Yes thats the one, nilled in the worst cup final ever and record playoff defeat,cant remember the score,but how many trombones led the big parade ? How does it go, "In gentle we trust"

The one with superior results to Sandercock, then, in both seasons. If I remember correctly, in 2013 we scored more points than you, conceded fewer, finished higher, had a play-off win, won two out of three derbies (including the hilarious Travis Burns meltdown at your gaff in the most recent one), reached a major final, had two Dream Team players, finished higher in the U19s, and had the SL Young Player of the Year. I honestly don't see what your basis of relative hilarity is given Gentle's indisputable, undeniable supremacy over Sandercock. In much the same way that under Agar the off season was the best time to be a Hull FC fan, now it appears to be the same for your with your 10th/8th placed coach and nodding dog fanbase. You have no grounds for imagined bragging rights at this point. Absolutely none. Apart from the "jam tomorrow" promises by Mike Smith that 2014 is Rovers' year. He has a patchy track record, said you'd finish 4th in 2012, that went well. I'd maybe suggest a bit of assessment of available evidence of the clubs' 2013 delivery before creating delusions of supremacy right now.

And Big Willie Mason trumps all those .

Yeah, but they made a fortune charging £5 to watch him train. At least 4 people turned up.

Come May/June Sean gleeson might be in double figures match appearances I mean....we have both bought players that have not set SL alight so des L your just opening a can of worms. & this'd thread started off so well about your chairman.

I think we're all agreed it's a completely rubbish idea for [uany[/u chairman to be placed in charge of the sport due to the inherent and massive conflict of interest it would create. Considering the development of strong academy systems would be amongst the most vital elements of any sport's strategy, what bank of evidence do you have in this area at Rovers to support Hudgell's appointment?

Michael crocker?

Agree,and then mrs B came along,and you feel obliged to try and put her right,before the samaritans ring her.

We've made some poor signings. But they don't all work out - McKinnon, Holdsworth and Galea, if we're doing that dance.
While the RFL's independent assessments are one of the issues that can be filed under 'lack of trust' in the system (especially if they're bad for your own club

), there's certainly room and need for improvement at Rovers. That's probably been the lesson of the last 2 years, and of giving our kids more of a run - too many weren't quite ready or good enough. The RFL's metrics are neither here nor there, IMO. We need to find more talent - Briscoe, Watts and Lineham are all good adverts for spreading the net a bit wider - and develop it better, no doubt. Even more so with Pearson clearly keen to cut us out of the picture, the dastard!


Bradford got a good rating, I notice, with credit for 'continued' investment and staff supported in their mission by the board of directors. The RFL's own regional academies are all uniformly rated as good by the independent assessor, who I believe is available if the contract is available again in 2014.

Corrected my annoying autocorrect. Twice.

Never came over let but just in the spirit of banter I'll re raise you with Tony Lying Larvin ... Still tickles me does that one . By the way has he left his parents house since his big claims ??

Tony larvin trumps allcomers,what a tool,but at least hudgell had his doubts and in the end handled it pretty well.

Mike Smith personally accompanied him to games around the HDM double page spreads time, right? As well as there being the public shows of palliness with Smith and various Rovers club employees around the dartboard #robinsrevolution. Marvellous.