Really undecided on this.

I like Gentle and he has definitely improved us in some areas, as well as getting us to one of two major finals in his second year. However, his main aim was to have us playing more consistently and in that he hasn't succeeded.

I do not think Radders is a good choice. The culture at our club is not a winning one, like at Leeds or Wigan for example, and I don't think an assistant can change this. We need a proven coach, with lots of experience. The only thing assistants have proven with us is that they are not the answer. I wish Radders all the best, but I aren't expecting a lot. I hope I'm wrong.

On what basis would Radford be getting the job? What's on his CV? He's from Hull and the players would play well or he would kick there heads in? I understand the local talent idea and I like it but it needs a hugely experienced proven coach to put the foundations in place first. Radfords time may well come but it's not now, the job is too big.

We made a mistake when Agar went in that we didn't "out" the whole coaching set up. We needed an experienced first grade coach or perhaps even Gentle but with his own coaching team coming in from the outside. There's clearly a culture problem so you have to strip out everyone associated with it in one go. Now we're potentially doing the same again with some of the original pre Gentle team being involved , eg , Last. If we're going to make a change then surely it's got to be a total change and it should be to a bigger and experienced management group to make sure that the head coaches ethos is enforced everywhere and not undermined at any level.

Unsurprised.
Lets also give Radders a chance ffs!

Pearson`s lack of RL knowledge is now starting to show.
If he appoints Radford this will be confirmed .

Yeah, we could give him, say, a couple of seasons before sacking him and appointing Last as his successor. The (rumoured) appointment of Radford makes no sense at all and we're taking far too many chances with stuff that might work, but has the potential to go disastrously wrong.

how come we cant get a coach with experience? why always assistants?? this is probably why pot signings are made on the back of it.

Just being told Gentle walked out & was not sacked, from a decent reliable source tbh...

Interesting.

IF and I repeat IF this is true then whomever is advising AP certainly doesn't have a clue about RL either.

Sorry I liked Radford as a player but just can't see him making it as a head coach of a superleague team.

Fantastic news for the club.

I'm glad for radders, rather give it him than another Aussie assistant coach. At least radders understands the expectations and passion demanded when pulling on the shirt.

Fwiw I'm really sorry it didn't work out for Gentle and was willing to give him another go but obviously AP isn't. Brave decision but one I can understand

So do I, but I don't reckon I'd be up to the head coach's job at Hull FC.

If that's true at least it will save the club having to pay off his contract.

And having re-watched the first half he's done the repectable thing.

If you had worked with the coaches Radders has. Had had a 15 year career in SL. I give you a shot.

Stop being so angsty mate.
You've been on rag for the last couple of weeks.
Gentle failed and whoever comes in next probably will as well.
Roll with it.

Playing under a coach does not qualify you to do his job. He has only two years of experience as an assistant, which is insufficient preparation for the scale of the task facing Gentle's successor. We've tried this before and it backfired spectacularly.

Radford is a great choice,hull fc through and through,except for his best 7 seasons he spent at bradford bulls.What more can you ask,thats what I call loyalty.

If wanting some sensible decisions to be taken about the future of our club is 'angsty', then pass me the tampons 'cause it's not about to change any time soon.




It doesn't (shouldn't) have to be like that though.

Whilst Redford would not be my first choice, that'd be Morgan, Radford has coached Easts for years as he not plus he runs quite a few pubs now so the guy is obviously no mug

Were used to it.
We'll be alright.
I think we should get Rich back.

He runs pubs? Oh, why didn't you say so earlier? I take it all back, he'll be a great appointment. I reckon we should get Andy Dannatt in as his assistant.

Personally I'd have Kingy as assistant to Radders

Have to say I would rather keep Gentle as head coach than have Radford. If it is true that PG has walked out is it player power? Or does he feel he is not able to take us further?

The worry for me is we have been here in this scenario already and it's never worked well, Kear moved up from McRae & Agar from Sharp. We an experienced coach with proven ability.

Radford will no doubt make a good head coach at some point but still feel he needs more experience if coaching at this level and senior players.

Stepping back and looking at the season as a whole and what's happening now does make me wonder if the tail is wagging the dog so to speak.

You'd have a bloke who wasted his career because of his love for a pint or 12 involved with the coaching of our squad? Why on Earth would you want to do that?

I think he's joking Kosh!