Re: Brett Hodgson : Thu Nov 26, 2020 9:31 am  

Good player. Nice bloke. Seemed to talk sense & understand game.
Is he a good coach? ... not a clue as I have never seen him coaching.
Many Hull fans have very high expectations ... it doesn't surprise me that some of there "fans" are not happy.
He will need good recruitment & luck to succeed.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Brett Hodgson : Thu Nov 26, 2020 9:40 am  

morrisseyisawire wrote:

Indeed, huge gamble. He doesn't even have the initial conciliatory buffer of being an ex-player to fall back on - the fans will be on his back sharpish if he doesn't start well particularly as I sense HKR will be much improved in 2021.

and you're basing that on?

Re: Brett Hodgson : Thu Nov 26, 2020 9:41 am  

sally cinnamon wrote:

What has Hodgson done that would make him a good head coach for us other than being a good player for us and having spent some time as an assistant. We could appoint Lee Briers if that was the criteria.

He's been number 2 for a couple of years to one of the best coaches to coach in SL, currently at Wests.

Was also assistant under Ivan Cleary and Tim Sheens.

Coached in SL and the NRL.

That alone would make him a better appointment than Briers.

Good luck to him. Brave but potentially great appointment by Hull.

Re: Brett Hodgson : Thu Nov 26, 2020 10:30 am  

silver2 wrote:

I wonder how he'll get on with that Smith character on the other side of the river?

Can't see them meeting for a coffee and a chat especially if Mrs H is about.

Re: Brett Hodgson : Thu Nov 26, 2020 7:49 pm  

Fantastic Mr Catpiss wrote:

and you're basing that on?

HKR? Made a couple of good signings already, players with something to prove, have recruited early and they have a bloody good coach.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Brett Hodgson : Thu Nov 26, 2020 8:04 pm  

morrisseyisawire wrote:

HKR? Made a couple of good signings already, players with something to prove, have recruited early and they have a bloody good coach.

They're going through a massive squad overhaul for the 2nd year in a row, it didn't work this year, They're just repeating it again

Re: Brett Hodgson : Thu Nov 26, 2020 8:18 pm  

Fantastic Mr Catpiss wrote:

They're going through a massive squad overhaul for the 2nd year in a row, it didn't work this year, They're just repeating it again

Size of squad and fixture pile up caught up with them this year. They'll go ok - mark 1st July in your Westlife 2021 calendar and come back to me.

Re: Brett Hodgson : Thu Nov 26, 2020 8:25 pm  

karetaker wrote:

Is confirmed new head coach at Hull. A lot of the fans over there are really not happy about it.

It`s a Hull thing. Some not happy unless they are moaning about something.

Re: Brett Hodgson : Thu Nov 26, 2020 9:19 pm  

As has been said in a roundabout sort of way above - it makes the Hull / HKR derby even more interesting....

Re: Brett Hodgson : Thu Nov 26, 2020 9:28 pm  

barton baird wrote:

It`s a Hull thing. Some not happy unless they are moaning about something.

Dead right. Thank God we are not like that ... wouldn't you get fed up if some of our "fans" were the same.