That’s exactly as I see it. Essentially still caretaker until the right person is found. Clearly we were in for Powell so Agar obviously isn’t the club’s ideal choice and I doubt he’ll be the choice long term.

I think some people are also underestimating the risk of bringing someone else in who doesn’t work out. We’ve had a massive change in personnel both on and off the field. A bit of stability for a year whilst we rebuild may not be the terrible option some people are predicting.

Great post that.

A question was asked I just answered it that's all

I can see Ryan Carr having a more significant role at Leeds going forward overseeing the coaching structure and junior player development under Agar.

The best performances of the season in my opinion was Saints away in week 4, Salford away in week 3 and the 2 wins versus Cas. Furner was coach in 3 of those.

But weve got to move on now.

Totally agree with the second paragraph , not only would I say its not the terrible option but I think its the correct option

I’d like us to continue with him or get James Ford involved somehow. Lowes was never going to take a step again to head coach and we missed another opportunity there to provide development pathways for our own coaches. Agar being at the helm gives a perfect opportunity to groom someone through the ranks - although granted that can get terribly political in practice.

Saints away we we were in a clear winning position and threw it away with terrible defence, Cas at home was very similar we were well in command but simply had no backbone and very lucky to win because of McShanes brain fart and a very scratchy drop goal.

There were some absolutely dreadful performances under Furner, Hull away, Wakefield at home spring to mind but the amount of times we just crumbled even when in the lead was shocking.

Salford was a very good performance ill give you that.

Same.

This whole thing does make me wonder about timing, call me a cynic. Things now working out with Furner early on, oops moment, Agar is brought across in some non-threatening role and then ends up replacing Furner after SL status secured and legal settlement reached with the former coach. Reading too much into it, or always the plan...?

Furner he us looking slick in attack (unsurprisingly) but we were awful in D. I’m not saying all that was his fault as much was down to our dysfunctional right edge, two of which have now left the club and the third crocked knee.

I think Furner struggled carrying the can without the remit to fix/change the playing roster.

Oh I agree we have to move on. We just have to live with it. It will prove yet another Hetherington error, but he will continue to be excused. I suspect another coach will be incoming by July 2020, but Hetherington has made this really hard for himself by putting family up for the dunking up to then.

I just hope Carr is in full time, and the suggestion above on Ford, would certainly soften this decision.

That again would be a backwards step for the club . We already have ex players (Gotchas job for the boys quote on an earlier post)with zero coaching experience trying to develop our next crop which for me standing on the side line watching games all this year and last clearly hasn’t worked ? Why would we put an inexperienced 33 year old in charge of our whole development structure ? The reason agar got the development gig in the first place according to GH was due to his vast knowledge of the game that he could pass on to the existing coaches within the system!
On a side note everyone in the game knows that agar is not a ford fan so if agar gets the top gig We can discount ford out of the equation in any shape or form.For me it will be a Carr Walker backroom staff with someone else coming in overseeing the development side which I find strange because isn’t Simon Bell still employed as HOY? Unless he’s part of the 16s reshuffle you talked about earlier Marty ? ( Can’t see our club telling two assistants they aren’t good enough before getting rid? Like to think they would have a bit more class than that despite that might being the real reason)?

The Luke Gale Rumour is starting to pick up pace again

Don't shoot the messenger but I've been told that Ryan Carr will be employed by us in 2020 (from a Fev fan I know)

What role he will have?

So then, Agar on a rolling contract to be reviewed as the season progresses. Hardly a vote of confidence in their new man is it?

Hardly the stable appointment either that certain posters keep telling us on here. Appears to be no actual plan yet again.

Well it is isn’t it. It gives us stability for next season.

Smacks of treading water to me. Still, better than drowning I suppose...

of course it does. He will be out by July, but everything is stable.

I usually take League Express, but apparently there is a piece in League Weekly. About Agar asking for assurances that he will be allowed to freshen up the squad before he accepts . WHAT ? Must read this ,if it's true it sounds like we've hrad hunted him

Yes the article is adamant we're going to make a major double swoop. Who knows though..

I'd be surprised if Agar lasts more than one season as head coach

Doesn't matter if its a month a year or reviewed every weekend it's a BS appointment that will see us needing ANOTHER new Coach half way through the Season IF he lasts that long.
It's all well and good saying the players like him that wont last when he becomes permanent coach and he drops 1 or 2 or we hit inevitable slump and RA has zero nous to get us out of it.
You either hire potential who have a good solid apprenticeship and genuine good ideas/approach to being a HC or you hire Quality you know can take us through this next phase of transition and implement our best u19's at the same time.
Its a YES man and looking after a mate appointment and it will fail.

So YEP reporting one year rolling contract, which is right.

It may be as simple as the club recognising it’s in the mother of all squad rebuilds, and the focus needs to remain there for now. If you think about one or two more changes before we kick off next year, how many players from the McD side will remain in the starting XIII?

Practically, the side will be almost totally different.

I suspect Agar will go better than some think, with the resources at his hands at Leeds. I would be surprised if he’s still head coach for 2021 though.

If we are to really improve it has to be a whole-club effort. Many players need to look at themselves this pre-season and put the hard work in.

I'm sure there will be a plan for developing the side over the next few years. In reality there are only a handful of coaches in world RL who could be the next "Tony Smith" input - it may just be that we can't snaffle any of them right now. It looked very much as if Powell was the main man in the sights at one point, but re-committed to Cas.

All options are risky - you guys may be convinced that Mr X or Mr Y will give us trophies again but it's more complex than that.

If Agar tanks next year he will be replaced just like Furner was, coaches know the crack. I still suspect he will have an exit ramp into a more administrative/back office function if it goes boobs in the top job anyway.

Almost more interesting/important to me at this stage is what we do with the support staff/assistants.

Let's be fair, chances are that it's Sinfield calling the shots anyway so who the head coach is makes very little difference.