Joined: Feb 12 2005 Posts: 13126 Location: East Staffordshire
Sebasteeno wrote:Presume you meant wouldnt
Is he though? (as in Motu)
This season Sika Manu has been good in patches but bad in others
Tuimavave is poop - Ben Crooks was/is better, so is Yeaman (even in his old age), Whitings 10X the player
Pritchard is throwing his weight around (and theres a lot of it) like the big i am, cost us the Cas game, gets dropped, poop against Widnes
All three arnt performing consistently with the last two being the worst of all.
Pritchard was fine against Widnes - ran a lot of carries and made good yardage on most. It's a shame that our acting half and half backs don't use him on the dummy run more often because he sucks in plenty of defenders every time he makes the run.
Why have I got this image in my mind of you booing Steve Kearney ?
"To play your best football you need players with enthusiasm and drive and energy." - Peter Sterling
Adam Pearson said not wrote:I know there are two franchises and two clubs (in Hull) and that will remain forever more
Mrs Barista wrote:It's fair to say Radford's 2.5 year tenure has been characterised by adverse commentary on his lack of experience. UllFC for example has long advocated us getting a more experienced coach in. Would you like me to find a quote? I said "could", not "will", of course.
Mrs Barista wrote:I do wonder, short of a Wayne Bennett, whom fans would be delighted to see us appoint. Powell is the obvious one but seems very happy where he is and realistically would be at best a sideways move for him to swap a highly functioning top 4/5 team for arguably bigger potential 7-10 scrappers. But beyond Powell, who is an ambitious but realistic potential target that would get fans really excited?
Geoff Toovey? Ivan Cleary? Unrealistic? - we always assume so, but do we ever ask? Both are kicking their heels at the moment.
Peter Gentle, got an injury hit team (that wasnt his own) to 5th in his first season, 6th and a final in his second despite being slagged off left right and centre and undermined/stabbed in the back by those around him. I'm sure he could do something similar for us here and with the squad we have now maybe even better than his last appointment Don't know if the owner has heard of him though.
Seriously though if Radford gets an extension on his contract at any point in the next 4 months then I'd have doubts over APs mental stability. If we are realistically out of touch of reaching the top four come the 8s and are out of the cup then Radford should go before the next game is played and a new coach for 2017 sought. My own personal opinion is that the owner should be looking now for a replacement coach as the one we have still shows no sign having the skillset to be a successful professional RL coach.
Joined: Mar 14 2003 Posts: 25960 Location: Back in Hull.
knockersbumpMKII wrote:Peter Gentle, got an injury hit team (that wasnt his own) to 5th in his first season, 6th and a final in his second despite being slagged off left right and centre and undermined/stabbed in the back by those around him. I'm sure he could do something similar for us here and with the squad we have now maybe even better than his last appointment Don't know if the owner has heard of him though.
Seriously though if Radford gets an extension on his contract at any point in the next 4 months then I'd have doubts over APs mental stability. If we are realistically out of touch of reaching the top four come the 8s and are out of the cup then Radford should go before the next game is played and a new coach for 2017 sought. My own personal opinion is that the owner should be looking now for a replacement coach as the one we have still shows no sign having the skillset to be a successful professional RL coach.
We finished 6th both seasons, Gentles recruitment cost him his job IMO.
Joined: Mar 14 2003 Posts: 25960 Location: Back in Hull.
Sebasteeno wrote:Presume you meant wouldnt
Is he though? (as in Motu)
This season Sika Manu has been good in patches but bad in others
Tuimavave is poop - Ben Crooks was/is better, so is Yeaman (even in his old age), Whitings 10X the player
Pritchard is throwing his weight around (and theres a lot of it) like the big i am, cost us the Cas game, gets dropped, poop against Widnes
All three arnt performing consistently with the last two being the worst of all.
What are you basing Tuimavave on? Was great in the first two games and did Ok in the other 3, whilst being quiet, certainly hasn't looked poor.
You can't blame one player for the Cas defeat, if you do, you clearly can't haven't watched the game, mistakes by various players including Talanoa, Watts and Pryce. Pritchard didn't have a bad game against Widnes, he worked hard and still isn't used right.
Manu has been good in all games, plays too many minutes though, so like Mini last year can get sloppy in defence, I'd move him into the middle and have Ellis defending out wide.
Joined: Feb 11 2014 Posts: 1073 Location: Hill Valley
Personally think we was doing well under Gentle and he deserved more time. Our recruitment has been better since then under Radford and Tony but on the pitch performance hasn't improved IMO and I would argue that for the most part we've looked worse.
Joined: Mar 14 2003 Posts: 25960 Location: Back in Hull.
Doc Brown wrote:Personally think we was doing well under Gentle and he deserved more time. Our recruitment has been better since then under Radford and Tony but on the pitch performance hasn't improved IMO and I would argue that for the most part we've looked worse.
You have to wonder who is to blame Mcrae or Gentle for signing players like Pitts and Arundel on big contracts?
The biggest worry for me is that Gentle wanted rid or to replace Shaul and Lineham, although you could say the same about Radford with a few of the younger players.
Dave K. wrote:You have to wonder who is to blame Mcrae or Gentle for signing players like Pitts and Arundel on big contracts?
The biggest worry for me is that Gentle wanted rid or to replace Shaul and Lineham, although you could say the same about Radford with a few of the younger players.
Pretty certain it would't of been gentle, he wouldn't of known much about either. McRae and Pearson would of been responsible for those contracts. Would of liked to of seen this team coached by gentle
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