knockersbumpMKII wrote:Don't be a plum, making personal attacks about my army career is well off base so i suggest you delete that.
Yup, that's all you're fit for making personal attacks, you're not capable of just sticking to making a response regarding the rugby/discussion you yet again show what nasty pice of work you are with respect to making personal attacks re my army career and thus I am reporting that to the mods, you're well out of line!
I haven't forgotten anything, so far it is a one off win in 3 years after taking us to the brink of relegation, that being with the best squad in SL that suffered barely any injuries compared to all the other top sides.
if you didn't notice we trailed off horrendously and we've had one decent 80 minute performance since as I've mentioned.
We have gone backwards in terms of peaks and troughs, this was something Radford stated he wanted to reduce the differential between, in fact it's got wider.
In terms of the youngsters coming through we are further back than we were under Gentle who bloodied youngsters left right and centre due to injury, Radford had the opportunity last year to blood youngsetrs and even had the pointer as to player fatigue in that Warrington Easter Monday game but failed to acknowledge it and we crumbled badly due to his mistake in that respect. The penny dropped far too late and aside from Fash who is looking like cementing a place in the 1st XVII of the youngsters this season or next?
he's still putting players into positions that aren't working, he still can't bring himself to learn from his mistakes nor admit them.
he has not brought the club forward with respect to mental fortitude, that we go into meltdown/panic mode far too regularly is there for all to see!
He has not brought the club/players forward with respect to discipline, nor having a strong leader in the side when Ellis is out.
he hasn't developed a plan B so hasn't brought us forward there, he hasn't brought us forward with respect to defence, we are still mickey poor all over the place with the same old mistakes time and again.
LR has had all the advantages none of his predecessors have had together all at the same time including an injury free season and yet it has brought us just one by the skin of our teeth win.
I do not think he can take us forward to improve overall from top to bottom so that we are going to win silverware regularly which is what bringing us forward would be right?
If you think Gentle was good with youngsters you are mistaken, he wanted to get rid of both Shaul and Lineham and replace them with average Aussies, it's only Radford that stopped him.
You can say what you like about Radfordbut the facts are he has achieved more than any Hull coach since Brian Smith, you take about a lucky win in the cup but we beat all the top 5 teams including a full strength Warrington team in the final.
He has also doing a great job with the youngsters, maybe they weren't ready for last season, you don't see these players in training every day, look how well the have done this year, he has really looked after them and bloodied, I bet more players have debuted with Radford than Gentle.
Look at the top 3 this season, they have had very few injuries to key players, just need to read Carvells tweet to see this, injuries and fitness are so key, just look at Wigan.
He has done well with recruitment helped by Tony and 3/4 signings have been good, Griffin has been disappointing but the others have done well.
We have been poor the last two games, but if we had held the ball better against Leigh, we would have won comfy, that's not Radfords fault.
There is no doubt we have progressed on and off the field under Radford, is he the perfect coach, certainly not, but I honestly believe he will turn us around.
You have to trust Pearson as he seed Marat what Radford does each day and if he had listen to fans (including me at times) we would be struggling side and wouldn't have had that day in August.
Let's me honest you will never change your mind on Radford no matter he does.
