Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Sat Sep 07, 2019 7:43 am  

Talking of coaching set up 2 of the u16s assistant coaches was sacked this week. Not sure who but was told they should never have been coaching at a club like Leeds and should never have been earning the money they was.

Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Sat Sep 07, 2019 7:45 am  

The appointment of the next coach will set the expectations of the club and send out a message to the fans. Appoint Agar and the club is saying mediocrity is acceptable and not just for a year.

I am always sceptical when players come out and say how much they like working with a coach - usually suggests the coach is too soft. I want hear the players saying how much they respect a coach e.g. Wane at Saints or Bellamy at Melbourne

Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Sat Sep 07, 2019 8:25 am  

There’s always talk of these top class experienced coaches from the NRL but in reality how many of them actually come over here and the ones that do how many are all that successful?

Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Sat Sep 07, 2019 8:40 am  

I think the squad next season is a bigger issue than the coach. If we dont have some forwards who love defence and love getting their hands dirty it doesn't matter who's coaching them and our backs will never have a chance. Also, we just need an average half back that can kick out of hand and is always ready to make a pre planned last tackle play. We don't need 40/20s. We just need a nice low grubber over the try line or a long kick that doesn't go straight to the winger/full back. I don't think you can coach that into someone when they're already a full time pro. It's either in their game or it's not.

Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Sat Sep 07, 2019 8:42 am  

A coach can only do so much, look how a few on here were predicting Hull KR to rise up the table when Tony Smith joined them, theyre one defeat from relegation

Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Sat Sep 07, 2019 8:45 am  

Id still take Tony Smith over Agar every day of the week & twice on a Sunday.

Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Sat Sep 07, 2019 8:47 am  

We have a very mediocre team and soon to be appointed coach and it doesn't look like it's going to change anytime soon .However we have world class corporate facilities something the likes of me will never see the inside of .

Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Sat Sep 07, 2019 9:02 am  

A good coach can make a massive difference, look at how quickly saints improved midseason when holbrook took over from cunningham. They went from rubbish and awful to watch... to an entertaining team and a shocking Percival goalkicking performance away from the grandfinal...all in a few month.

Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Sat Sep 07, 2019 9:17 am  

christopher wrote:

A coach can only do so much, look how a few on here were predicting Hull KR to rise up the table when Tony Smith joined them, theyre one defeat from relegation

Not me for one. I said he was behind the times and out of the game too long, and Hull KR were favourites for relegation. In the same manner Agar has been out of the game far too long for a head coach.

Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Sat Sep 07, 2019 9:32 am  

mattsrhinos1978 wrote:

A good coach can make a massive difference, look at how quickly saints improved midseason when holbrook took over from cunningham. They went from rubbish and awful to watch... to an entertaining team and a shocking Percival goalkicking performance away from the grandfinal...all in a few month.

Absolutely correct