Re: rumours on twitter : Fri Jul 11, 2014 1:45 pm  

Legends and Icons wrote:

People need to remember that Gentle had 1 thing Radford hasn't

ability/intelligence?

Re: rumours on twitter : Fri Jul 11, 2014 2:00 pm  

Legends and Icons wrote:

People need to remember that Gentle had 1 thing Radford hasn't had ... A half back in DJ who if we had this year would have probably won is at least another 4 games imo of course

DJ,Cronk, Thurston,Sneyd etc - doesnt matter which HB we'd have had,
it would not make no difference, if there are no decoy runners to create the gap.

I've watched Queensland produce the same move, time & time again, ball is shifted along the backline
from Cronk to Thurston either Thaiday,Parker or Te'o make the dummy run,
Thurston passes to Boyd - try time,time after time.

Its not a high class set play, its a risk free play ,perfected and practiced to a high standard.

Re: rumours on twitter : Fri Jul 11, 2014 2:52 pm  

Offy wrote:

I agree with most, if not all I have read above. But, I think we should just go along for the ride and do what we always do and support the boys and the club we love.

I don't see LR getting the boot, in fact I think he will be given time (2,3 even 4 years) to build the club how he thinks fit. Do I think LR is the right man for the job long term, No. Do I think LR is the man for the job short term, No.

He should be given 5 games next season , If there's no improvement , Then bye bye . I don't think Pearson would stand for 2, 3 or 4 years of dwindling crowds .

Re: rumours on twitter : Fri Jul 11, 2014 2:57 pm  

Legends and Icons wrote:

People need to remember that Gentle had 1 thing Radford hasn't had ... A half back in DJ who if we had this year would have probably won is at least another 4 games imo of course

Do you really believe that?

DJ was not the anwser and bemoaned on here.

What Gentle had that Radford hasn't is head coaching ability.

Re: rumours on twitter : Fri Jul 11, 2014 3:05 pm  

I'd do a good job.

I won the Grand Final on 'Legend' in my first season on Rugby league Live as HullFC. I didn't have to 'build my own team'. Loads of dummy runners too

Re: rumours on twitter : Fri Jul 11, 2014 3:16 pm  

B0NES wrote:

He should be given 5 games next season , If there's no improvement , Then bye bye . I don't think Pearson would stand for 2, 3 or 4 years of dwindling crowds .

RL is not like football. Its difficult to sack the coach mid-season because there isn't a pool of replacement candidates out there. You can't lure another team's coach away mid-season so you either promote the assistant or appoint from the ranks of the unemployed.

I think AP needs to decide now whether to stick with Radford for another season or replace him and if the latter he should be looking for someone now with a view to pulling the trigger as soon as our season ends on 12th September.

Re: rumours on twitter : Fri Jul 11, 2014 3:20 pm  

B0NES wrote:

He should be given 5 games next season , If there's no improvement , Then bye bye . I don't think Pearson would stand for 2, 3 or 4 years of dwindling crowds .

Why should he be given to the start of next season,his recruitment has been poor,after 2 thirds of the season he is no nearer knowing his best side than he was when he took over,players confidence must be low,because if your not in his gang your place in the side is uncertain. Iam sorry to say I dont think radford is up to it,we still have leeds and saints,castleford to play at home as well as rovers,and have to go to wigan and huddersfield,so to be fair our best chance of another win is at bradford.Radford said he would walk if he couldn't do the job,well how low do we have to sink before something is done ?

Re: rumours on twitter : Fri Jul 11, 2014 3:23 pm  

Diogenes wrote:

RL is not like football. Its difficult to sack the coach mid-season because there isn't a pool of replacement candidates out there. You can't lure another team's coach away mid-season so you either promote the assistant or appoint from the ranks of the unemployed.

I think AP needs to decide now whether to stick with Radford for another season or replace him and if the latter he should be looking for someone now with a view to pulling the trigger as soon as our season ends on 12th September.

Hang on there why does it have to be at the end of the season?
It would finally be a bright spot in an otherwise depressing and boring season for us.
Anyway it's worked quite well for Wakey and Rovers thus far and if it's good enough for them it's good enough for me.

Re: rumours on twitter : Fri Jul 11, 2014 3:25 pm  

Bombed Out wrote:

Hang on there why does it have to be at the end of the season?
It would finally be a bright spot in an otherwise depressing and boring season for us.
Anyway it's worked quite well for Wakey and Rovers thus far and if it's good enough for them it's good enough for me.

That sounds abit Dodgy.

Re: rumours on twitter : Fri Jul 11, 2014 4:02 pm  

As much as im not a Radford fan I also think that most looked at the squad that Gentle has assembled fro the coming season and said it would finish 6th to 10th and unfortunately its gonna be more like 10th or even lower. The half back situation was always going to hinder the team as we basically have two rookies and a knackered old man with health issues and without halfs most teams are crap - look at Saints without Walsh last week. This is no way a defence for Radford as I don't think hes the right man or if he is he needs an experienced assistant along side him but I think Radford will get till midway next season before anything is done, only problem is a lot more supporters will probably be done with the club by then