I am not sure he is totally responsible, not even sure he is responsible at all. It is after all Hetheringtons family, so it would be a bit coincidental for Sinfield to push it.

Either way, I made comment above about a key player, and on the coaching front I heard nothing negative from him.

fair doos.

got that wrong on counts, cas win, hull win and even though it looked well the crowd fell short of the expected sell out,
Was a relief to hear that sodding drum went missing too

Not going to say owt negative about a Coach who is everyones mate.
The fact remains Sinfield Agar & co are out of their depth & this squad is 8th at best.

Oh I’m not dissagreeing, just saying nothing negative there mentioned. Just on certain team mates.

It wouldnt happen to be Handley would it Gotcha?

How do you know he's everybody's best mate?

Funny enough......

no.

Handley should be nowhere near that team, bring back Joe Vickery !

Is it the same one that has been bemoaning his fate to his ex Cas team mates and getting very little sympathy? Some hilarious comments from Macca.

Things will always be challenging is results on the field are not going according to plan. Players - they have a lot of self-belief to play at this level - will look to deflect blame wherever possible. The body language on the field on Friday was not good - they didn't seem to want to play for each other. If the coach has favourites and isn't seen to even-handed then that will not help. Agar has never been a successful coach could you honestly see Saints/Wigan or any other SL team having him as the head coach given his previous record. The coach needs to be the leader and create the strategy and then provide the squad with the tools to deliver the strategy and there needs to be a consequence to players not delivering - I bet the weekly reviews under Murray were very different to those under Agar!!

When he first took the job as temporary coach until a new permanent coach could be appointed. He intimated that he didn't want the job permanently . I wonder what changed ? Ok relegation was avoided ,but he wasnt that inspirational go warrant the club go want him above anyone else

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Frankly and without malice, Agar can only do so much with your playing roster, a golden age of players reached retirement almost simultaneously, Harry Houdini would struggle to replace past quality like this. It will be a long process of recruiting, patience, and understanding from the Leeds supporters before those heady days return.

He had to say he didnt want it. If he had said he wanted it and didnt get it would have made him look a fool and make it look like he had been overlooked.

He always watned the job. Hes a coach at the end of the day. If you are a coach and you dobt want the Leeds job what the hell are you a coach for?

Whether he wanted it then or not is irrellevant he & the 1st Team Coaching set up arent good enough

I think JJB is a great person and probably good for dressing room morale when he was playing, but an important role like assistant coach ?

He was a major part of the unrest start of last season to get Furner out. Whether that was right reasons or wrong, not for me to say, but I would seriously question him good for morale.

all to much of a clique for me. jobs for the boys, nice coach who does what he is told.
some harsh truths should be told.

Its quite telling how this jobs for the boys thing coincides so much with our downfall over the last few seasons. Far too much putting selves above side going on. Made even worse with JJB appointment is him having his tag along with him for entertainment now in Simmons. An awful presenter and not entertaining in the least, but comes as a partnership with JJB.

Getting Furner out was the right thing to do. We would have got relegated with him in charge still I'm sure of it. Many of the players didnt like him.

Or it could be some of the players didn`t like him because he was telling them some home truths that they were not good enough and needed shipping on.
Sinfield, JJB and maybe others in the clique might have seen their crown slipping and forced Furner out who knows?
But for me having all your buddies together and handing out contracts and jobs is a sure fire way to cause a split in the camp.
Shaun Wane should have been given the gig when Furner left but 2 big egos working together was never going to happen.

' good for morale ' that's how I've perceived him over there years . I've never met him ,but I've seen him cope with long term injuries I've liked his media stuff ,he's always MC at functions . You obviously know much more about him and the club itself than me I only sit in the stands and go home after games. I do like your posts and info . Didnt know he was a workplace stirrer

Best menu for morale is a winning team, if not a good performance despite the result. Sunday was neither. JJB didn't like the Furner approach so he had a word with his best mate and Furner was gone. Is this the way to return the club to former glories I think not. Sinfield then simply appointed a sooty like figure to front up the coaching set up. The management is currently a "jobs for the boys" set up. Drastic and urgent action is required.

I disagree - Furner came into a sloppy culture which he quite rightly tried to upgrade into a degree of professionalism. The egos of the players would not have responded well I'm sure but that is what was needed - a big kick up the backside and if the likes of JJB didn't like then they should have been told FIFO and coach backed.

I guarantee - and I go back to him again - Murray would never have accepted that and I'm sure he encountered exactly the same challenges when he came but they players both respected him and knew which side the management were on.

JJB has been a great servant to the club but this is elite sport where small margins make a big difference having the very best everywhere - which is what Leeds were and should be about - is critical. This is where the club has lost focus - it appears now to accept second best.

Ruthlessness is essential - elite anything is brutal and only those with a single mind to win - win.