Wish I was quite so young at the time



When that match was played I was on a flight back from Shanghai. Then on the drive home from the airport my taxi driver let slip that Wakey had won. I still enjoyed watching my recording of the match though

It was 2004, Shane McNally was the coach for that game.

Shane McNally was coach.
Great win at Hull followed by unlucky defeat at Wigan.
Then again it all went pear shaped the following season!

the best coach for me in the sl era would be andy kelly, the club back with the big boys no expectations and put a side together to shock the big boys. il always remember wire away think we was getting beat easy at half time then 2nd half just blew them away then the walking under the stand after game and the noise under there. from taking a side from the lower division and managing to survive and i think im right in saying without any sky money straight away was a fantastic achievment.

the year we got to the play offs and beat hull away under mcnally was fantastic we packed the stand at hull and showed how much potential the club had, that was some night. we got robbed blind at wigan. that was the fittest group of players iv seeen at bv geoff evans got them right, we were blowing teams away in the last 20 mins.

looking back at kears days and i suppose compared to agar he was a genius tactically but for me imo it was some of the most dour stuff iv ever seen, saying that most of the sl these days is dour with the flair and individuality taken out of it.

Ill go with all of that, always thought AK was very harshly treated, and would still have him back.

IIRC Geoff Evans went to Huddersfield, is he still their conditioner ?

We had Wigan well on the rack that match, had Andy Farral not played we would have beaten them, Farral was amazing in that match for wigan

John Kear would get my vote every time, would welcome him back to wakey tomoz

Coach I had most affinity with... Andy Kelly

Coach who had best results..... John Kear

Coach who's team played most entertaining rugby.... Shane McNally

Shudds have recognised Andy Kelly's value - he's their new Head of Youth.

Best Coach by a mile was John Kear, his teams played simple but generally enjoyable RL which gave us from 2007 to 2009 3 years of constant Rugby. He had a poor final seasons but those without selective memories no the reason 0 and - they were still better than this lot!

In fact I'd have him back now, best fire fighter in the business for me, dinosaur or not.

Andy Kelly was hard done by, we will never know if he could have taken it further.

McNally flattered to deceive, with Solomona on the form of his life and a number of players doing the same any coach would look good - lucky?

The rest who cares

Totally agree Vastman! Consistently got the best out of his players, consistently picked his players in the right positions, consistently gave every team in the comp a game, consistently got results. Whatever anyone says we knew that nobody was ever gonna thump us. We maybe had an odd thrashing once in a blue moon but not at the rate we get with this clown these days who can't do a thing with the players he has at his disposal. Kear easily the best with Andy Kelly second for me.

Yep, Kear, Kelly then McNally. Although a special mention for Harbin, not sure how we stayed up that year either so he deserves some credit for that.

I used to think Kears main weakness was settling on his best team and blooding youngsters - but compared to Agar, nuff said.

Kear for me.
Would like him back before we get down to 6 games this time though.

The one that took us to the Etihad Stadium two years ago will take some beating. Good driver, , and an excellent view from the front seats. I think it was one of David Palmers!

worked on the scholarship under harbin he was a good man. that season drained the life out him. i can remember running on to him at salford hugging him and we both had tears in our eyes. he was a man who tried to develop coaches and players. he asked all the coaches what we thought of certain players he would always answer back with do you think he is better than what weve got or can replace what weve got or he wouldnt sign them.

If such a position in RL really exists then Harbin would have made a great Director of Rugby rather than a coach. Similar to Ferres but without the desire to become involved in non Rugby matters. Both these men were not really Coaches but did understand players and teams and we have missed such a man for a while IMHO.

One thing is without doubt, Harbin had a real knack with younger players and that alone was worth whatever we paid him.

Very. Badly let down by a bunch of free loading players who cared nothing for the club

It's a very short paragraph that reads like someone trying to find something nice to say about the wife they don't really want to be with any more

There is no debate really, surely??? Saved us from the drop 2006. Came within 10 very bad opening minutes of a Cup Final. Highest SL placing in 2009. Moreover, we rarely looked a rag tag and bobtail bunch of disinterested losers under him. He got brick bats off some on here for unidimensional play. I would dispute the reasoning for that opinion. First rule of RL; CONTROL THE FOOTBALL. (Would someone kindly take this into the dessing room at Leeds as Agar seems not to be getting that point across very well). He referred to his famous 'procees of Rugby League' a lot; he understood that before you can play any flashy Rugby you have to have a base to do it from and the field position. Before you can expand you have to have the basics right and he got us getting the basics right 9/10 times. We also played some good stuff on occasion and NOBODY took us for granted as they do now. Kear any time fo me. I was gutted to see him go when we got some money into the club (or so it seemed!)

Harsh El Rey, surely. That promotion was a major achievement. I have to say, having met him and worked briefly with the team in 98, he is a very decent guy, a good motivator in the dressing room and a good man manager. I thought that we splashed the cash on Goulding et al, whose attitudes stank and badly let him down myself. If he made a mistake it might have been that he allowed too many of the side who went up to go. There was spirit enough in that team with a little strengthening to have kept us up. Maybe he had no say. Keeping Garen Casey might have helped too.

A very good summary

It may harsh and he'll no doubt give me a harsh slap next time I see him.

I wasn't being 100% serious.