Re: Baffling team selection (Already) : Sun Jun 03, 2018 9:58 pm  

Hessle rover wrote:

You may be right about the failure thing. Chester’s not done so bad after being abject with us.

I think Chester is getting found out a bit now with Kear gone on Hull I think Radford has built a good squad that should carry him through for a few years yet we have to survive this season and then build as we do have some good young players at the club

Re: Baffling team selection (Already) : Sun Jun 03, 2018 10:28 pm  

Mild Rover wrote:

Watershed season for the club as a whole.

My guess is that the success Peacock enjoyed throughout his playing career meant that his ideas on what you need to do to get it weren’t often challenged in a profound way.

I suspect Radford learned more from being involved in several seasons of mediocrity at Hull than he did winning trophies with Peacock at Bradford. You learn from failure, whereas success will tend to reinforce your preconceptions.

So what we really need is someone who has failed a lot!

In all seriousness, that Sheens can draw on lessons learned coaching struggling teams, as well as winning Premierships and a World Cup, is a cause for hope, imo.

Ah, so THATS how Richard Agar manages to keep getting employed.

Btw, if Sheens does leave and you hear that guys name mentioned. That is the time to start panicking.

Re: Baffling team selection (Already) : Sun Jun 03, 2018 11:30 pm  

DGM wrote:

Definitely. He has our players playing for the shirt, we went down honourably today, taking the form team at home all the way with a banged up squad, injuries on the day and despite 3 sin binnings (I don’t have an issue with the sin bins as decisions, more that we managed to keep it so close despite them). I’ll enjoy being at Wembley as a neautral for the first time in a while.

A valiant loss is still a loss. We've had a fair few. Hard work and raw size is a hard combination to beat and add in couple of flair types and it's easy to see why a decent cup side. Unlucky I suppose but you can't always come out on the shiny side of a 50/50.

Re: Baffling team selection (Already) : Mon Jun 04, 2018 9:36 am  

craig hkr wrote:

A valiant loss is still a loss. We've had a fair few. Hard work and raw size is a hard combination to beat and add in couple of flair types and it's easy to see why a decent cup side. Unlucky I suppose but you can't always come out on the shiny side of a 50/50.

Yep, that's sport, I have no complaints. It was a great run whilst it lasted and we went out defending it right until the end.

Radford, or "Lugs" as you affectionately call him, has built a decent side and a great team ethos over the years. Far from just a decent cup side, he's taken us to consecutive SL semi-finals too, and this year despite our injury problems, we're still there or thereabouts in SL (at the moment).

Re: Baffling team selection (Already) : Mon Jun 04, 2018 2:22 pm  

fun time frankie wrote:

Do you ever have anything positive to say about the club

The pie I had at halftime on Friday was nice

Re: Baffling team selection (Already) : Mon Jun 04, 2018 7:38 pm  

EastHullUTR wrote:

The pie I had at halftime on Friday was nice

Now I know your lying

Re: Baffling team selection (Already) : Mon Jun 04, 2018 9:27 pm  

fun time frankie wrote:

Now I know your lying

Chicken Balti, didn't go at half time cause of the lines waiting, went when a few were heading for the exit no waiting at all

Re: Baffling team selection (Already) : Wed Jun 06, 2018 12:28 pm  

Marsh in squad (why????) for Saints game, no Moss (been found out in defence due to size)

Saints tend to kill a player in opposition side in first few minutes this season.

Anyone want to guess who will hit the stretcher?

Re: Baffling team selection (Already) : Wed Jun 06, 2018 1:10 pm  

Gallanteer wrote:

Marsh in squad (why????) for Saints game, no Moss (been found out in defence due to size)

Saints tend to kill a player in opposition side in first few minutes this season.

Anyone want to guess who will hit the stretcher?

Any one from 17 take your pick

Re: Baffling team selection (Already) : Thu Jun 07, 2018 11:43 am  

According to HDM interview with Sheens, Lee has been stuggling with a back problem. Might THAT be the reason for swapping Lee and Atkin around?