Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Thu Sep 05, 2019 7:32 pm  

Easy Option , expect more mediocrity at best

Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Thu Sep 05, 2019 8:14 pm  

tad rhino wrote:

I wish him well and hope he does well but honestly, wouldnt have been my choice

Same.

Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Thu Sep 05, 2019 8:22 pm  

I hope he's given the couple of players we're clearly short of. Might surprise a few if he is.

Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Thu Sep 05, 2019 8:23 pm  

Joke. But expected

Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Fri Sep 06, 2019 2:18 am  

Wow imagine having a poor CV with so many sackings on it & still getting an elite job.
Im sure him being Sinfields yes man & GH's brother in law never came into the equation.
Good luck selling all that nice shiny new corporate set up.

Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Fri Sep 06, 2019 7:00 am  

Wouldn't have been my choice either ,but it looks like the club are playing steady as we go . First aim no relegation fight next year after these 3 relegation fights the bar is not very high . Or is it ? This off season and the season proper is very important

Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Fri Sep 06, 2019 7:07 am  

I don't think any Leeds fan with more than one braincell thinks we will challenge again next year, however it's also fair to say that if we are not at least competing for the top 5 (which I see differently to competing to actually win something) then it will be another year of disinterest and reduced financial outcome. This is the problem. We have so much more at stake now financially, that we must be at least competitive each year to generate enough interest to fund the extra debts of the new stadium.

Poor performances on the pitch = poor income. I hope this isn't the way it goes, but is we are looking at a year of position 7-10 again then it would be a financial problem.

Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Fri Sep 06, 2019 7:42 am  

I'm not overjoyed by it in fact I've been dead against his appointment but I'm prepared to back him for now and give him a chance. As a minimum I expect Agar to get us pushing for playoffs. Thought he came across well last night. Seems very highly rated by his players

Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Fri Sep 06, 2019 8:23 am  

batleyrhino wrote:

I don't think any Leeds fan with more than one braincell thinks we will challenge again next year, however it's also fair to say that if we are not at least competing for the top 5 (which I see differently to competing to actually win something) then it will be another year of disinterest and reduced financial outcome. This is the problem. We have so much more at stake now financially, that we must be at least competitive each year to generate enough interest to fund the extra debts of the new stadium.

Poor performances on the pitch = poor income. I hope this isn't the way it goes, but is we are looking at a year of position 7-10 again then it would be a financial problem.

Fully agree Batley Rhino, although not my first choice, not even my choice, I do hope he does well. No doubt the fans will support him, I think the interesting point will be ( if it is him) will be the length of the contract, no doubt we are having to continue to pay DF his wage, no doubt Mr Agar will be a cheaper option and maybe that is all that is needed short term to be able to move one or two players out of the club and introduce some of the young players noting if they are ready for SL. Let’s see what happens. One big concern is income, poor performance will mean reduced income, the marketing team have been worried sh1tless about performance and it has taken them to Monday this week to email the corporate side asking for a meeting, while this year the corporate support has been there and the new facilities are full , it will be interesting to see after another poor season if the same will apply next year. No doubt they won’t be increasing the prices for next year.

Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Fri Sep 06, 2019 8:38 am  

I think Agar could be a good choice for precisely the reason Batley Rhino mentions - that the squad isn't ready to mount a full-scale title challenge yet, and we need someone to oversee the transition from a position of stability. Agar will keep the current crop of players happy - this is clear for all to see - and he looks like a safe pair of hands to steer the ship while more contracted players are ushered out. The risk of bringing in a new coach while there are inherited weaknesses in the squad (a la Furner) is fairly high.

This is also about managing expectations. When we signed Harris in 1997, none of us expected to be winning silver ware immediately, but it signalled the team was going places and Bell did manage to steer us into 5th position after the disaster of 1996. This is a similar situation to where we are now. Agar needs to take Leeds into the play-offs, definitely the top-half of the table, and he needs to banish recent memories of flirting with relegation. Let's see how he does. We'll know in another year whether Agar will be suitable with (I hope) lots more dead wood coming off contract and some big signings for 2021. If not, GH and KS can make the call to bring in a more experienced top coach, and Agar can revert to his back room role.