Re: Andy Last - Joint Assistant Coach : Mon Dec 21, 2020 9:18 am  

Really good bit of business.

Very pleased to have secured such an experienced coach.

Did a cracking job in difficult circumstances at Hull last year and in my opinion hard done to, to not get the job permanently.

Re: Andy Last - Joint Assistant Coach : Mon Dec 21, 2020 2:42 pm  

I think it's a good deal for everyone involved. He clearly has talent as a coach but Hull FC is all he knows. He has been at the club for about 20 years. We needed a new direction and someone with fresh ideas and I think we have done the right thing by moving on from Last and going with Hodgson. You gain a good assistant coach, and he gains more experience at a different club and potentially another shot at a head coach position in the not too distant future.

I wish him all the best and I'm sorry to see him go, but I do think it's the right move for everyone.

Re: Andy Last - Joint Assistant Coach : Mon Dec 21, 2020 4:56 pm  

Just listened to Andy Last’s interview on Trinity tv regards starting for the club.
The bloke oozes enthusiasm and is exactly what the club needs to create the right culture and environment that was talked about on the Q&A session on Thursday night.

Andy Last & Willie Poching both bring experience and knowledge to our coaching setup,which hopefully will get the team playing as we all know they can.
Maybe the academy( a vital cog for a club like Trinity) will be the benefactor of some input from these two also.

Sometimes the best signings aren’t always the players who run out on the pitch .

[Chris71]

Re: Andy Last - Joint Assistant Coach : Mon Dec 21, 2020 7:50 pm  

Sorry to see Andy Last go, he is a very good coach and did a good job for us in very difficult circumstances. Unfortunately for Andy the circumstances meant he felt he had to leave to further himself and think the move was best for both Andy Last & the club as both needed new directions.

You have certainly got a very good guy in Andy Last and will certainly help Chester.

Best of luck to Andy except against us

Re: Andy Last - Joint Assistant Coach : Mon Dec 21, 2020 10:44 pm  

Hull F C didn't want Andy Last to leave the club and their fans are sorry to see him leave so their loss is our gain. Having seen Andy on Trinity TV he comes across as a great bloke and eager to get started. We never really replaced John Kear which left Chris Chester exposed so hopefully now along with Willie Poching we can make a fresh start and hopefully become more competitive for next season.

Re: Andy Last - Joint Assistant Coach : Tue Dec 22, 2020 7:39 am  

Trinity1964 wrote:

Hull F C didn't want Andy Last to leave the club and their fans are sorry to see him leave so their loss is our gain. Having seen Andy on Trinity TV he comes across as a great bloke and eager to get started. We never really replaced John Kear which left Chris Chester exposed so hopefully now along with Willie Poching we can make a fresh start and hopefully become more competitive for next season.

I think it was Jack Gibson who said that to win you have to get the back room sorted first. On paper at least that is an impressive back room staff, tons of experience at the highest levels.

Re: Andy Last - Joint Assistant Coach : Tue Dec 22, 2020 9:55 am  

Sounds like a great appointment. Experience of the actual job rather than just an ex-player.

I have to comment that Hull are taking a real gamble. Brett Hodgson may do a great job and he knows the UK, but the Tigers didn't tear up any trees last year, so it's not as if he's learned from the best. In fact, his experience comes mainly from working under Maguire, and we know what delights he brought to the game (wrestle, wrestle, wrestle).

Re: Andy Last - Joint Assistant Coach : Tue Dec 22, 2020 10:03 am  

Slugger McBatt wrote:

Sounds like a great appointment. Experience of the actual job rather than just an ex-player.

I have to comment that Hull are taking a real gamble. Brett Hodgson may do a great job and he knows the UK, but the Tigers didn't tear up any trees last year, so it's not as if he's learned from the best. In fact, his experience comes mainly from working under Maguire, and we know what delights he brought to the game (wrestle, wrestle, wrestle).

True, their loss our gain perhaps, it's usually the other way around so if it went that way it would be nice.

Re: Andy Last - Joint Assistant Coach : Tue Dec 22, 2020 12:53 pm  

This is a good appointment, a lot of experience, and will bring fresh ideas to the table.

With him and Poching, a bit of a new look backroom.

Could do with the strength and conditioner position freshening up next I feel

Re: Andy Last - Joint Assistant Coach : Tue Dec 22, 2020 1:40 pm  

Travelling Wilbury wrote:

This is a good appointment, a lot of experience, and will bring fresh ideas to the table.

With him and Poching, a bit of a new look backroom.

Could do with the strength and conditioner position freshening up next I feel

I get the impression that is a bit of a Poching speciality, don’t know where I heard that so it may be wrong.