All you need to do is look at Hodgos results in the ESL. He hasn’t just lost games, he’s been repeatedly smashed senseless. Week after week after week.
That statement is over exagerated.
In 2020, Andy Last took the Hull F.C. the play-off semi-finals.
In 2021 Hodgo took over and started the season with seven wins in eight games before COVID took its toll. Almost 50% of the playing group contracted COVID at different times over the back end of the season. They went on to win one game in the last nine.
2022 Hull F.C. won 11 from 27 starts under Hodgo and finished 9th. Hodgo was sacked (stepped down by mutual agreement)
2023 Tony Smith took over Hull F.C. The club recorded seven successive defeats and sat second bottom of the table by round 10 of the competition. They finished the season with 10 wins from 27 starts.
2024 Hull F.C. finished on equal points at the bottom of the table with 3 wins from 27 starts. They finishing ahead of the London Broncos on F/A by 33 points.
Not flattering stats but the club went much worse after Hodgo left. So was it the coach or the roster that was the problem?
Hodgo has been coaching in one form or another across two codes and a few different competitions for 11 seasons. They haven't been hugely successful but he has worked under Ivan and Eddie Jones who have demonstrated that they can coach. So you would think that some of the good stuff has rubbed off.
I wasn't part of the panel that selected Hodgo so I can't say this for sure; however, I am willing to bet that there was been a discussion about nepotism, perceived or otherwise, should they hire Hodgo over the other candidates. Yet they chose to select him anyway; nepotism or the hard right call?
You have already made your decision. I'm prepared to give Richo and Benji some rope; it is their train set.
