powell at cas does have a habit of getting very best out of all players .... he has done wonders with some average players in last few years. look how well Mcshane is doing and cas without gale !!. Whatever happened with watts at hull we will never really know - all sort of rumours about fall out with players in OZ etc but radders knew what he was getting rid of - a top 4 UK prop. it cannot have been easy letting him go but radders seems to sort out most wayward culture so have to back him. watts will NOT be coming back under current regime.

Good luck to Liam on his international call up, he was great for us and tasted success, but for whatever reason, the club deemed in its best interests, a parting of the ways was necessary, no one player is bigger than the club.

I meant a player like Watts is what we need, but we made money and Powell has done a better job of managing him than Radford, it is strange how different managers can get more out of players.

how do you know hes done a better job? he was with us a long time and Radford managed him fine, then he seemed to go of the rails if rumours are true, made his place untenable at hull so we let him go, maybe hes realised that he needs to toe the line, good luck to him,

There is no coincidence that players have left Hull and grown up, equally players like Connor came in with a not so great record and have done well.

RL is a bit like A levels, for some it comes along a bit too early.

Don’t understand the fuss over Powell.
He’s not developed any more players than a lot of other coaches.
Needs to develop a bit of class when he loses as well.

Doesn't have a habit of winning trophies though.

People going on about Watts is like going on about an ex girlfriend, get over it.

was and is a very good player but am sure some have a man crush on him, maybe we should get paul rose back? or lee crookes

Joel Thompson is OOC at the end of the season would be an ideal replacement for Manu.

Watts was at Hull fron 2012 and played well for many years. Radford was his Boss from 2014 onward. It’s widely accepted that Watts should have been called up a few years ago.

Powell has not got more out of Watts and has been his manager for 12 months. Watts now plays for his home town. To bag Radford for this is wrong.