Article just appeared on Twitter by John Davidson that says some talk of Andy Last joining us as joint assistant coach replacing Gilmour. Would be a fantastic appointment in my view.

I think it would be a great move, he did well at Hull, but has been at the club all his rugby life and needs to move to another club. Has too many Radford traits in his coaching so working at another club will do him good.

Would've thought he would be looking at a head coach role although I concede there arnt many out there right now. He aquited himself well as HFC's interim coach and if things did go pear shaped next season at least there is an option in house.

The more support Chester has the better. He looked a broken man many a times over the past two years. With Poching and Last, hopefully he will be able to bounce some ideas about.

Sounds good though I don’t know much about him. Certainly a back room revamp in a big way. Maybe that was where the problem was?

I’m not a big lover of Hull FC, but I quite liked how AL got them playing and sounded like a knowledgeable bloke and came over as a decent bloke in the interviews, massive upgrade on Radford.

It’s a fantastic appointment if true imo. Anyone who gets an assistant gig for England to Shaun wane must have something about them. Seems he’s had to work and learn hard from some good coaches and players at Hull. Good little interview with him here https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.skys ... he-shadows

It’s a fantastic appointment if true imo. Anyone who gets an assistant gig for England to Shaun wane must have something about them. Seems he’s had to work and learn hard from some good coaches and players at Hull. Good little interview with him here https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.skys ... he-shadows

If true great appoitment plenty of good support for chris now onwards and upwards

Now Confirmed, good appointment for Andy and you.

Potential head coach if Chester doesnt deliver this season?

WT announcement https://wakefieldtrinity.com/blog/2020/ ... ant-coach/

WT announcement https://wakefieldtrinity.com/blog/2020/ ... ant-coach/

Hulls loss our gain I’d say . Well done to all involved at the club

Really good bit of business.

Very pleased to have secured such an experienced coach.

Did a cracking job in difficult circumstances at Hull last year and in my opinion hard done to, to not get the job permanently.

I think it's a good deal for everyone involved. He clearly has talent as a coach but Hull FC is all he knows. He has been at the club for about 20 years. We needed a new direction and someone with fresh ideas and I think we have done the right thing by moving on from Last and going with Hodgson. You gain a good assistant coach, and he gains more experience at a different club and potentially another shot at a head coach position in the not too distant future.

I wish him all the best and I'm sorry to see him go, but I do think it's the right move for everyone.

Just listened to Andy Last’s interview on Trinity tv regards starting for the club.
The bloke oozes enthusiasm and is exactly what the club needs to create the right culture and environment that was talked about on the Q&A session on Thursday night.

Andy Last & Willie Poching both bring experience and knowledge to our coaching setup,which hopefully will get the team playing as we all know they can.
Maybe the academy( a vital cog for a club like Trinity) will be the benefactor of some input from these two also.

Sometimes the best signings aren’t always the players who run out on the pitch .

Sorry to see Andy Last go, he is a very good coach and did a good job for us in very difficult circumstances. Unfortunately for Andy the circumstances meant he felt he had to leave to further himself and think the move was best for both Andy Last & the club as both needed new directions.

You have certainly got a very good guy in Andy Last and will certainly help Chester.

Best of luck to Andy except against us

Hull F C didn't want Andy Last to leave the club and their fans are sorry to see him leave so their loss is our gain. Having seen Andy on Trinity TV he comes across as a great bloke and eager to get started. We never really replaced John Kear which left Chris Chester exposed so hopefully now along with Willie Poching we can make a fresh start and hopefully become more competitive for next season.

I think it was Jack Gibson who said that to win you have to get the back room sorted first. On paper at least that is an impressive back room staff, tons of experience at the highest levels.

Sounds like a great appointment. Experience of the actual job rather than just an ex-player.

I have to comment that Hull are taking a real gamble. Brett Hodgson may do a great job and he knows the UK, but the Tigers didn't tear up any trees last year, so it's not as if he's learned from the best. In fact, his experience comes mainly from working under Maguire, and we know what delights he brought to the game (wrestle, wrestle, wrestle).

True, their loss our gain perhaps, it's usually the other way around so if it went that way it would be nice.

This is a good appointment, a lot of experience, and will bring fresh ideas to the table.

With him and Poching, a bit of a new look backroom.

Could do with the strength and conditioner position freshening up next I feel

I get the impression that is a bit of a Poching speciality, don’t know where I heard that so it may be wrong.

Think we have brought in a young conditioner to deal with weight training ext .to work along side the one we got .Was mentioned in the November zoom meeting

Don't know why but through the years Hull FC has been a happy hunting ground for us both in players and Coaches.

Toppo finished his career at Hull on a high then became our coach, then years later Kear. Probably out two best coaches in recent years.

Plenty of players, Miller, Lyne and Green currently but there have been loads and most have been pretty good. Possibly our best?

Let's hope it stays that way.

James Leuluai, although at the back end of his career he was a class act and played over 50 games for Wakefield.

Between playing his last game at Hull and becoming our coach he played for Oldham! But you wont remember that you wont have been born

Think they did'nt do bad out of us either! Toppo, Trevor Skerrett, Terry Day, all made up a very fine team.