Re: Hodgson : Sat Sep 18, 2021 9:52 am  

Irregs#16 wrote:

I still think Reynolds might retire. Maybe the club can use the video they have of him to force that through

Go on then, I’ll bite - what’s this video and what has allegedly happened?

Re: Hodgson : Sat Sep 18, 2021 9:53 am  

bishops finger wrote:

It's pretty rare that players are released early from contracts Dave because that means paying them off and there isn't a lot of money in rugby to pay them off with is there?

I don't think he has a choice, how much will 2000 passholdrrs not renewing cost him.

2/3 positive signings before Christmas and fans will forget about this season and most will renew (maybe more, as alot like me couldn't get a pass due to restrictions)

Re: Hodgson : Sat Sep 18, 2021 1:07 pm  

Aswilco93 wrote:

Go on then, I’ll bite - what’s this video and what has allegedly happened?

Someone made an allegation on social media last night naming Reynolds , Not sure if these are linked but if they are wrong , That person could find himself in a whole lot of bother !!

Re: Hodgson : Sat Sep 18, 2021 2:16 pm  

Don’t need a video if you ever take a stroll in Hessle or Old Town. Heard he was told he was off before magic.

Re: Hodgson : Sat Sep 18, 2021 6:32 pm  

the cal train wrote:

Don’t need a video if you ever take a stroll in Hessle or Old Town. Heard he was told he was off before magic.

He was offered to NRL clubs months ago, but nobody bit

Re: Hodgson : Sat Sep 18, 2021 6:44 pm  

Irregs#16 wrote:

He was offered to NRL clubs months ago, but nobody bit

Do you think he'll be playing for us again?

Re: Hodgson : Sat Sep 18, 2021 6:58 pm  

Irregs#16 wrote:

He was offered to NRL clubs months ago, but nobody bit

With his injury record and age he wont get a club in the NRL or S/L
My guess is he and the club will come to an arrangement and he will retire.
Older players who have suffered long term injuries seem to go on and become injury prone.In our case Taylor and Bowden are good examples as age is also not on their side.
Shaul seems to have broken down again and it will be interesting to see how Griffin recovers as again both are getting towards the end of their careers.
Cator on the other hand is probably young enough to make a complete recovery without becoming injury prone like older players.

Re: Hodgson : Sat Sep 18, 2021 8:50 pm  

Marcus's Bicycle wrote:

Do you think he'll be playing for us again?

As soon as he got injured he told his neighbours that would be it for him - going home. But, maybe he got a better diagnosis than he expected? It would be 200k that we could use elsewhere

Re: Hodgson : Sat Sep 18, 2021 11:31 pm  

My friends husband was doing some work at one of Reynolds neighbours houses, he said that he’d said he was going back to Aus for his rehab, said it sounded like he planned on coming back.

There’s a lot of talk about how it’s not BH team players etc and yes, maybe he can’t make them perform on the field for whatever reason but that doesn’t mean he can’t alter the culture within the club ! I’ve line managed people and you can only take a horse to water but he should have been able to command enough respect that the likes of Fonua don’t go out drinking before big games (and cop of an internal ban) same with Reynolds, he brought him over he should have been well aware of his reputation. For those reasons I don’t think he’s up to the job. If AP is going to cut his losses, he needs to start at the top !

Re: Hodgson : Sun Sep 19, 2021 1:46 am  

Gaz Ellis (champion human being) - well they're certainly not listening to him and Gaz has only one job to do!
Stuart Pearce couldn't get players to perform either.
Great players don't usually make great man managers, as they struggle to understand why people don't think as they do.
Gaz needs to move on as he clearly can only coach like-minded players, as the results suggest.

I have worked in high-level management in the City for many years. Many businesses make the incorrect decision to promote the best performers, hoping to see that rub off. It invariably doesn't.