He's had a full pre-season to address that but on the basis of Bradford and Featherstone there is a long way to go.

You are right about the fixture list though. We need a good start. As they have apparently all been training the house down, lets hope we get one.

By the time June comes around you need to have at least 10 maybe 12 points in the bag otherwise I would be surprised if AP doesn't wield the axe even after his comments earlier this week.

Radders will get a fair crack of the whip from me.
We were utter garbage in more than a few games last season so just hoping we can reach a more consistent all round plateau.
Is the current squad instilling me with confidence that this is possible?
Negative!

I am willing to give Radford at least half a season to see how he progresses. However, something that doesn't really add up is this image that is portrayed of him being such a tough disciplinarian compared with him as FC captain. Many on here will remember lambasting the guy for being a poor captain, many of the similar qualities he now seems to have suddenly developed to improve discipline within the club. I am yet to be convinced.

For me he saw we had a problem with Watts & Green out injured (or not performing in pre season) and he went out and addressed that with teh signing of Carvell.

That for me is a good start, we would have just moaned about injuries in the past, Carvell is the Grunt prop we all wanted.

This is something else I've never understood.

When is a captain a good captain? Is it based on results, or is it simply based on "opinions"?

Some posters said Radford was a bad captain, and now many on here believe it must be true, and so now it means he cannot possibly be a good coach.

I've only been watching Hull for 55 years, and believe it or not, I can't remember getting home after a match and thinking "I thought the team captain was terrible today."

I've been a fan a shorter time, and I have often got home and thought the captain was inept, Radford never seemed to be rallying the troops, he was always stood with his hands on his hips puffing like Ivor the Engine.

I don't like the guy, but I will give him my support for the first 8 games and see where we are after that, his recruitment has been, in my mind, questionable, to say the least. But we shall see, I hope I am on here again in early June apologising for doubting him.

I wouldn't say he was a bad captain but nor was he an outstandingly good one. His captaincy skills have got nothing to do with his coaching ability anyway.

I think leadership abilities and the ability to get your players fired up are pretty important to both roles.

You beat me to it, how many times had he stood behind the try line whilst the opposition took a conversion, saying sweet f.a.?

Plenty looking for excuses for our new head coach to fail before a ball has been kicked in anger under his tenureship.
Come on chaps, let's rally round.

I do agree that those are important attributes for both roles but it is also important to remember that it's two different roles. Radford might find he can better express himself as Head Coach than when he was Captain.

I hope he does, nothing would please me more than for him to prove me and all the other doubters wrong.

I will wait and watch what is produced on the pitch over the coming season before I could say if Radders is up to the job. I hope he will and I am quietly confident that he will become a successful head coach at Hull. I have a theory which I hope becomes reality.

Radders is British, was a former work-horseman like forward respected by most, retired and became an assistant coach then after a short time became a head coach.
Brian McDermott, Paul Anderson and Shaun Wane are all of the above and have gone onto become very good head coaches. I remain confident that Radders will become McDermott, Anderson and Wane like. Come on Radders get the job done son.