Sad news, a very important figure in Hull's history. For those who only remember him as the coach of the best supported and resourced club in the League it should be pointed out that he arrived at a team that was already effectively doomed to relegation and a club with no junior structure at all allowing the dobbins the run of the city. What's more he was one of the few properly qualified coaches in the game at the time. The success he achieved was largely his own efforts with help from a board that had was prepared to back him. Nearly all coaching appointments end in tears and disappointment and his was no exception but it was hell of ride which provided a sackful of happy memories. A true Hull FC legend.
RIP Arthur Bunting. I shall be forever grateful to you and all at Hull F.C for introducing me to rugby league and the good times at The Boulevard in the late 70s and early 80s. Sincere condolences to your family and friends. FC&Proud
75870_1717610078.jpg"If the human brain were so simple that we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn't." - Emerson M. Pugh:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_75870.jpg
i think as well as the trophy success it was the way his teams played the game with exciting backs, mobile creative forwards and (earlier in the decade) a genuine ball winner at hooker. hull were very much the entertainers of the early to mid 80s. it could also be argued that bunting moved hull away from big lumbering overweight forwards to the more mobile ball players and carriers that came to the fore later on. i think the 1982 aussie tourists had a profound effect on him and led to the development of players like wayne proctor, gary divorty and paul rose to compliment crooks norton crane and later muggleton. bunting should also be credited for the development of the younger players through the colts system which produced many first team players
All views expressed are those of the author and not necessarily those of the RLFANS.COM or its subsites.
Whilst every effort is made to ensure that news stories, articles and images are correct, we cannot be held responsible for errors. However, if you feel any material on this website is copyrighted or incorrect in any way please contact us using the link at the top of the page so we can remove it or negotiate copyright permission.
RLFANS.COM, the owners of this website, is not responsible for the content of its sub-sites or posts, please email the author of this sub-site or post if you feel you find an article offensive or of a choice nature that you disagree with.