Re: Agar Gone/McRae Appointed DOR : Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:02 pm  

Kosh wrote:

I read that as meaning that Bomber will be an actual Director of Rugby for a change rather than a disguised Head Coach. He made it clear just a few days ago that he's finished with coaching - this role looks as if it will be the contact point between the BoD and the Coach with overall responsibility rather than day-to-day stuff.

Exactly.

AP needs a Rugby League man at board level. MCRea won't be running about at Brantingham in training kit, he'll be in an office at the KC.

Would people prefer AP to 'do a Hugell' and get involved with the playing side of things despite knowing nothing about RL, or have a RL man (McRae) helping to identify weaknesses etc.

The scouting network and Junior setup will all be under his responsibility.

Re: Agar Gone/McRae Appointed DOR : Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:02 pm  

Rock God X wrote:

You said he'd done nothing, not won nothing. I'd give my right arm to watch a side like the one he put together in 2004 again. He did as well as could be expected at Salford - Tony Smith and Michael McGuire combined couldn't get them to win anything.

Considering Salford spent 50% of the cap in 2010 and not much more this season what did people expect him to achieve?

Re: Agar Gone/McRae Appointed DOR : Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:02 pm  

Well we finally got what we wanted. Lets hope this is the start of better things to come, although I want to know who the new head coach will be. I hope its Gentle and not Morgan.

I dont expect McRae to be doing any coaching and to be responsible more for matters such as signings and contracts and overseeing the coaching staff.

As for Agar, I have met him twice and he seems to be a decent guy, albeit one promoted beyond the level of his ability. I wish him well for the future, but I'm glad that his future lies elsewhere.

Re: Agar Gone/McRae Appointed DOR : Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:02 pm  

Great times ahead !!

Welcome back Shaun. Peter Gentle looks very likely to be our new coach now.

Re: Agar Gone/McRae Appointed DOR : Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:02 pm  

Hutchie wrote:

Keep twitching till you appoint yours

Not really.

Re: Agar Gone/McRae Appointed DOR : Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:02 pm  

Superb news. Glad Bombers back too.

Re: Agar Gone/McRae Appointed DOR : Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:03 pm  

Rock God X wrote:

You said he'd done nothing, not won nothing. I'd give my right arm to watch a side like the one he put together in 2004 again. He did as well as could be expected at Salford - Tony Smith and Michael McGuire combined couldn't get them to win anything.

He also arguably set the foundations for the cup win/grand final apperance with his team.

Re: Agar Gone/McRae Appointed DOR : Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:03 pm  

Hutchie wrote:

Keep twitching till you appoint yours

Wouldn't it be the icing on the cake if Rovers appointed Agar

Re: Agar Gone/McRae Appointed DOR : Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:04 pm  

BUZZIN!

Bye to Mr. Agar, you put everything you had into the club but unfortunatley it wasn't good enough.

Welcome back Mr. Pringle! Really happy about this appointment. He has tripped up everywhere since being with us, I get the feeling he really loves the club and is one of the good guys of RL. His contacts in Oz will do us a world of good, he will be the link between AP and the club/new head coach in actual rugby matters and I can only see this is a que for Gentle to join the club. Perfect opportunity for a current assistant coach to become a head coach, with guidance from a bloke who has bags of experience in NRL and SL.

The future looks bright!

Re: Agar Gone/McRae Appointed DOR : Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:04 pm  

Standee wrote:

and McRae has spent years in the wilderness at Salford.

what next, the false smiley biatch back as Chief Exec?

sideways (if not slightly backwards) step IMHO, hope I am proven wrong.

Bomber is highly respected in the game..AP needs a man like that has he does not have the contacts or experience Bomber will have..

The more I think about it the better news it is....very clever move well done AP