have finally found our man.

I've suffered too many disappointments down the years to ever get too carried away by a decent run of results (that cynicism in me again) but I undoubtedly feel better about our immediate prospects than at any time since 2005/06, and even though it goes against my natural wary and doubting instincts, I cannot get away from the feeling that we could (stress could) be on the verge of one of the great periods in the club's history.

By go, he's got a rare sense of humour has that Phil Clarke.

Absolutely spot on. From the beginning we've all been saying that a finishing place of 6th or better would be an achievement, so we must accept that there will be the occasional blip (even the gang from the east getting one over us). As long as we can see an improvement at the end of the year, I'll be more than happy. I think this season is the trailer for next season's main event.

Im sure that in Peter Gentle we have probably one of the top coaches in the world. He has gained the respect of the players, by all accounts, through his knowledge of the game and its skills but the main thing for me is the fact that he is not bigger than the game itself if you know what I mean. He has instilled into our team confidence not only in themselves but in each other. The partnerships that we see being developed on the pitch, ie, Sharp Martin and Tickle, Briscoe Turner and Manu Horne Seymour and Aspinwall are all areas that in my opinion have been neglected over the years by what under Agar and co was drab and boring one man stuff. Now we have leaders all over the park willing to take on the role as and when required and in Lynch we have found a born leader that sets all the team an example as we had with Fitz. In giving youth its chance as Gentle stated at the start of his tenure we have these kids coming in that dont look out of place. They have taken the mantle, especially Bowden, and are not gonna let it go. Going back to Fitz, can you imagine how good this team would be with him in it.

Peter Gentles Barmy, Peter Gentles Barmy, Peter Gentles Barmy, Peter Gentles Barmy,Peter Gentles Barmy, Peter Gentles Barmy, Peter Gentles Barmy, Peter Gentles Barmy, Peter Gentles Barmy, Peter Gentles Barmy, Peter Gentles Barmy

Bit harsh.