Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Mon Jul 29, 2019 11:12 pm  

I've said from the start its Agar's job to lose. He is seen as a good coach by the hierarchy at Leeds.

Agars issue is every loss will see the fans wanting him out and he will never be accepted by the fans but then McDermott wasnt either. The club have to decide if they are prepared to go through all that.

We all need to rally round Agar for the next 6 games because surviving in Super League has to be the only focus at the moment.

Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Tue Jul 30, 2019 4:52 am  

KaeruJim wrote:

We can’t compete with NRL clubs for first grade starter players, on the whole, or proven first grade coaches. The drift is the opposite direction. Another problem with a Bellamy style signing would be their expectations working with a DoR like Sinfield.

Our best chance would be an up and coming Aussie looking to prove their worth to get an NRL gig IMO. But that’s risky. There are some english coaches I like but none that are really proven.

I'd much prefer to give a young English coach a chance. Watson or Ford.

Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Tue Jul 30, 2019 5:32 am  

if its agar this club is seriously shafted

Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Tue Jul 30, 2019 5:40 am  

Indeed. And it will be a long time until we seriously compete for trophies

Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Tue Jul 30, 2019 6:08 am  

Bang wrote:

I'd much prefer to give a young English coach a chance. Watson or Ford.

I only say Aussie / NZ because I believe the talent pool is much bigger and there are ambitious coaches there who have been in world class systems.

There are some decent English coaches too of course. Sounds like Powell was Plan A but... wouldn’t be surprised if Agar kept the job with an assistant as per Carr.

Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Tue Jul 30, 2019 6:44 am  

Richard Agar seems like a really nice bloke, however he has absolutely no track record as a successful coach. His record since taking the job is mixed at best, we do not look anything like a decent team.

Simply being the man in the job at the moment cannot be a qualifying criteria to be coach at Leeds, we must have someone who has previous experience of winning, and bringing through younger players as our future must be built upon them.

If the current hierarchy can’t see or work in that way, then they are the wrong hierarchy.

Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Tue Jul 30, 2019 7:05 am  

Bang on. Couldnt agree more. Agars record like you say is mixed since his arrival. Hes steadied the ship but hes also had some money to spend with no sign of a huge improvement.. hes not the man long term.

Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Tue Jul 30, 2019 7:45 am  

Steadying the ship = joint bottom?

Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:18 am  

tigertot wrote:

Steadying the ship = joint bottom?

Its ok. Agar knows what he is doing he has the CV to back it up.

Re: New Head Coach - who's it going to be? : Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:35 am  

I'd like to see us get a coach who you could see at the club for the next 5 years at least. For me, Agar is a decent bloke and I think is a decent coach. He seems to have brought the team together, but at the same time after this season, I think the best he could get us to is the edge of the playoffs. I don't see him as a title winning coach. Time to get the right person in to start with, give them a season of being mid-table and aim for silverware 2021.