I asked the question to James Smailes, he indicated that a defensive coach would not be signed.

More on this, will be in HDM later this week..



Regarding Purtill, I hope he will have a major input on our attack prep.....

This is what was said when he got the jon didn't he, as a former halfback, i'd expect that this will be his role and radford can get our defensive structures right (like it was for most of 2016/17).



I don't expect us to play a Cas (2017) style of play, but think we will look to offload more, partitcualy with the type of players we have signed, if we improve our support play, this sould also see our attack improve.



We know we can play, we showed this last season ina few games (Catalans and Cas away), we need to do this more consistantly.



One big area that needs to improve is our attacking kicks, we can score from bombs, but we hardly scored trys from grubber kicks and we use to score a lot of trys this way in the past.

Purtill has 3 roles to do.

1.Reserves Head Coach.

2. Head of Emerging Talent Squad.

3.Attack Coach.



I hope his Attack Coach duties are primary, and not secondary.. or thirdly...

I don't imagine that the first one will take up too much time, 2 (This will link in with 1) and 3 are massivley important, one short term and one long term, both of equally important.



I think Radford knows he needs help and our attack needs to improve and this is a massive step forward for him to admit this.

Plus Gaz Ellis will be back in a coaching role after next season

Also means that Andy Last our ranks Purtill? Hmm. If Radders does end up getting the boot at some point, Purtill will likely become our new head coach, unless we have a shot at a top up and coming coach from the NRL.

Bringing in Star players will only take us up from say 6th to 4th

The rest is the Coaching

Errors , discipline , missed tackles and record defeats are all down to the coaching

These things do not change unless a coaching change is made

Let’s hope for C sake that KP is the catalyst

Quote Tarquin Fuego="Tarquin Fuego"Bringing in Star players will only take us up from say 6th to 4th The rest is the Coaching Errors , discipline , missed tackles and record defeats are all down to the coaching These things do not change unless a coaching change is made Let’s hope for C sake that KP is the catalyst'" Cant see KP in this clip, looks like Last was doing the skill training.. https://hullfc.mysportsonline.uk/video/ ... ode_1/1592

Quote Tarquin Fuego="Tarquin Fuego"Bringing in Star players will only take us up from say 6th to 4th The rest is the Coaching Errors , discipline , missed tackles and record defeats are all down to the coaching These things do not change unless a coaching change is made Let’s hope for C sake that KP is the catalyst'" Cant see KP in this clip, looks like Last was doing the skill training.. https://hullfc.mysportsonline.uk/video/ ... ode_1/1592

So what you are saying is that the same coach can't change things, there is no way a coach can improve things and the only way a team can improve is my bringing in new coach.



Plenty of examples of you being wrong, including Radford.



Both players and coaches and equally responsabile for a clubs success and failure.

Dave Dave dave

Dave is measuring Lee on two CC wins, the latest of which will be 3 seasons ago next season.



Lee is with us, that is a fact, some believe in him, some don't.

Personally I'd have brought in a new coach this year, I think we needed a change, but Pearson has faith in him and I've been impressed with some of the things he has said and the off field changes made.



So he is here, absolutely no point in going on about it all off season, time to back him and the club.