Just been told from reliable source that Lee Radford is to be our new assistant coach. Would be the logical choice for me he has been a fantastic servant to FC and was a good Club Captain a born leader with a good work ethic plus a lot of experience. He is well respected throughout the game both at proffessional and amateur levels. He gets my Vote

i got told the same y.day

Yeah he used to be a wonderful leader on the pitch when he was captain and the opposition scored and he just stood there with his hands on his hips lucking clueless.

Here we go

That means we will have even more money spare on the salary cap. They better bloody spend all this spare cap on good quality players instead of leaving it there doing nothing.

He may not have been the greatest captain but you cant question what he has won in the game and has the respect of fellow players.

Radford Out!

Being a Coach he just might be more forthcoming
Some players are more vocal then others
When I played you could hear my gob The lads
put it down to me being off Hessle Road

hudgell said early chris chester to hull fc is a no-no

good!

I think that is a positive move. Can certainly see Radders moving into coaching when his playig days are over.

Already shown he is a good coach and its an inevitable move for him. Slight concern that he is coaching players he has just been playing with but others have done it with no problems.

Nice to have an english coach still involved.

I've never really "got" Radford. Average to good workhorse, bit rude about the fans, more interested in his businesses. Oh well. Space on the cap is a good thing.

Like now

I would be happy with Radders, don't think he would take any rubbish from the players & also nice to keep a bit of continuity after all the changes

Would also add that last year he seemed below his best so Maybe the right time to move into coaching. Maybe this is where the Pitts rumour came from, a 5th prop?

Glad he's finishing as a player if true because he's not good enough anymore but not sure whether I would happy to see him as assistant after being mates with them and playing with them

Hasn't Radford been fairly successful with the amateur sides he's been coaching? I remember hearing bits and pieces, but not that much.

TBH, I'd prefer it if he chose playing OR coaching, and gave each his full focus, not both. However, if he does get the position I'll fully support him.

The Oz clubs, origin sides & national team seem to employ alot of former players in some kind of coaching capacity & it seems to work for them.

Only upside to this I can see is were replacing him with a younger player who is just as good and makes things easier next season has we"ll only need 1or 2 props now , instead of 3 or 4 as was the case a few weeks ago . That's if it's true about Pitts, and radders as assistant because I'd heard hay over the weekend .

I dont see why just because he has played with the team is a bad thing..hel no there games and he has always struck me as a person who gets respect from his peers..he has coaching experience and a bag of knowledge of the game....i would be happy with this if true..like some have said hes coming to the end of his career and is a player who will defo end up in coaching regardless imo....would certainly prefer this to chester/hay

what happends if its all a rumour and its not radders

Would be happy with it, but we would need another forward on an already low in numbers pack. Promote a U20 for me.

Like Bowden, Green, Cunningham x2, Kent, Pearce.

All on full time deals, let's see what they can do.