Based upon this season, we appear to have progressed and Radford has to take credit for this, along with the rest of the coaching and recruiting team.

I also remember Agar winning the first five games, before fading. However, I know it's early, but the manner in which we have won our games so far this season feels different.

My benchmark for Lee Radford as a Coach comes from how I felt about the state of the team last Good Friday. We'd sacked Gentle as 6th place and Wembley was not deemed good enough. Radford clearly courted the job and then was backed to the hilt. Two seasons going backwards seemed a fair enough period to assess his ability.

I like others wanted a change, but it was Adam Pearson's decision to stick with Lee.

This season's early signs are that the defence is strong, we have numerous attacking options, are scoring quite freely, have a kicking game and better game management. We also have more strength in depth. I can't recall any discussions last season on whether Mini or Ellis should miss out on the 17.

Yes, we may be just a two game wonder, however the way we are bossing the games, I'm expecting more of the same v Cas. Looking at the next few fixtures suggests our league position on Good Friday may be much better than it was last year.

A fair assessment of our initial progress this season will be after the Easter programme. However, I've more confidence in our ability than I have for a long time and that feels good.

Based upon this season, we appear to have progressed and Radford has to take credit for this, along with the rest of the coaching and recruiting team.

I also remember Agar winning the first five games, before fading. However, I know it's early, but the manner in which we have won our games so far this season feels different.

My benchmark for Lee Radford as a Coach comes from how I felt about the state of the team last Good Friday. We'd sacked Gentle as 6th place and Wembley was not deemed good enough. Radford clearly courted the job and then was backed to the hilt. Two seasons going backwards seemed a fair enough period to assess his ability.

I like others wanted a change, but it was Adam Pearson's decision to stick with Lee.

This season's early signs are that the defence is strong, we have numerous attacking options, are scoring quite freely, have a kicking game and better game management. We also have more strength in depth. I can't recall any discussions last season on whether Mini or Ellis should miss out on the 17.

Yes, we may be just a two game wonder, however the way we are bossing the games, I'm expecting more of the same v Cas. Looking at the next few fixtures suggests our league position on Good Friday may be much better than it was last year.

A fair assessment of our initial progress this season will be after the Easter programme. However, I've more confidence in our ability than I have for a long time and that feels good.

Knockers just knocker, makes me laugh if im honest, and he does make some valid points sometimes, just puts them across in a strange way sometimes. I think some off you take him far to serious

Another one jumping on the radford band waggon! Makes me sick ha
Seriously though. Good post, I feel the same

Early signs are good but we need tio judge things at the end of the season, not the beginning

I agree Jake but the confidence is oozing from this team and that alone is worth points.
If we have convincing wins against Cas and Wigan there wont be any teams that will look forward to playing us especially when you have Big Frank and Gaz Ellis coming off the bench together.

If we beat cas and wigan then we'll have every reason to look forward to the rest of the season confidently. Things looking good so far but we shouldn't get carried away

Bandwagonners, how utterly ridiculous! We've won two games (albeit convincingly) on the back of two absolutely dreadful seasons with the direst rugby for years.
Harsh criticism of the coach and owner for why we were not competing and playing more gash than good is more than justified as was rhe call for the coach to be rid of.
personal vendetta, doom and gloom you have no idea what you are talking about. Do you sit back as an investor and watch silently as the person/persons running things turn a team going forward into one close to being relegated and last season play incredibly poorly aside from a short period of player led change?
Just because you disagree with others doesn't allow you the scope to be a complete troll of the worst kind!
Fast forward 4 months, we have the best squad assembled probably since the 80s, it's even better than the 05/06 squads iMHO.
AND importantly the way we play, the professionalism, the preparation so far seems to be miles in front of the last two seasons so we are able to hopefully maximise the talent we have.
So far that's a big plusand credit to the coach and his team and whatever it is that has changed things we as fans can say yes, this is what we wamt, attacking, thoughtful, professional rugby with desire from players that has beomg missing.
I'll support that (not that i ever stopped) and applaud the club as a whole for the changes (signings/direction of playing etc)
Does that make me or anyone else impressed with the changes, excited with how we're playing bandwagonner's...no.

