It's refreshing that his appointment has brought on a mood of optimism on here.

New era. Massive challenge.

Really looking forward to next season and confident Smith can turn things around.

i wonder how many fans who were deciding not to renew next season have had a change of heart?

just hope we dont employ the rovers best tactic.....waving arms for penalties at every ptb haha

Notice how it tends to be the overseas players that do that? SKD, Coote and Parcell.

Seems like a Danny Maguire tactic though because he used to do it a lot

The YouTube link posted by MW was a great watch. Made me even more enthusiastic for the appointment!

Happy to help

Just watched it.

Very interesting and a fascinating insight into how he works and how much relationships with players and staff are what drives him on.

Makes it all the more surprising that he appears to have had a fall out with Maguire?

We are and we have a coach who knows how to use two nines

Fall out with Lakin, McGuire's boss, you mean? Remember that McGuire gushed that any club would be lucky to have Smith and how much he owed him on and off the field in the days after his leaving Rovers. The pivot of narrative to sour taste/never liked him anyway now he's headed West is as contrived as it is predictable.

He’s certainly talking and behaving like a true red and white.
Must have been that way out anyway.

He’ll be okay. Just don’t go out drinking with his new head coach.

Be interesting to see who the Assistants are. Sounds like he likes to employ people who he knows and trusts.

Heard Thorman, Gene and even Cooke mentioned.

Think Thorman is heading to Newcastle according to Matt Shaw.

No way will Cooke come back. Radders wanted him as assistant but he didn't think it would be a good idea.

Think it could be Gene tbh.

Danny Orr is still without a club for next season, but Smith hasn't worked with him as far as I know

No I’m talking about the things McGuire said, allegedly, at their end of season awards.

I quote from Hull live.

“At the end of season awards night on Wednesday, when speaking to the audience, McGuire admitted he "Didn't have as much influence on the team in 2022 as he wanted to have, and I wasn't getting along with one person", which was, of course, aimed at former Hull KR boss Tony Smith after rumours had been circulated regarding the sour relationship between the pair weeks before Smith departed from Craven Park.”

Don’t you just hate those predictable contrivances?