Before Yeamo slipped that ball to Shaul then I truly believe Radfud was gone.

Fair play to LR as he was under the most extreme pressure that I don't think many on here have ever faced.

Lets hope LR is the man. I was totally against him as a coach. I now hope he can bring home the bacon and finally nail any doubts about his competency.

In Adam we trust has shown more foresight than the hubble telescope.

Has some big calls to make in the next 4 weeks.Is he going to put all his eggs in the the Challenge Cup basket and wrap some of our main players in cotton wool and risk missing out on a top 2 place or play them and take the risk on picking up injuries and losing them for the Final.

Rather him than me.

Maintain any kind of form for the remainder of the league campaign and he'll have done a magnificent job. Cup finals are special but they are also a massive disruption.

Quote ="Doom&Gloom Merchant"Just in case anyone missed the low levels that were stooped to, as reading that you'd assume it was all fair criticism & nothing more: https://www.change.org/p/adam-pearson-h ... terminated '" "So it is up to you to hold your hand up and say you got it badly, badly wrong." Still waiting?

Quote ="Doom&Gloom Merchant"Just in case anyone missed the low levels that were stooped to, as reading that you'd assume it was all fair criticism & nothing more: https://www.change.org/p/adam-pearson-h ... terminated '" "So it is up to you to hold your hand up and say you got it badly, badly wrong." Still waiting?

Indeed. Hopefully the magnitude of the ask, for a team that finished 8th last year, is well appreciated by the supporters if we lose a few over the coming weeks.

Congratulations to Lee Radford and the rest of the back room staff on what must be already considered a successful season. A Cup Final appearance and an almost certain GF semi final appearance far exceeds my expectations for this season. Whilst not picking up some silverware at this point would be disappointing it cannot detract from the significant improvements made by the club this year.

Lee Radford is the best young coach in SL, and he bleeds B&W.

Let's not forget motu tony's part in all of this. Without his contacts and recruiting skills I doubt we'd have the squad we do for the coach to work with. I also think that richard horne's involvement on the coaching side will have taken some of the pressure off radford. it was blatantly obvious that radford and last wasn't enough resource to coach a SL team

You only have to look on the Leeds board to see how quick it could all change back!! , This season has exceeded many expectations already , Without winning anything , Well done to all involved .

Every member of that backroom staff has had a hand in the current position of the club and deserves any plaudits.

Win or lose at Wembley, this has been the best season since 2005 and we are genuine contenders for the 3 pieces of silver. I've spoken at length with Radders and seen first-hand the work he puts in, from the end of a match to the early morning prep for training and the restructuring he has put in place. We must have the best team-spirit in the league and that will take us far - for that we have Pearson to thank for maintaining faith in Lee and giving him the funds to go about his business, from the charter planes to the cryo-chamber and the carte-blanche approach to team building with Motu.
We have a set of South Sea Islanders that can rank alongside Kemble/Leuluai/O'Hara and Ah Kuoi and the enviable youth coming through.

Radfords words at the end of his post-game interview have elevated the man to a higher status: "I want to get rid of that song."

Well pleased for the bloke. He is turning into a fantastic manager.

Always seemed a nice genuine bloke when i met him.

I have to say that I have certainly not been his biggest fan. I have though always wanted the club to succeed and would never want us to lose in order for the coach to be sacked, unlike some.

I have been at the point of despair over the past 3 years since that loss to Wigan at Wembley. I personally couldn't see what we could do other than completely change the backroom staff. Widnes away this year summed it all up perfectly for me. Shocking display followed by a dressing room lock in without the coach. The writing was clearly on the wall then, in hindsight



Radders deserves all the credit that is due to him an he is due a lot from me as I eat humble pie. But equally we must realise what we have. The spirit within the entire club appears to be amazing. It is one club. You only have to look at the pictures in the dressing room after Friday's match. The entire backroom staff and squad in the dressing room celebrating. The huddle after matches only taking place once all the players are in it.

The images we have from the players on instagram and the like. Compare that with for example Wire after Saturday's match walking round the Leigh stadium as individuals (I'm not knocking that). There is a spirit that I don't recall ever seeing at any club whatever the sport.
That comes from Lee and Adam. It was clearly what Lee wanted and it is clear that Adam bought into that and so have the players. Led by the senior guys like Ellis and Mini. It is why we sold Westy and Lineham. And probably why we no longer have the likes of Ben Crooks at the club.
Very few of us saw the reasons but seeing the club now it is plainly obvious why Lee and Adam took the decisions they did.