More of the same please Mr.Radford

Spot on, and I'm not too sure a two week break is what we need at this time.

I don't think anyone's suggesting a bronze statue outside the KC for our coach. If we'd started badly, he'd have been absolutely slated on here. But we haven't, so maybe he gets cut a little slack.

I've not seen any threads calling for his head since the season started so maybe people had already worked that out for themselves?

I think you can get carried away.

A public petition calling for the man to lose his job and made up libellous comments regarding him being a bully (see the moderators comments from a couple of weeks ago) - yeh, you do have a personal vendetta, what else is it? As for calling me a troll, that's rich. Is that because I've outed you as the troll you are, so you call me one back? Very school yard of you Bumpy.


Anyway, enough of feeding the troll - Radders. He and Tony inherited an absolute mess in terms of salary cap management and the squad they were left with. It's taken them a couple of years to sort out and ship out the idiots, but it's now there's, it's his team, no excuses on that front.

Our attack, baring the end of last season, has been very poor. But let's not forget our defence was very good last year, and we were right at the top of the stats for offloads, meters made, tackle busts etc. We were capable of getting the ball into the danger zone, just terrible at converting that pressure into tries. Not [ieverything[/i was as terrible as we think last year.

Fast forward to this season, we've made some brilliant signings and worked very hard at fixing that attack, whilst maintaining the good points from last year I've just mentioned.

It's a great start, credit to him and everyone else at the club.

Same at rovers. With a scratch side it's hardly a disaster losing at wire. As for your paper thin squad, surely that's down to your ceo and football manager as much as chester

No Bandwagon for me. Call it as I see it, but always on the basis that if its right to criticise, it's also right to compliment when thinks go well. Radford copped it last season, so deserves the support for the early signs of improvement.

Always try and keep a sense of perspective. As a previous thread has shown, we've only ever finished top of the tree three times. Saying that, we are not bottom of the league either. And the league table don't lie!

The overall mood on here is cautious optimism. Radford is doing everything right and there seems little to criticise as the team is honed and tweaked slightly to best effect. His bench has been perfect and seems to know the balance to take and when to relieve the pressure. This can only come from trial and error.

I've been a harsh critic of him, but no-one can deny that since the Rovers demolition, we have played the best rugby in over a decade. Lets not forget he's a young coach and clearly has respect from his team. The problems with Shaul must be well behind them and we have an exciting set of kids that Radford is not afraid to unleash.

Yes, it's only 2 games but we have shown an edge to our attack that is heading towards that of Millward's Saints team.

At this level the coach influence is a much smaller percentage of the overall package than the quality of the players. Radford d has cleared out the dross, with Pearson's significant financial support and for that he deserves great credit. It's tough for some who entrenched themselves into a position of negativity about Radford but at the end of the day better players will always do better and at last we have some star quality to watch. Good players seem more than happy to sign for and play at Hull and that probably says more than anything about the coach and his team.

Radford in!

I had my doubts about Radford in the beginning but now it's clear what he's trying to achieve and I think it's fantastic. I hope for all of our sake his hard work pays off

I hope I am still feeling this positive in a couple of months because it's looking like a great season, from a hull perspective and also because the SL super powers look to be changing a little. Leeds have been superb over the last ten years but I don't enjoy seeing one team dominate

The proof of the pudding will most definitely be in the eating. If we don't make at least top 4 or the CC final it's a failed season and Radford should go. That's the players view too (regrding where we should be) as reported in the HDM.
As I said previously if Radford can't get some sort of success with this squad then he'll never do it as comparatively we have one of the very best squads and deffo best pack in SL and should be challenging for silverware.
So far so good and he gets my backing, if we fall short again by season end then he has to go because there are no excuses this year.

Bring back Yeaman thats what i say

Thats pretty harsh! I dont think our coach will get sacked if we finish outside top 4
Your squad is improved and Pritchard looks good but I dont think its in the top 4, if you take out ourselves there is still Wigan, Wire, Saints, Catalan and arguably Hud with better squads imo
surely top 6 would be good enough given you don't have any current internationals?

I'm sure he'll be delighted that you've pulled the petition for now at least.

Agree

Sounds about right to me, well said Mr D&G