This thread is a joke at times however if you need a diversion here is an excellent article by that man Cooke which I found interesting! www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Sloppy-H ... story.html

This thread is a joke at times however if you need a diversion here is an excellent article by that man Cooke which I found interesting! www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Sloppy-H ... story.html

Quote ="The Dentist Wilf"This thread is a joke at times however if you need a diversion here is an excellent article by that man Cooke which I found interesting! www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Sloppy-H ... story.html'" Yes - it's a good read. Odd - the link has stopped working, I could have sworn I read the article 10 minutes ago.

Quote ="The Dentist Wilf"This thread is a joke at times however if you need a diversion here is an excellent article by that man Cooke which I found interesting! www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Sloppy-H ... story.html'" Yes - it's a good read. Odd - the link has stopped working, I could have sworn I read the article 10 minutes ago.

Quote ="The Dentist Wilf"This thread is a joke at times however if you need a diversion here is an excellent article by that man Cooke which I found interesting! www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Sloppy-H ... story.html'" What I found more interesting and funny, was next to all that was a picture of dennis betts, with a headline of "betts shocked with dressing room drama" haha kind of makes a bit of joke of cookes theory that it happens all the time and its no biggy

Quote ="The Dentist Wilf"This thread is a joke at times however if you need a diversion here is an excellent article by that man Cooke which I found interesting! www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Sloppy-H ... story.html'" What I found more interesting and funny, was next to all that was a picture of dennis betts, with a headline of "betts shocked with dressing room drama" haha kind of makes a bit of joke of cookes theory that it happens all the time and its no biggy

.... or maybe Cooke makes Betts look the fool.

Anyone know what the score is with reece dean? best half I've seen come through the club ranks since schofield and would be criminal if we let him walk away be it to rovers or australia. We should be making him an offer he can;t refuse

actually cooke says 'These meetings are not common'

Yeh because cookes got so much more experience then betts coaching in super league, and didnt you find cookes last paragraph a littke cringe worthy, I did

... what's coaching got to do with it?

Yeh hes not 6ft 2 and 16 stone

So he does, still, big differance to betts been shocked! And by Radfords reaction in front of the sky cameras, he was to, and certainly not something thats happens from time to time as cooke suggests

Well , radfords a super league coach, so is betts, cookes not, you following, betts shocked that players would lock the coach out of changing rooms, pretty sure radford was to. So, both coaches shocked yeh. Cooke not shocked but says it happens from time to time. Yeh, your right, nothing to do with coaching

Quote ="The Dentist Wilf"This thread is a joke at times however if you need a diversion here is an excellent article by that man Cooke which I found interesting! www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Sloppy-H ... story.html'" Cheers for that - really interesting article.

Quote ="The Dentist Wilf"This thread is a joke at times however if you need a diversion here is an excellent article by that man Cooke which I found interesting! www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Sloppy-H ... story.html'" Cheers for that - really interesting article.

Would be a disaster in that context, particularly given that Rovers are bottom and have an unenviable record in bringing young players on. Lordy.

To be fair there's not been much competition since 1983

Still, a better player than Cooke. Would do for me.

It was an article seen from a players perspective, and Betts wasn't even mentioned, and neither was Radford for that matter.

This. All he's tried to do in the article is point out what was likely to have occurred in the meeting and state that, whilst not common, these meetings shouldn't be considered shocking.

As someone that was shocked by it I have to admit that it was more the timing of the meeting and the fact that they specifically asked the coaching staff to leave/kicked them out that provided the shock factor for me. Had the meeting taken place the day after at training I'm not sure I'd have found it shocking at all.

So we now look like the team of old despite our new signings and this being Radford's team, based on the team's performances barring the opening 2 rounds.

Does anyone still think he has the ability to pull this one round and still come good as a coach?

Despite being behind him initially upon his appointment I've not hid my disappointment since.

I believe Lee is passionate about Hull but believe the learning curve has been too soon too steep for him.

In regards to his contract I wonder what Pearson is thinking.

Keep going in the same hope it all comes good and offer him a new contract or dispense with his services but when?
I think if we carry on like this further untold damage to the fan base and cub will ensue which worries me.

I think the penny will have dropped for AP that barring an instant return to the form of the first couple of games the season looks like Groundhog Day. The bigger context is what his plans are in terms of ambition and ownership. Almost 5 years into his tenure and the club hasn't really kicked on, and bad decisions/advice have cost him big time. If he were looking to cut his losses (which wouldn't surprise me, although I can't imagine there's a queue of people wanting to take over) maybe he'll offer Radford a short deal. If he's genuinely ambitious he'll seek to trade up in the coaching post. If he wants to minimise his losses maybe he'll keep Radford and scale down the squad. My opinion is that he won't do something ambitious.

Wasn't we supposed to be looking at Tony Smith?
Not sure what his contract situation is mind.
There again, his stock will be rising again now.

Rovers bound, unfortunately.

Where you heard that?.....as for the other one,Powell,he is struggling at Cas now,had 3 big battering so since they played us

Several mentions on social media from people "in the know". Makes sense with him having worked with Peacock before, and would be more like the "top line" coach promised by Hudgell than McNamara IMO.

That would be a good coup for them !!.

Better than a coup d'etat . leaving Warrington for rovers ? Big leap of faith that one