Re: 2022 | Richard Agar resigns : Mon Mar 21, 2022 10:46 am  

JJB and Sean Long in charge doesn't inspire confidence. More chance with Ant and Dec! Especially when somebody else is appointed they should be gone or perhaps into another club role in JJB case.
Need to write this season off and take time to get the right man and his own team of coaches in place ahead of next season. No obvious candidate currrently available.

Re: 2022 | Richard Agar resigns : Mon Mar 21, 2022 10:46 am  

From the outside looking in I'm really not sure what Agar has done to engender such loyalty from the Rhinos board? He doesn't strike me as being any more worthy to be in a DOR role than a head coach role. If he had a glittering CV of previous coaching and leadership greatness then fine, but where is it?

Are there any rumours on where you go from here? Will Sean Long be given a chance? Or JJB? Or straight to the assistant coach market in the NRL? Plenty of worthwhile candidates there.

There are some decent senior coaches available in Danny Ward with his Leeds ties, Paul Green from the NRL. Cameron Ciraldo at the Panthers has a big reputation and wants to be a head coach, Michael Monaghan likewise, currently at Manly I think?

Re: 2022 | Richard Agar resigns : Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:06 am  

christopher wrote:

Right decision, he has done a lot for this club over the last couple of years but it was clearly time to go.

Yep, agree with this. Time needs to be taken now to get a top quality appointment in. It's a big big moment for the club now, enough is enough with the transition.

Re: 2022 | Richard Agar resigns : Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:09 am  

Thank you Richard for what you have done for the club over the last 3 years. From where you took over to where we are now in a much better position. Recriutment has been good (mostly) and at the beginning of this season I was full of optimisim. Not sure where it has gone wrong and by the sound of it neither are you. You have done the right thing by the club throughout your tenure and i wish you luck in your new role. I'm sure you will apply the same good diligence you have as a head coach. Shame it had to finish in such a fashion

Re: 2022 | Richard Agar resigns : Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:16 am  

Can you please appoint JJB on a full time basis to keep him off Sky's commentary

Re: 2022 | Richard Agar resigns : Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:23 am  

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Full story here https://newsletter.therhinos.co.uk/i/5z ... eguOaf0LgM

Re: 2022 | Richard Agar resigns : Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:24 am  

Zoo Zoo Boom wrote:

JJB as head coach - is this for real? Another mates appointment - no doubt JP will be brought back into the coaching fold

Interim coach until new coach found. This was aleays going to happen.

Re: 2022 | Richard Agar resigns : Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:33 am  

rollin thunder wrote:

Interim coach until new coach found. This was aleays going to happen.

Exactly im not sure what people were expecting it was always going to be either JJB or Long in the interim

Re: 2022 | Richard Agar resigns : Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:43 am  

Give it to Longy, should be entertaining.

Re: 2022 | Richard Agar resigns : Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:46 am  

Resigning now is best for all concerned. If the relationship with players turned toxic he couldn't be DoR. Now the focus is on the players - if we rebound it will show they'd lost faith in Agar. If not its worse as it suggests they just aren't very good.

As for a replacement who knows? There are some NRL coaches looking for head coach jobs like Green and Flanagan. I wouldn't mind so long as they saw getting Leeds back on track as key to their chances of another NRL gig. Need to be careful, but the last thing we should worry about is someone who will be afraid to shake up the team.