Handed in his notice after 27 years??

Brought through some top players in his time

Obviously not pleased at the way Crooksy was despatched.

Ah the bringer of good news! Now you've scoured the papers for information you can pass on about your favourite team, why not look for some about Rovers! Have you got a light?

Also adequate!

Got a light?

Backroom in turmoil?

Obsessed

You wish!

Crook and Harman, hardly current heavyweights of the sport.

I was thinking the same. Maybe FC's backroom was in need of a change.

I can understand people looking all wistful and sentimental when some of the "old guard" move on, but times change and the needs of the organisation change. Hull FC is a business, if elements of how it operates are changing to become more professional then that is to be expected, if people decide the nature of the changes doesn't suit them, and they decide to move on, then that is also to be expected.

Lasty and Agar to move on and we'll be in business.

I agree it needed freshening/modernising. No disrespect to the guys concerned but any organisation needs to keep moving forwards.

I believe this is going to be happening, i for one would like to thanl Mel and Crooksy for all there hard work and effort they have put in over many years and feel the club are making a big mistake and will regret it in the long run

Good luck Mel deserved better imo after all them years, but don't blame you getting away from them set of backstabbing to$$ers

How old is Mel anyway?

Must be close to retirement age?

Mel joins a growing list of backroom staff who leave in " not the best circumstances"
and whilst not pointing any fingers at anyone there does seem to be a pattern.

Brian Johnson, Martin Dunn, Billy Mallinson, Lee Crooks, Steve Crooks and now Mel Harman. All local and all stalwarts of the club at one point or another and have done a lot for the club over the years, he was possibly the last surviving link to the Boulevard staff wise.

Mel is well respected throughtout the game and his contacts alone within the local game a massive loss to the club. Many of us have seen him out in all weathers during the winter months checking out up and coming talent and we should all be thank full for his and others efforts in junior developement.

My frontroom is a right mess as well mate, fancy doing some hoovering?

maybe he just wants an early retirement

or,he has been offered a role somewhere else and fancies a change??

Maybe he's applied for the job across the city

best candidate for the post

Maybe just maybe he has been found out. Over 27 years how £any truly outstanding prospects has he found?

Too much sentiment on here at times.

Had abit to do with him when I was playing junior rugby maybe 5-6 years ago. Found him a nice bloke and knew his stuff when it came to rugby.
But on the other hand maybe its time for some new faces with new ideas to try and bring our youngsters into line with what the other clubs are bringing through.

My dad has known him since they were kids, he is 66

So past retirement age

So maybe people are jumping to the wrong conclusion

....and it took Hull 27 years to reach this conclusion???

Knee-jerk responses based on little or no actual information and informed by personal bias? On here? Surely not!