You can only play what's in front of you so just enjoy it. Let's face it, any win at Saints is worth celebrating!

As I said, from small acorns..however league position DOES matter, it's the actual real indicator of where we are right now. That in itself has an effect on not just fans but on the coach/players/owner. And yes what ultimately matters is where we are when it comes to the crunch but not being higher does induce pressure which in itself has a cyclic effect on top of all the other things going on.
Each match you lose adds yet more pressure, in turn you play players that are injured when IF you had been further up the table with more wins you wouldn't risk it.
You play more conservatively because you don't want errors and because of that tight games are nerve wracking for players and the scent of fear/failure is palpable, and then losing those close games is so difficult mentality to an extent you have what happened against Leeds in the second half & the whole of the Rovers game, they were screwed mentally probably before kick-off and it showed.
It all goes back to the Salford game, win that after a decent showing against Warrington and the next few games are games we would likely have done better in, no guarantees but confidence/mental stability in sport is so vastly underestimated especially in a physically tough sport. We just don't have anyone there for the players and LR isn't the man to do that, he just doesn't know how.

But all said and done it's the focus/attitude of the coach that is concerning. Rather than take the win, congratulate players etc and say we need to forget it & move onto the next game, etc etc he comes out with the rubbish in his interview.
If as it appears he's spending time not focusing on what he should be by responding with some form of on-air argument/dummy spit to what fans think/say, that departs from the job at hand..it also puts a lot of noses out of place and to a degree shows that he can't handle the pressure, passionate as he may be.
he MUST learn when to say things and when not to, Pearson is just as bad (if not worse) TBH and doesn't have any excuse unlike Radford whom just doesn't have that decision making ability/experience to know what to say when.

I often wonder why you didn't get the coaching job professor knocker, as you seem to know about everything, bet you hated us beating saints eh pal?

Another way of looking at it is that the job in hand was beating Saints, which we did. He said he was ecstatic for the players who'd been criticised for their work ethic, and the fans who travelled in numbers and voice, backing up after a poor derby defeat. All of which took around 20 seconds. Not a major distraction or departure.

You won't ever learn will you..talking about stuff that not only isn't relating to the thread but also making inflaming posts which is against the AUP
make comments about what I or anyone else has said instead of childish posts, yet again taunting a forum member..just to remind you that is against the AUP in case you still haven't got the message.
If you can't understand what has been said then please ask and I'll run you through it instead of mouthing off like a petulant child..okay bud?

I heard what he said, within the first minute he starts questioning (having a go if you like) people whom are questioning him and the team (attitude/effort), given the performances and results that's hardly surprising yet he can't even admit that the performances have being poor..just the results...his own words not mine!

Plus Instead of leaving it at him & Houghton praising the fans he then goes back to having a pop at the fans whom decide that they've had enough and are despondant at how things are going...again totally understandable but he's too thick to understand why! He makes sure to repeat about the fans that have turned up. if you can't read between the lines, well that's your problem not mine luv.
it's the way he was talking about it, clearly it's something that has being brewing for him to say something and frankly he needs to keep his mouth shut about criticising fans when the reality is he's doing a micturate poor job of coaching..and if he thinks getting beat by 30 or 40 is the only indicator of how bad things are or the only way he'll walk away that shows you how deluded he is!!

Don't understand why you have to drop your purse all the time cherub, you get your little self in a right pickle! Anyway keep stewing yourself up & posting tripe, because I'm sure AP & LR read your amazing posts & act upon your every word.....

Coach acknowledges fans making impressive effort shocker.

But he didn't just do that though did he? And you know it.
Had he just thanked the fans that had turned up and left it at that then that's great but it was the little dig at those fans calling for his head which didn't need to be said.
Passionate he is, professional then I don't think he was right then.
He should have remained dignified understand why he's getting the flack and just get on with trying to turn things around.

So not quite the news shocker you're making it out to be.

No sensitivity here at all petal and not what I'd actually portrayed in my post.
But well done for displaying great immaturity once again and contributing nothing as always to a reasoned discussion.

A hundred different people will have heard that interview in a hundred different ways.

It did sound to me as though the only fans that mattered were the ones who turned up at Saints, but I'm not offended because I couldn't care less what Lee thinks or says.

I only want success for Hull FC and although I wasn't happy with his appointment I still wish him all the luck in the world. ATEOTD if we are a winning team playing attractive rugby I don't care who the coach is

Yes I've made at least 3 comments on it since Monday hardly call that wittering love you really need to know what words mean before you start using them and me personally I'm not bothered about what Radford said. More interested in games on the pitch unlike you who seems to have a little agenda.
Never mind move on.

Which ever way you look at it we are a devided club atm and i dont think Radfords comments have done anything to help that. The club needs all parties to be on side and not to be alienating anyone with remarks that can be read as being negative towards them. There are now many fans, like myself, who feel like they've had enough and comments made by the coach that seem to be antagonistic towards these people will only drive them further away