Re: Peter Hood says Bulls on brink of going bust. : Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:10 pm  

eddievan wrote:

It looks sometimes like he is desperate for an "I told you so moment". We all need to get behind the pledge and sort problems out after we are sure we have a club to support.

What you on about. The only time I've ever mentioned Hood till this last week was when I criticized him on his handling of the McNamara years his in ability to act.

Re: Peter Hood says Bulls on brink of going bust. : Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:15 pm  

Why not try offering something constructive rather than just criticising tho? What do u think should happen. Eh?

Re: Peter Hood says Bulls on brink of going bust. : Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:17 pm  

It's possible for some of the most passionate supporters of the club to come across as negative because they care so much about the club and hate to see it struggle. I don't always agree with RER, but I have never for a second doubted his commitment.

There are people who post on here who deserve the accusation that they would rather be right than see the club survive and prosper. RER can fight his own battles, but for what it's worth, I'm certain that he isn't one.

Re: Peter Hood says Bulls on brink of going bust. : Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:18 pm  

The general tone of your posts seems to be negative and critical. I think we all need to be batting for the same team at the minute.

Re: Peter Hood says Bulls on brink of going bust. : Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:20 pm  

Agree. I know Red and I know his intentions, but joe soap doesn't and his comments can come across as wise, but without substance or construction to move the debate forward that's all I'm saying!

Re: Peter Hood says Bulls on brink of going bust. : Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:29 pm  

I know I can be hard to read at times and I do want the best for the club. It's just at the minute I've got much more important things going on which are a worry I come on here to try take my mind off it.

Re: Peter Hood says Bulls on brink of going bust. : Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:32 pm  

Stay cool pal. Hope alls well

Re: Peter Hood says Bulls on brink of going bust. : Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:58 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

As everyone is now going to start going on about Judgment day, can we please make sure it is JUDGMENT day and not judgEment day. JUDGMENT is correct and judgEment is just wrong and ugly. It's one of those words that has only elbowed its way into common currency through sheer repetition of the mistake. People think "Judge", and haven't the wit or edukashun to lose the extra e before a consonant.
And I don't give a shiit how many dictionaries disagree, I'm 100% right so fsck them all!

You are Ken from Widnes I claim my 5 pounds (donated to the pledge)

Re: Peter Hood says Bulls on brink of going bust. : Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:13 am  

redeverready wrote:

Or his public image with fans is so badly tarnished now and his stunning ability to shoot himself in the foot in the press he's been advised against replying.

so we have one chairman that doesn't tell us the truth against one chairman that publicly castigates for not turning up in big enough numbers. Play their game. Back whichever guarantees us survival. We don't have to be any more honest than they are.

Re: Peter Hood says Bulls on brink of going bust. : Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:24 am  

OldNorthernFan wrote:

(2) Hood made what I believe was the most disastrous decision ever (yes, even worse than the Harris episode) when he stuck by McNamara who, despite being a very nice person, had so very clearly been promoted beyond his competence. That decision was beyond incompetent - it was shortsighted and stupid. I believe this because even with the disastrous Harris situation, with good results and play off opportunities we could have maintained our fan base and sponsorship and therefore had the means to try to get back in the black. With a weak squad, poor results and an inevitable slide over 4 years it was clear we were going to be in an even worse financial situation. So, my personal rock and hard place will probably land me in the CC camp by a whisker simpy on the basis of those two outcomes.

Obviously time has diminished your memory of above events. When Peter Hood "inherited" the Chairmanship, the Club was in a real turmoil (similar to now but behind closed doors so to speak) Macca had just been headhunted by Hull as a possible Head Coach, he was persuaded to stay and take over from Nobby possibly at the end of that season, a lot of Fans knew that Nobby was looking to the NRL and it was assumed thats when he would be off!. Caisley goes, shortly afterwards Nobby goes. Peter Hood is left with a dilemma but in Macca there was a readily available in house replacement of whom everyone said he was a good Coach, with Hull still looking for a Coach, Macca was signed up with a generous 4 year contract (Peter Hood has admitted that with hindsight he wouldn't do that again) Macca is a good Coach but being Head Coach is a differnt set of Skills and you need an able deputy, Vievers decided jump ship and head for Pieland, Macca then made the mistake in making LSH & Basil his assistants, so we had an inexpierenced Coaching Team and also (we Fans didn't know this) a fast drying up cash flow, a recipe for struggling which is what happened. The rest as they say is History!