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Hull City's backroom team undergoes summer overhaul ahead of the new season

Three key figures have departed the KCOM Stadium for challenges elsewhere

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Hull City’s backroom team is undergoing an enforced summer overhaul following the departures of three influential figures from the KCOM Stadium.

Rob Price, City’s long-serving head of medicine and performance, has left to join Leeds United, along with Ruben Crespo, the club’s leading fitness coach.

It is understood Mark Waller, the Tigers’ team doctor since 2013, is also due to join Rangers ahead of the new season.

Price’s exit is perhaps the most significant. The experienced figure joined from Liverpool in 2012 and was known to be a trusted ally of vice chairman Ehab Allam.

Price has confirmed he is now part of Marcelo Biesla’s backroom team at Elland Road after beginning work for Leeds yesterday.

Waller will also leave a void to be filled at the KCOM Stadium after first arriving five years ago. Having previously worked with Steven Gerrard during his 17 years as Liverpool’s team doctor, he is following the Reds legend north of the border to Ibrox.

Waller was credited with making key decisions when Ryan Mason suffered his career-ending head injury in City’s trip to Chelsea in January 2017.
 
staff leaving and barely a squad of fit players at the start of pre-season - have we been here before?? Losing the medical staff is a massive hit. The work they have done in the last 3-4 seasons has been epic. Massive loss and if we can't recruit that calibre of staff then we are in trouble. We will end up with medical students from the uni!
 
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Price leaving to work for Biesla is hardly a surprise. He's known for his fitness approach so its a sensible career move.

Waller has clearly been approached by Gerrard, and yeah, can't blame him for that either.

Yes yes, I know it doesn't fit the same old same old about **** people to work for etc, but plenty of people do work for them, and will continue to work for them, so maybe a little less of the knicker wetting every time someone leaves, or even joins us wouldn't go amiss.
 
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Happy Tiger said:
Price leaving to work for Biesla is hardly a surprise. He's known for his fitness approach so its a sensible career move.

Waller has clearly been approached by Gerrard, and yeah, can't blame him for that either.

Yes yes, I know it doesn't fit the same old same old about **** people to work for etc, but plenty of people do work for them, and will continue to work for them, so maybe a little less of the knicker wetting every time someone leaves, or even joins us wouldn't go amiss.
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Each time this happens, you post one of these 'everyone moves on, nothing to see here' type posts, but it's bollocks.

People are leaving (and these three aren't the only three, our entire management team left over about a ten month period and our Press Officer has also just quit), because the atmosphere inside the club is just as toxic as the atmosphere outside the club.
 
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Happy Tiger said:
Price leaving to work for Biesla is hardly a surprise. He's known for his fitness approach so its a sensible career move.

Waller has clearly been approached by Gerrard, and yeah, can't blame him for that either.

Yes yes, I know it doesn't fit the same old same old about **** people to work for etc, but plenty of people do work for them, and will continue to work for them, so maybe a little less of the knicker wetting every time someone leaves, or even joins us wouldn't go amiss.
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That sounds more like the old Happy, next you'll be wondering why people think you defend the Allams
 
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originallambrettaman said:
Each time this happens, you post one of these 'everyone moves on, nothing to see here' type posts, but it's bollocks.

People are leaving (and these three aren't the only three, our entire management team left over about a ten month period and our Press Officer has also just quit), because the atmosphere inside the club is just as toxic as the atmosphere outside the club.
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Ah but come on we have the lady with many hats Miss / Mrs / Mss Beercock, what a coup that signing was.
 
Can understand people leaving our car crash, but why would anyone join the vermin, who are even more unstable than we are?
 
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Happy Tiger said:
Price leaving to work for Biesla is hardly a surprise. He's known for his fitness approach so its a sensible career move.

Waller has clearly been approached by Gerrard, and yeah, can't blame him for that either.

Yes yes, I know it doesn't fit the same old same old about **** people to work for etc, but plenty of people do work for them, and will continue to work for them, so maybe a little less of the knicker wetting every time someone leaves, or even joins us wouldn't go amiss.
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I knew you were full of **** happy.

I don't mind, you're entitled to your (wrong) opinions, but don't try to pretend you're on of us. You're one of them.

Clique application denied.
 
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East_Stand_Always said:
staff leaving and barely a squad of fit players at the start of pre-season - have we been here before?? Losing the medical staff is a massive hit. The work they have done in the last 3-4 seasons has been epic. Massive loss and if we can't recruit that calibre of staff then we are in trouble. We will end up with medical students from the uni!
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That's probably right. Unpaid apprenticeships as part of your Allam Building experience.
 
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City Man said:
Can understand people leaving our car crash, but why would anyone join the vermin, who are even more unstable than we are?
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They aren't though. They have appointed a manager admired by the likes of Guardiola, Pochitteno and Simeone. There is an air of optimism about the place and they have sold 20,000 season tickets so far.
Which is rather depressing.
 
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Maybe price who's trusted ally of vice chairman Ehab Allam know something we don't like there going [HASHTAG]#Allamout[/HASHTAG] fingers crossed
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Probably more likely he's told them that the club is being wound up once the parachute payments end so they may as well find new employment now rather than after their employment ceases.
 
Not mentioned in the original article, is our physio Stuart Leake, who left a couple of months ago and Luke Cash (Press Officer), who's leaving in a couple of weeks.

That's in addition to Tom Rowell (Communications Mananger), James Mooney (Communications Manager), Simon King (Commercial Manager), Ben Milhench (Head of Partnerships) and others that I've forgotten.
 
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