Re: Confirmed, Hull's new coach - Peter Gentle : Wed Sep 14, 2011 8:56 am  

fcgrandad wrote:

Does any one know if Peter Gentle is related to the guy who coached Lee Crooks at Western Suberbs in the 80s? It is mentioned in his book.

Ken?

Re: Confirmed, Hull's new coach - Peter Gentle : Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:30 am  

Don't forget it was Bomber who persuaded Andy Last to hang up his boots as a player cos he thought he had great potential as a coach.

Re: Confirmed, Hull's new coach - Peter Gentle : Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:33 am  

I think last has done a decent job, the under 20's always seem to do well, it has took a couple of years don't forget Rovers coming into SL will have effected us, meaning we have to share the best players unlike before and now he has 5/6 players in his team ready for a crack at SL, unfortunately we have had a coach who won't take risks with players and would rather play players out of position, out of form players and use a winger on the bench than play one of the young kids.

I'm sure Gentle will speak to Last and decide if he wants to keep him, I still wouldn't expect Last to be assistant yet, but hopefully a couple of years working with Gentle will really help Last.

I wouldn't be too disappointed if we kept Webster at no 2, if it just a coincidence that with him on team has seen us playing some expensive entertaining rugby rather than the dour stuff we have seen before?

Re: Confirmed, Hull's new coach - Peter Gentle : Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:20 am  

Dave K. wrote:

I think last has done a decent job, the under 20's always seem to do well, it has took a couple of years don't forget Rovers coming into SL will have effected us, meaning we have to share the best players unlike before and now he has 5/6 players in his team ready for a crack at SL, unfortunately we have had a coach who won't take risks with players and would rather play players out of position, out of form players and use a winger on the bench than play one of the young kids.

I'm sure Gentle will speak to Last and decide if he wants to keep him, I still wouldn't expect Last to be assistant yet, but hopefully a couple of years working with Gentle will really help Last.

I wouldn't be too disappointed if we kept Webster at no 2, if it just a coincidence that with him on team has seen us playing some expensive entertaining rugby rather than the dour stuff we have seen before?

Could not agree more on your last point....I know one of the Super League refs personally and he's been saying to me these past few months that Webster has had far more influence in the dressing room and on the training pitch than Agar. I would not be too upset if we kept him on but Agar might feel lost without him at Wakefield.

Re: Confirmed, Hull's new coach - Peter Gentle : Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:20 am  

nice article on Gentle on the FC website http://www.hullfc.com/newsarticle.aspx?n=19106

nice article on Gentle on the FC website http://www.hullfc.com/newsarticle.aspx?n=19106

Re: Confirmed, Hull's new coach - Peter Gentle : Wed Sep 14, 2011 3:18 pm  

Panther wrote:

Could not agree more on your last point....I know one of the Super League refs personally and he's been saying to me these past few months that Webster has had far more influence in the dressing room and on the training pitch than Agar. I would not be too upset if we kept him on but Agar might feel lost without him at Wakefield.

I'm not saying your wrong regarding the Webster influence, but how would a Superleague referee know what goes on in our dressing room/training field?

Has James Child been hiding in a bush at Brantingham, or Ganson disguised as the tea lady at the KC?

Re: Confirmed, Hull's new coach - Peter Gentle : Wed Sep 14, 2011 3:22 pm  

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Re: Confirmed, Hull's new coach - Peter Gentle : Wed Sep 14, 2011 4:14 pm  

Wilde 3 wrote:

Amended

And potentially libelous

Re: Confirmed, Hull's new coach - Peter Gentle : Wed Sep 14, 2011 5:58 pm  

sandy wrote:

not doubting his abilities but surely the definition of doing a good job coaching the age groups is how many come through to the first team not if you win the u 20's cup then all the players move on or drift into amateur.

Not too many have come through on andy last's watch for whatever reason.

Andy Last has continually but out a competative side at U20's level. If the head coach of the club doesn't have the foresight or balls to give some of the youngsters a chance to progress to the first team squad then there isn't much Last can do, but he certainly shouldn't shoulder any of the blame for that.

Reading about what Gentle has had to say about developing youngsters and giving them a chance I think Last's record will speak volumes and hopefully allow him the oppertunity to work with a coach who is prepared to give youth a chance.

Re: Confirmed, Hull's new coach - Peter Gentle : Wed Sep 14, 2011 7:05 pm  

downtheante wrote: nice article on Gentle on the FC website http://www.hullfc.com/newsarticle.aspx?n=19106 Apparantly some Oz on Wakeys site doesn`t rate him.

downtheante wrote: nice article on Gentle on the FC website http://www.hullfc.com/newsarticle.aspx?n=19106 Apparantly some Oz on Wakeys site doesn`t rate him.