fieldofclothofgold
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New CEO bounce or what ever Richies job title is . Hull to win this .
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I wonder if " rugby" had gone down the road of broken time payments leading to professionalism would it be competing with association football as the most popular sport ? The class system in 19th century Britain wouldn't have allowed that I dont think .the ruling classes didn't want working men on their level especially on the sporting field . Take Cricket " Gentlemen and Players "
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Strange ,but I will be very interested to see what job he will bvb e doing in 2026 . What is the main reason the club have brought him back ? To play o e season or to do a valuable job in the commercial dept ? Cards being held close to chest by the Sleeve
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14 minutes ago, Gooleboy said:
Maybe so, but that beggars the question, why let him go in the first place
GH wouldn't offer him length of deal he wanted after he returned from NRL which he wanted to do
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Looks like he'll be taking a similar role to the one Kevin Sinfield was doing . Maybe if it works out take over from GH when he eventually decides to step down
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14 minutes ago, Ant said:
For those saying the last try was a knock on, all I say is a couple of seasons ago, Giants lost to Leeds after Leeds were awarded,4 tries without referral to the VR - none of which should be awarded (not to mention Myler getting Hill sent off)
Tldr. It maybe evens out after all
Oh now just you stop it
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19 minutes ago, daz39 said:
Nope, i'm not allowed i'm a Huddersfield fan. Although there felt and sounded like 30,000 in that crumbling terrace when Cluney sealed it
I caught the 91 bus and carried on to Stanningley.
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7 hours ago, daz39 said:
Well that was in interesting night!, it looked all too familiar in the 1st half as we exepcted our usual Headingley paggering against yet another poor Leeds side but boy did we show some character, behind by 2 scores twice and missed a hatful of conversions and still come out on top took a massive turnaround from us.
We did them on the left side time and again with Swift and Marsters, with help from Livett and Connor, the right side wasn't bad either with Naiqama and Wallis finishing off superbly.
There's no greater sight to a Giants fan than the South Stand emptying while the game is still going on, it's beautiful, as was the right hook a steward gave to a dick in a Leeds shirt who twice tried to get onto the field while Jake was lining up a kick.
Just a shame we didn't wake up until the 41st minute or the South stand trumpet may have been silenced even earlier.
Up the Giants, trust the process!!!!
Well played Huddersfield, but no comment on empty stands heh ?
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Like has been said before we all know that " our year " thing ok for banter ,but they have had some good successful years .only thing is theve not one their Holy GraiI I.E the championship Final /Grand Final since 1954 . Ouch Sorry
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I wonder in the not too distant future we will see him stood in front of a stand in tight Jeans and trainers playing a TV pundit ?
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6 minutes ago, Dunbar said:
The Sky Sports article says the following;
Myler's position will involve him overseeing all on-field performance aspects of the senior and academy teams, including rugby operations, recruitment, and the management of the club's coaching staff.
So, for a start he will not only be managing people but managing people who manage people. In other words, he is being parachuted into a senior leadership role with no obvious examples of him managing people on his CV.
All Rugby Operations and recruitment means the building of a squad of players (within a fixed budget) and the associate plans for player development as well as the budgets for non playing staff. For recruitment, he will need to work internally (for Academy graduates) and with a network of scouts and agents for player availability both here and abroad.
Following identification of available talent, he would need to negotiate, length of contract and terms (again within a fixed budget).
I expect this type of role would have to put into place performance criteria for the coaching staff and managed people against that criteria. He will also be an escalation point for any disputes, grievances and appeals so will need to sit in chair of those sessions.
Finally, I expect he will be the person explaining club performance and culture upstream to the owner and board to stakeholder management will be a key skill.
This is a role leading maybe 60 to 70 people and a circa £3 to 4 million budget.
There will be more but this feels like a lot for a recently retired player to handle who hasn't progressed through a management or coaching role within the game.
Good luck to him.
He will be doing the annual staff reviews too .
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I Richie has now got full responsibility for re recruitment and the engagement of the new head coach I cant wait to see who he chooses. I'm very bemused by this business by Hull FC . Did Richie apply for this gig or was he " Headhunted" ? Yes I know!!!!but it's still very strange bit of business
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24 minutes ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said:
What so Leeds united sports teams sing MOT too?
Like the netball and union sides etc?
Yes I worked at Leeds university they sang it for their ru sides and other sports I've heard them . Especially in their post game drinks in Original Oak in Headingley
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21 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:
The Hull/Leeds alliance resurrected?
We had Kath and Gary Hetherington at their respective clubs at the same time, and now we have Ritchie Myler for those who don't know his partner Stephanie Thirkhill is the daughter of Leeds Rhinos owner Andrew Thirkhill.
Owner ?
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2 hours ago, Old Frightful said:
https://www.hullfc.com/blog/2024/04/15/richie-myler-appointed-director-of-rugby/
Really, really unsure about this one but things can't get any worse at Hull FC...can they?
Nepotism. Do they really need the investment from Thirkhill or did Richie get this gig on his own merit
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3 hours ago, daz39 said:
Which is how it should be.
I have a mate who is a massive LUFC and Giants fan and he goes berserk when he hears the Rhinos lot singing that...
" It's a Leeds United song you *****" he screams, and he's right.
What would your mate do if he heard students from university of Leeds singing " marching on together " when their teams are playing ? And not only football, because they do you know . By the way what is his connection the Giants and not Town and Leeds united ?
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7 hours ago, Gomersall said:
He said something like relocation to a new stadium is not going to happen.
I did say I just noticed it as I was browsing .apologies for jumping the gun without reading in full . Wrists slapped
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I've not read it all ,but elsewhere I've just seen something where Mr Pearson is talking about a relocation to a newly built stadium. All this speculation with new investors, new stadium etc . Does it sound a bit Evertonish?
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20 minutes ago, Old Frightful said:
Just wondering…
New brooms Sweep clean we're all waiting with baited breath for your announcement
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They're looking good just now just as they did with Powell
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Good stuff wire and now I know my team are mediocre, but I dont feel as bad as last week
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Warrington looking good
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Although Leeds had Leeds united in the 50s and I would say 60s it was a Rugby League city. Leeds ,Hunslet and Bramley all flourished.
Leeds played a cup round against Wigan 38000 whist although not on same day 8k . Leeds United did average crowds comparable to the 3 clubs together ,but they were unfashionable and the talking point was mainly about RL that made Leeds a RL town . All changed now it's now a football city
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59 minutes ago, GeordieSaint said:
If Thirkhill is investing and the club are in need of it ,it sounds like if this is true by allowing nepotism this man could be taking control. Of course it could be here say at this point
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