My pre match thoughts were the same as yours, worrying about the players not available for selection and fearing the worst.

From now on, when faced with a seemingly negative situation, I will ponder 'What would Peter Gentle do?'

I think AP, SM and PG are here to make sure it does happen more often. Based on what I have seen already this season and the signing of Gareth Ellis this is just the beginning. The future looks much brighter in just a few months already.

It was a Great Day Wilf and one where our new Coach stamped his mark on the team, the fans and on those smug pundits who wrote us off days ago. I never had any doubt about today, I have never been so upbeat about a derby ever. I told a few people even if we where 16 or so points adrift with 20 to go we would win, KR have looked clueless in the latter period all season.

Monday is coming and no predictions, but we know now we have built a home fortress and those so called top team have to come here.

Its good to be back and I have been drinking

I think the biggest indicator of Gentle's coaching ability is that for the first time in a long time our team seems to be greater than the sum of it's parts. For several years we've been strong on paper and ordinary on grass, but ATM we have reversed that to actually punch above our weight and produce some impressive performances/results with a squad that still has areas to improve. Once we make those improvements we could well do anything.

We are on the up,no doubt about it,the future is bright,its black and white.

Completely agree with this and Wilf's opening post. Just hearing that we have detailed gameplans is refreshing; Gentle's use of interchanges and style are miles ahead of the previous era. Let's not forget we still have Moa, Ogre, Westerman, Heremaia, O'Carroll and Martin to come back too. A day to savour and for once we can at least have some genuine hope that things are on the up.

After the comments on the Wakey forum you can`t help but feel optimistic about the future now we have a coach like Gentle.

I just has some similarities with the begining of the Brian Smith era for me. This time with added extra that we have a board who actually have the ability to bring in top players. It's incredibly early yet, but it feels like we're about to embark on the brightest period ever in my supporting history........ It's been a long time coming.

Being sceptical and the reality of our severly depleted team (NO disrepect to anyone intended to our lads yesterday) yes, just how could we envisage such a fantastic result.

PG is obviously in that unique quota of rugby coaches who are of an ilk whereby they gain the respect of their players, they understand the game inside out and to the likes of Brian Smith can make good players become GREAT players and install that team mentality.

TAKE A BOW SIR PETER GENTLE.

PG BARMY ARMY.....PG BARMY ARMY.....PG BARMY ARMY.

Now were are those drovers trolls.

Quote: barton baird "After the comments on the Wakey forum you can`t help but feel optimistic about the future now we have a coach like Gentle.'" viewtopic.php?f=33&t=524438 We tried to tell Em!

Quote: barton baird "After the comments on the Wakey forum you can`t help but feel optimistic about the future now we have a coach like Gentle.'" viewtopic.php?f=33&t=524438 We tried to tell Em!

agar and sandycock are doing a great job IMO

top post wilf!
gentle is doing a great job here at hull,hes the coach we need to get some silverware hopefully
and a great win for the lads yesterday,ran all over rovers in the second half!

Great post Wilf.

I agree with the Brian Smith comparison. Peter Gentle looks as though he has the same ability to turn average individual players into a great TEAM