Looks ominous but if so I'm willing to see how he goes. He's turned it around at Hull, something none of our coaches have done in SL when it's gotten really bad during their tenure.

It does have an air of inevitability about it; Hull, with their wealthy new owner, have nicked Gentle out from under both ourselves and Cas, so we end up with their sloppy seconds in Agar, the Mr Bean of RL.

That said, it hasn't been announced yet, so I hold out a glimmer of hope that there may be another twist in the tale; after all, who genuinely thought we were going to get a SL franchise?

Huh?

Thats about it then. Thats why we have had weeks of silence.


How has McRae still got anything to do with rugby league??????? Flumped it at Souths and Salford and he's director of rugby????????????

Neither has Franny Cummins but at the moment id take him in a heart beat.

All WERE very good players.

Are we talking about the bloke who has coached a team into a guaranteed play off spot this year and (stranger things have happened) could make it to the grand final



If the club have chosen him lets give him a chance before we all kill ourselves.

If you support the team then I'm afraid you to have support all those in & around that team apart from if your initials are JK,PB & CS

A few thousand people in Humberside would contend that they have made the play-offs DESPITE Agar, not because of him!

For a genuinely big club like Hull to be scraping into the play-offs...

Heremeia is one of the form hookers in NRL ATM. Crocker went back the following year and played Origin? Fitzgibbon and O'Meley both played in the Exiles game and are 2 of the best forwards in the league.

Hull FC should be in the playoffs every single year without fail, there shouldn't be a need to 'scrape in'. They are one of the biggest clubs in the league, Agar has dragged them down in his time there.

obviously in pudsey cats opinion, wakeys imports seem far superior!

Yes i agree we wont go forward with agar.

Don't embarrass yourself, they all still are very good players with a very high pedigree.

If this is true, what about the statement at the Trust meeting that Agar wouldn't be coming (a very clear statement by JE) and recently that the person is someone not mentioned yet? I will wait for the official announcement but I'm not hopeful.

The Hull FC fans are wondering why it has been announced before their Top 8 play-off games - I can only think it is because we would be announcing the appointment at or just before our last match on Friday so they had to do something.

Like some others I would prefer to keep John Kear with new management and new money. No matter what people say Agar has had a lot of money, great crowds, big stadium, press support and Hull are still makeweights in the top 8. That doesn't bode well.

Even if true I'll still get my season ticket as it's the team I support, but I may be depressed for a long time (about 3 years until the next franchise).

If you go get Agar there you won't be bringing kids through as you have been doing for the past few years - he's scared to give them a go. We've had three kids from the U20s play Super League in the past three years which is a poor record really. Also, as some of you guys have already alluded to, scraping into the top eight by the skin of our teeth is something that shouldn't be happening. Agar has had the full cap to play with and has even had the luxury of paying transfer fees which is something most clubs haven't done for a long time. Put simply, his tenure hasn't been good enough, hence the reason he's gone.

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Agar will drive our youth away, he's no better than Kear goddammit

Thank you - and precisely why he wouldn't be good enough for us; we need someone with sufficient skill and fortitude to change the culture of the playing side of our club from top to bottom, and who can instill a level of discipline, positivity and will to win that hasn't been evident at WTW for a number of years.

Richard Agar is not that person.

Fully agree - you need someone other than Richard Agar to drive you forward as a team. I sincerely hope you get that, I really do.

It looks like the club went through due process of interviewing everybody but ended up with the person that (JE) the club wanted in the first place...he must be mad...

I like JE from my time involved with the club but if he appoints Agar, along with the recent rumours about ignoring Korki and missing meetings with players then I'm afraid he will get what is coming. P45 spring to mind. What's happened Jimmy?

Hull FC with their resources should be a top six side year in year out, they haven't for a reason. What that reason is, and whether it is one person's 'fault' is not clear.

Hull FC with their resources should be a top six side year in year out, they haven't for a reason. What that reason is, and whether it is one person's 'fault' is not clear.

Why all the doom and gloom?.You got another franchise,which nobody expected and you never know Agar might turn Wakey into at least a mid table team.

Cant believe the amount of stick people are giving about Agar being the new coach. Heard Chester will be assistant and heard that actually Agar is very well respected by players and is an excellent coach even if he doesnt come across to well on tv. Think the team of Agar and Chest will improve us and we can really kick on next year. Hull are playing excellent at the moment now they have most players back from injury. When it is announced think the so called expects on here need to lay off a bit and give the bloke a chance! it would be interesting to see peoples thoughts if Hull had a good run in the play-offs this year and how people would then judge him!