At least they got one thing right , our rivals hull kr being bitter (yes I know ive swapped the words round )

wouldnt suprise me if this story turns out to be true...... pearson has a history of sacking under-performing football managers and now with the investment being his own, it wouldnt suprise me one bit if gentle got the boot come the end of the season

Total garbage, do people even but the Star anymore?

Don't know if it's true but i don't think i would tell anybody i read the Daily Star.

If and I say if this story is true only a few people will know about this so someone is going to be in serious trouble if this is true.

But considering the paper the link is for the likely hood of it being true are very remote, just get the feeling someone is mischief making.

Or trying to solidify the group before a derby?

If it had any substance it would have been in the local media before the gossip papers. The timing of the article is questionable to say the least. The number of people who would actually know about this if it was true would be very small and you would have to be an idiot to leak it. So based on reasonable assumptions its utter balls.

Its the Star. Enough said!!

Correct, on all counts IMO.

Pearson does have form for sacking people but he also keeps it very quiet and plays his cards close to his hcest so i would suggest the likelyhood of this story being true are very remote. It may happen at the end of the year but it certainly won't be decided already.

Yeah, like who?

Steve mac n Brian smith as a duo like with England was names I heard before the semi.

It's the ing Star!

Although AP has form for getting rid of Coaches/Managers that under perform I doubt this story has any truth in it whatsoever.
AP has alluded to the fact that so many things were wrong with the club infrastructure, it was massively under invested, the facilities and youth set up etc. These are things that AP, SM & PG have worked on to improve the club as a whole. I am sure whilst he wants success as soon as possible even AP knows this wasnt going to be an overnight success.

Things haven't gone as well in the league as they should have and it is an area of concern I am sure for both AP & PG. The fact we have been missing Horne & Holdsworth for a good chunk of the season and the Price/Chase/Miller issues have not helped either. These reasons are why I think AP will not be sacking PG anytime soon and would be more likely if feeling trigger happy to at least give him the 1st 10 games next season.

Club wont comment for sure, they didn't on Picturegate and they wont now.

They will have a good laugh at it I suspect though, utter rubbish I am sure.

Another piece for the Wembley dressing room wall .

I'm looking at this way if AP is planning on getting rid of PG would he really have agreed to SM going at the end of the season.

Surely he'd have wanted someone like SM's input into who we should get....

I notice Julie Stott (Daily Star) is from Bolton (which is quite close to Wigan). Coincidental or what??

Also previously worked for News of the World and the Sun. What a paragon of journalistic excellence!!

Getting rid of the rubbish?

Not 100% convinced by Gentle, but unless we lose the final and we don't make the play offs he deserves another year IMO.

This

www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull-FC- ... story.html

www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull-FC- ... story.html

Nothing like a good chuckle amongst the ranks to bond the team, this has backfired on whoever wanted to spoil our week

Very vague as to AP's true thoughts on the matter. If we lose the final and finish below 6th, I could see Gentle being replaced.

Frankly so could I, although it would depend on how we did in the play-offs.

Personally I would give Gentle another year whatever happens. He has got us to our first final in 5 years.

If he is replaced then unless his successor brings instant success (and he would have to in order to justify the change) then a lot of the fans could turn against Pearson, not to mention how unsettling it would be for the players.

I think its time to be patient, like Manchester United were with Ferguson, and see how we do next year.