Nobody does, all I have to go on is gentles previous recruitment, signing average players on huge contracts, could have also lost Shaul.

Both I imagine, but Gentle should and must have had the final say, like Radford will with Tony.

Might help get the Brough deal back on track.

Great deal he's improved us a lot lately and we need continuity to.

In Radders we believe - Great news and well deserved. COYH........................

Everything is moving towards building a culture of discipline and determination, and hopefully success. Pearson and Radders both clearly understand that's a thing that needs to be done in the long run.

Where's Standee when you want him?



I can't believe anyone doubted Radders, best coach in Super league.


We may need to buy a new trophy cabinet, to accommodate all the Silverware that's coming our way.


"It'll be jam tomorrow for all you (B)Radford fans who except mediocrity".

We do take exception to mediocrity, yes.

IMO 2 year deal would have been ideal. But we look to be going in the right direction and things are looking rosy behind the scenes. Player recruitment looks good and everybody seems to be playing for the coach and team. COYH

Dead wood = drifting players. The like of Arundel, Jason Crookes. Players of reportedly big contracts but never going to be good enough. Jacob Miller as the time, was not good enough and on a big wedge. Players with poor attitudes, Ben Crooks / Westerman. Players who couldnt care less, Lineham. Not saying some of these players didnt try, but the attitude around the club stank.

You quote on another post about the 2 poor seasons of 2014 / 15. Yes there were poor, but you completely fail to acknowledge Pearsons comments when Radford was appointed about shifting the deadwood and instilling a professional approach. Radford was criticised on this forum for saying the fans wanted things as of yesterday. You are a great example of that in this situation.

Gentle would never have had this squad, we would have floundered around 8-6 in the league. You comment is complete nonsense as there is plenty of doubt.

We've had a good start, a bit early to be laying rose petals at Radfords feet.

Who's laying petals ? ATM he's doing a good job IMO deserves credit for that

deserves a new deal, even i was unsure and had big doubts upto easter

happy to eat humble pie

Too soon and too long, a one year extension at this moment in time with another year or two added based on performance would have been more appropriate.
People saying LR might have gone elsewhere if we hadn't have snapped him up now are living in cloud cuckoo land!

3 years is the kind of contract handed out when you actually win something, not when you have half a good season following on from two awful ones.
If come season end we have reached the top 4 and/or progressed in the cup then a 2 year would have being acceptable as that is very good progress and LR would rightly deserve a contract extension of that length, win something and a 3 year would then be appropriate, right now is too soon and way too long.

As for the comments regarding PG and SM, as ever not a scrap of evidence but certain people who twist any positives by Gentle as being all down to Radford and all negatives solely on Gentles head.
Who knows where we would have been in 2014/15 I'd be confident we wouldn't have finished 12th with Gentle in charge. Given the same spending on quality players (motu was here in 2013) and more fruition from the youth set up (Gentle played the youth more than Radford did by far and that is an absolute fact that ive pointed out in the past) Gentle would have done better IMHO but it's just that an opinion based on how things had been turned around by PG in a very short period of time.

But he isn't here, Radford is and doing a good job so far this season, some same mistakes that are costing us that he just has to recognise and do something but the improvement in attack has been night and day compared to his first two seasons in charge, that has been the sole difference, not defence but attack. I hope he can continue improving and we can be there or therabouts season end, with the squad we have we should be contenders at least.

Why? was there an actual deal ?