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Hull FC • Re: Hodgson

Magic Superbeetle wrote:

At the point of Holbrook taking over, we were on 5 wins, 7 losses and a draw. We were knocked out of the Challenge Cup with a 50 point thrashing. We took action before we missed out on the playoffs, and I have no doubt we would have if we hadn’t have removed Cunningham. (In fact I was so confident of that, I was flying out on my Honeymoon when we played Castleford on the semi final).

Maybe the expectations are different, but the impact is the same. As the post above states, we were underperforming and were effectively worse than the sum of our parts. But this is why I say that it’s not just a silver bullet = new age. Saints recognised that they had the playing group but not the right mentality (players were scared to make a mistake under Cunningham, there are reports Greenwood left with a bullying allegation, same with Savelio etc). The right coach was going to be the one who put a smile back on the players faces; which Holbrook was the perfect man for. Similarly you could argue that as a club we still under achieved during the Holbrook era (bombing the treble in 2019 with the Hicksgate at Wembley, not even making the final in 2018) and needed steel and grit added; which is exactly how you would describe Woolf.

If Hull don’t think they have the playing group to be challenging, then sure what you need from a coach changes (I totally accept Saints have always been about putting the jigsaw together, not questioning if all the pieces are there). But this is what comes down to the management at the club. Answering that question honestly, then identifying the right coach to fit to the playing group. Whether the Warrington experiment works or not, you can’t help but admire the Warrington board backing Powell to the hilt.

Thanks for your posts..
I would like to ask, " How long was it, before you saw a visual change in Saints style of play, after Holbrook took over??"
For mine, the difference is Saints have Mike Rush, who can recognise an Assistant coach, who has the attributes to become a successful Manager, eg. Leadership,Man Management, etc etc.
we don't....
We had a mass clear out of players when Radford took over from Gentle, we were still inconsistent in the League..
When a Manager, states players mindset are wrong, or their attitude is wrong, that means he can't fix the problem.., clearly he is not capable of being a Manager.so the excuse, is get rid of the players .
i don't doubt BH is a good coach, but as a Manager?? . I heard him interviewed on the radio, doesn't appear to have decent communication skills,in fact he reminds me of Peter Walsh...
Let's see what happens on Friday...

Statistics: Posted by weaver93 — Tue Aug 16, 2022 12:17 am


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