Think it will happen, Chester to be no.2.

No thanks ! Rather see the prik stay where he is !

Be prepared to get upset shortly then.

It will happen. I always liked him as a player, very underrated.

Okay he coached Rovers and had the odd run in but it's no big deal really, is it?

I also liked him as a player, apart from being made of biscuit during his time with us.

He has nailed his colours firmly to the stinking R&W mast in recent years and I don't want him anywhere near Hull FC !

The fact that Webster has chosen to go to Wakefield and continue his coaching apprenticeship with Agar, is good enough reason to me for him not staying here.

He took a coaching job at Hull KR, what's the big deal?

I'm prepared to give him a chance back at Hull.

I'm more bothered about the sudden influx of howes' clinets than chester being appointed

you better get used to the idea

That does seem to be cause for concern. I'd like to think that we're seeking out the very best person available for every position we need to fill. It would be a massive coincidence (too massive?) if all of the best people available just happened to have the same agent. Wouldn't it?

Especially when they include an unqualified conditioner with no experience, his wife as physio and the assistant coach from one of the few teams who actually appeared to be worse than us for most of last season

It's bothering me. Has Bomber been given too much control? Is AP scrutinising each of these appointments or is he allowing Bomber/Howes to suit themselves?

First rumblings of not being completely happy with the new regime are emerging perhaps?

It's the conditioner appointment that worries me most. It's such an important area that we simply can't afford to get it wrong. The asst coach will largely do what they're told by Gentle anyway, so that's not as big a concern. But conditioning is a different matter, and I don't think it's an area we should be gambling on someone who isn't proven at the top level. The new guy might turn out to be brilliant, of course, but it's a bloody risky strategy, if you ask me.

I'm beginning to wonder if the Howes connection is something that FC are encouraging,

maybe Howes is our preferred Agent?