To be fair, he was specifically asked by Lloyd about Abdull, he didn't pick him out.

i agree, but like many have said, some players are untouchable or escape criticism, mainly the ones that played alongside him before he retired!

quick to name the younger players when they make mistakes but not the elder players

Unfortunately, most times I hear Radford make post-match comments he sounds like an inexperienced, naive coach thrown in to a head coach job too early.

There's nothing wrong with being an inexperienced coach, every head coach has been one in their life. But he just shouldn't be head coach in my opinion. He should be an assistant to an experienced head coach who he can learn from.

The comments about Abdul are evidence of this. Those comments aren't helpful to anyone. They don't help the club in the media, they don't buck the team up or challenge them, they don't encourage or challenge the player and they don't make the fans feel any better.
I know it's easy to come up with things to say after the event but then part of his job is to make the right comments at the right time. He should've said something along the lines of:
"No Jordan didn't have his best game today. He struggled with <insert skill/part of the game here> all game but he's a great young prospect with massive potential if he works hard enough and he'll come back stronger next week."

Personally, from an outsiders point of view, it seems a big failing of the management that Radford was appointed in the first place but also that he's been kept on. He obviously isn't ready for it yet. Bring in an experienced Head Coach and demote Radford down to assistant for say 4/5 years, then bring him back.

As soon as that Gwilym bloke starts mentioning individual players Radford should offer no-comment.

He got sucked in by someone who appears (to somebody who rarely hears his interviews) to dislike Mr Radford or the Hull club per se?

I blame McGuire and McDermott for getting Sneyd banned.

He'll never resign , he will have to be forced out.

Radders knows that there are only 12 SL Head coach jobs , and he wont easily relinquish the one he has.

Yes, I can see you really understand the situation your team is in.

And sound like someone being interview by the police?

With the negativity and persecution complex you show I doubt even the Devil would want you as an advocate.

“Him” has a much better response *I know it's easy to come up with things to say after the event but then part of his job is to make the right comments at the right time. He should've said something along the lines of: "No Jordan didn't have his best game today. He struggled with <insert skill/part of the game here> all game but he's a great young prospect with massive potential if he works hard enough and he'll come back stronger next week.””

Man management is an important part of a coaches role and LR demonstrates his lack in this area every time he opens his mouth.

Thought it was really poor from him not to defend or deflect the loaded question Lloyd put to him. As has been said a simple 'not picking on individuals, as a team we weren't good enough' or some other soundbite would have sufficed. Instead he hung him out to dry.

I listened to his prematch last night and he was asked if being out of the 8 added pressure. He replied along the lines of 'it does and especially as it was in such a controversial manner'. Not sure if I missed something but what controversy is he on about or has he just constructed a parallel universe where the world is against him .

It depends how it's done. You're right that only saying 'no comment' would sound odd, and probably defensive. However, if we/he had a consistent policy of not into the nitty-gritty about individual player performances, it would be easier for him to answer such a question with a reasonably friendly 'you know I don't like to comment on players individually, Gwilym, we win and lose as a team and today we collectively weren't good enough.' Such an approach doesn't exclude the occasional acknowledgement of an excellent performance, but it does give you a bit of an out for the awkward times.