Still not saying how you claim to know these things... don't mean to bad mouth you. Just curious as to how you are "in the know" when you're a supporter of our nearest and dearest?

I think he's a rovers fan, not a West Hull fan

So are we saying that Pearson had no knowledge of the size of the offers made to 'Gentle and McRae's' signings? The same Pearson who stepped in personally to convince Ellis to choose Hull and who owns the club and the purse-strings? He didn't know when we signed Miller that the young novice would be one of fhe highest earners? Or that McDonnell's dad was a mate of Gentle's? Or that most of our signings had the same agent? We're saying this successful, savvy businessman was kept in ignorance by the evil duo throughout?

It's beyond nonsensical.

I can see that he may have been misled by the advice of McRae but find it ludicrous to be asked to believe that Pearson was completely ignorant of the shenanigans and blindly duped. Because if that is the case we are asked to believe that Pearson is a naive fool which we all know he is not.

I am also uncomfortable by the bracketing of Gentle and McRae as the hoodwinkers who have led Pearson up the garden path. What possible reason can Gentle have had to mislead Pearson? From what I saw his role was to coach the team he had available, and he made a better job of it with the same men at his disposal than the current incumbent.

Does anybody have any concrete information as to any darker side to the input from Gentle? Anyone know the precise nature of the 'mistake' it is now generally felt Pearson made in hiring him? If not, I prefer to keep my thoughts of him non-defamatory.

Why would I PM you, I don't know you at all, are you after a mods job by any chance?

Claims of what? Do you mean facts?

I think this is probably a case for an internal investigation. If confidential information (which is what players' salaries are) is being leaked to someone outside the club hierarchy then AP needs to know. Whoever is responsible for passing this information on should be out of the door immediately. In fact I'm tempted to contact Adam and let him know this is happening.

Haha do you think I am the only person that knows a bit about our club? AP has a lot more on his plate then folk knowing his squads salaries.

That's cool. You won't mind me telling him then.

Christ, take your pi*sing contest elsewhere.

No, its funnt to see EHFC with his "facts"

must have learnded them in skoowell

Why. Don't you want to know who's leaking information?

No - [iwe're[/i not saying that. But Pearson may have been told that Arundel was the next big thing in SL so we should sign him on a big money 4 year deal. Or that Miller was a rising Aussie starlet that was worth the cash to solve our HB issue.



So is the idea that Lee Radford told Pearson Gentle was crap and training etc. was a joke when in fact in reality all was 100% excellent and all standards were top drawer and befitting of a club with high aspirations. Do you not think that the "successful, savvy businessman" would have had enough about him to see through this blatant untruth had it in fact been one big Radford stitch up ?



See above - doesn't your Radford backstabbing theory suggest that Pearson was in fact "blindly duped" by Radford ? Surely you can't think that now as you yourself have said that Pearson isn't a naïve fool.



Who has suggested they were 'hoodwinking' him ? McRae and Gentle had a big bag of newly minted cash from AP to rebuild the squad post-Kath. There was no hoodwinking - just a great deal of incompetence in signing average players on big, long contracts. Pearson clearly didn't like that hence the status of Gentle and McRae at the club today.



You're clearly a big fan of his. But you're happy to promote the theory that Radford was the orchestrator of his demise. Is that not a tiny bit defamatory in itself ?

Did you mean......he is on? Mr politically correct... Haha never knew you was a green eyed ass kissing teacher!

You can call them facts all you want but neither you nor PhilB are stepping forward saying how you know these things. It's hardly surprising the rest of us are sceptical. And saying you don't want to betray a confidence/source just makes us even more sceptical.