Re: Radford Out! : Sun May 04, 2014 5:16 pm  

Captain Charisma wrote:

Not a Hull FC fan but "radders" seemed to lay part of the blame for your loss on the crowd?


Not on that surely?!

Logged on to post something to that effect, I don't know about blaming the crowd but that's twice in two games he seems to have had a pop. Whinging about "crowd intensity".

I know it's not realistic to say the crowd don't affect the team, but they should play as if nobody is watching. Teams with crowds in their tens and hundreds seem to manage getting themselves up for a game against their peers.

What good is the crowd lifting the team in any case if all that happens is the team lose their composure and throw it away like today?

If he wants consistent crowd intensity then he needs to get that team playing consistently.

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Re: Radford Out! : Sun May 04, 2014 5:32 pm  

WLLWLLWLWLWL is a pretty awful season so far especially as we haven't played Wigan or Leeds yet. After Friday we only have five more home games all of which on paper we look likely to lose.

Radford needs a massive turnaround to make the eight and save his job. It depends how patient Pearson is. I'm guessing "not very".

Re: Radford Out! : Sun May 04, 2014 5:34 pm  

UllFC wrote:

Gentle wasnt the answer, neither was Agar, neither was Sharp and apart from the cup run and the odd shock result neither was Kear.

time to stop messing about appointing unproven Assistants and get a proven Head Coach in

Appoint Wayne Bennett and it wouldn't make a difference, the culture within the club is pathetic. A good wage, playing at a nice stadium, most of them seem happy at that. After conceding each try no-one said a word, no respect for each other? Players are good enough to be top four, they all need to take a long hard look at themselves.

Re: Radford Out! : Sun May 04, 2014 5:35 pm  

Re Radders and the crowd , ultimately I pay to be entertained and support Hull Fc , when I paid for my pass in Nov 2013 there was no pre requisite to cheer a second rate performance . Whilst to my limited understanding he has a duty to provide a game plan . Address the real issues Lee and stop picking fights with your customers , eventually their might will hit harder than Riddick Bowe did.

Re: Radford Out! : Sun May 04, 2014 5:38 pm  

Dr Hfuhruhurr wrote:

Appoint Wayne Bennett and it wouldn't make a difference, the culture within the club is pathetic. A good wage, playing at a nice stadium, most of them seem happy at that. After conceding each try no-one said a word, no respect for each other? Players are good enough to be top four, they all need to take a long hard look at themselves.

a good coach would kick out the lazy, not good enough and not ambitious enough players and use his stature in the game to attract better replacements.

i also dissagree that we have a top4 squad it is midtable at best, very few players would get a place in a better side

Re: Radford Out! : Sun May 04, 2014 5:41 pm  

Not always a good response to blame the crowd!.
He's done that a couple of times recently , and it limits the patience the said crowd have with you. Especially when said crowd have turned up in numbers year after year to watch mediocrity.
Not a wise move.
I want him to succeed, but his interview after the game was worrying to say the least.

Re: Radford Out! : Sun May 04, 2014 5:42 pm  

In response to Radders blaming the crowd I would say this:

We are not the coach who selects those players and makes them play those tactics. We are not the coaching staff who train those players. We are not the players who lost a game they were winning 16-0 and shipped 23 unanswered points. If you want to blame anyone there are plenty of people to blame other than us. All we are are the poor hapless saps that put our money into the club we love year in and year out only to be let down time and time again. You want passion and commitment from us 80 minutes every week? Give us a team that play with passion and commitment for 80 minutes every week.

[Kosh]

Re: Radford Out! : Sun May 04, 2014 5:49 pm  

UllFC wrote:

he also added in the usual guff about them training well, id love to see one of these sessions where they play like the Aussie National teams all time best 13 in their prime!

In fairness, he didn't actually say that. He said that if you asked him about prep he'd tell you they were 'jumping'. Or words to that effect. His point was that the lack of energy on the field had not been reflected in the attitude pre match. And he had no idea why. Which is worrying.

Re: Radford Out! : Sun May 04, 2014 6:00 pm  

ComeOnYouUll wrote:

WLLWLLWLWLWL is a pretty awful season so far especially as we haven't played Wigan or Leeds yet. After Friday we only have five more home games all of which on paper we look likely to lose.

Radford needs a massive turnaround to make the eight and save his job. It depends how patient Pearson is. I'm guessing "not very".

With our current poor away form and unlikely to win any of our 6 remaining home games it's likely we will get dragged into the relegation battle time for Adam to act now! !

Re: Radford Out! : Sun May 04, 2014 6:01 pm  

Don't think getting rid of Radford is the answer, but I don't know what the answer is. I'll refer back to McRae's cancer in the club and I reckon the cause of the apathy is still there. Maybe he should have a rallying call to the players and fans this week. I do agree with him to a certain extent - the 18th man is certainly guilty of apathy recently - me included.