My only hope now is that we can build on this and not destroy it like we have with all the decent sides we've had since the 80s. There is massive potential now. The squad with few exceptions is still relatively young. a tweak here and there at the end of each season could see us developing like the Rhinos have done over the past decade.

Boy its exciting.

My thoughts on Lee's abilities when 20-nil down against Rovers after an hour this season to now could not be more contrasting.

I am glad to be eating as much humble pie as Lee and the team keep serving. long may it continue.

It sure is Mr Richards and what a great post I can really buy into all that

Well said.

Nobody was happy with what we saw going on, pretty much everyone questioned Radford's initial appointment, and questioned whether he was the right man (myself included). Every one of us is eating humble pie, just some people have a much larger portion to eat than others.

A few posters have referred to me & others as happy clappers because we didn't display the same levels of vitriol towards Radford that they did. If anyone could be d to look back through my posts, I was as frustrated as the next person, but maybe just a little more patient and noticed the faint glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel.

As you say, a lot of decisions made at the time didn't seem right, at least from the outside looking in, which with the power of hindsight can see were the right decisions. Sorting out the squad was always going to take time. Radders getting up to speed as a HC was always going to take time.

Some posters should be completely ashamed of the way they acted at the time. Criticism is fine, we've all done it at some point. Nobody will ever take exception to someone with a genuine concern / criticism with something happening on the field or at the club. Once it goes past that line into the realms of; personal abuse, accusations about his character, made up b/s, opinions on the back of made up b/s, petitions to get him sacked from his job, banners at games etc, like it did do, it's fair to expect it to be challenged. Stuff like that simply isn't on, and that's where the divide occurred on this board. Unfortunately, a couple of the main protagonists still refuse to withdraw or apologise for their actions and are currently sat there blissfully booking their Wembley trips. Such is life.

It's been a great season so far. We have a massive chance at Wembley (more so than the past 2 finals anyway), and we're realistically only a couple of wins away from cementing a top4 finish. Radders deserves huge credit, so does Motu, Pearson & the rest of the backroom staff, their patience & hard work should be a lesson to all of us.

I always knew he would be the right man.

I had my doubts about his appointment. Like many on here, I thought it was too big a job for a first time coach to turn our club's fortune around and revive the quintessential "sleeping giant".

I will now join the long queue of people and hold my hands up and say I was wrong. Even at the start of this season, I never saw this coming, especially after the nightmare night at Widnes when it looked like "same old same old Hull Fc".

Success is always at its greatest when it is least expected (and boy, is this season unexpected!). The plaudits and back-slaps have to go to Lee as the chief architect of this stunning season, along with his backroom staff. So, fair play to all of them for giving us a season to remember.

Now if you will excuse me, I'm off for another helping of humble pie, served up with chips, peas and gravy of course (well, I am a northern lad after all!!!).

I never once mentioned anything to do with his facial features and have never said anything personal unlike posters on here with their personal jibes towards those whom just wanted to say what they thought about the rugby and the coaches ability.
There's a great deal of difference there and one that so many of the bullies on here choose to ignore at their convenience.
And yes LR has done verywell so far this season

OK then..

Careful, Mrs B, he'll go on a rant about being bullied.

.... again.

You are full of 5hite.
You slated his coaching ability & him personally, I knew when he got his own squad he would turn them into a decent side, he leaves nothing unturned & his commitment is the best I know of, he lives for the game.

Priceless.

After always being pro-Radford, when we were 20-0 down at theirs I stood on the terraces of the Zeebrugge stand and honestly thought to myself that I wasn't sure where we could go from here and even muttered the words 'I think his time is up'.
What's happened since has been nothing short of a revelation and this year should mark the start of a prolonged period of success. All the ingredients are there, Radford has recruited superbly, but for me the signing of Washy is just as important as any others, because he hasn't just signed the right players, he's signed the right people.

It's a remarkable turnaround. Good on him. It took a while to clear out the deadwood and shape his own squad but we are now starting to see the benefits of his hard work (as well as Motu Tony and Adam Pearson of course).

Shaul's try at the Lightstream was probably the most important for the club since Cooke's at Cardiff.