Depends some are saying he walked others that he was pushed, if he walked it cost us nothing if we sacked him yes it will have cost a fair bit.

The main thing is though our new coaching staff are hardly likely to be able to demand the sort of money Gentle could..

Guessing Carpet pulled the plug because it was nothing to do with his beloved tiggers

Gentle wont have walked, we'd have had to pay him off. Do you think Howes won't have got him a clause in his deal?

If AP wanted to keep it cheap then why appoint a DoF/R?

Or not if you believe the owner - would have been cheaper to keep Gentle.

But once he'd made the decision to remove Gentle, I don't suppose his replacement could have come much cheaper. The constant emphasis in the press release on 'Hull-born' and 'local' was hugely irritating. I'd have much preferred the buzz-words to have been 'successful' and 'experienced'.

Gentle had 2 years left on his contract and has a family to support. Why should he walk away for free? Would you?

I don't think we should necessarily assume Radford will be paid much less than Gentle.

Probably not, but if he has something lined up (I heard Wests) he may have gone for less than he would otherwise.

Wests have already sorted their coaching staff.

If he's not, Pearson isn't a fraction of the businessman I had assumed he was.

Joke appointments by a joke club. I hope you all know they've just set us up to expect bang averageness for the considerable future whilst the local lads come to fruition. Pearson hasn't got a clue

I think Pearson's got financial issues. Why if you truly wanted to build a club and achieve top 4 finals would you make a decision on the coach so quickly without finding out who else is available?
Personally the Motu Tony appointment is also supporting evidence that this is the case.

I hope I've very wrong.