All depends on what it says in his particular contract! If he's sacked rather than resigns though I'd say it's pretty certain that he'll get paid compensation.

Would think it depends what is written in to the agreement which could be more or less anything as long as both parties agree it. I wouldn't be surprised if there are binding targets in this case.

I don't know if it's already been posted, and I'm not going to trawl through 21 pages to check, but if people want to complain the decision, a good way would be to email/ring the club and as if this is an april fools joke.

Timo to move on, he is our man so we need to support him and team and hopefully they will come good. As things stand right now we are in a good position in the league.

Move on? It was only officially announced this morning!

I agree though that the team needs our full support tomorrow, but it seems to me that rather than the club intending this to be a 'timely boost' ahead of the derby, it is more a case of them attempting to bury bad news in the hope that if we manage to win tomorrow this will all get forgotten about.

That would be an incredibly risky strategy bearing in mind Rovers are favourites to win tomorrow and defeat would/will only intensify the debate. As you say time to get behind the team.

We'll win tomorrow Staffs. 6/9 and everything to play for.

I still cant stop laughing at this news lol

A yes man that comes cheap, no wonder Rule snapped him up for another couple of years.

Indeed, across Hull and accross the Penines there are people feverishly pressing F5 on the news page, some in the hope it is true, and some waiting in the hope it's an April Fool, soon to be retracted!

No, I said the team needs our full support tomorrow when they play Hull K R. It's perfectly possible to do that while the rest of the time expressing opinions regarding recently released controversial news about the future of the club.

It's a shame that only a matter of hours after the club has released what is one of the most significant announcements they will make this year, some fans are already trying to quell debate over it simply because the majority of opinion (on this forum at least) appears to be negative.

This must be the boost the club needs to defeat us tomorrow.

I put a counter point to yours and then agreed we should get behind the team. Seems you are a little over sensitive.

I'd wait til tomorrow mate. You're at the risk of been beaten by the worst coach in the league and our team of OAPs!

I took your 'getting behind the team' comment to mean that we should stop criticising the contract renewal ahead of the game tomorrow, if that's not what you meant I apologise.

I've just come across this news and couldn't believe it. Then I saw what day it was and then I realised...
Don't worry FC fans, it's just a nasty April Fool's wind up!

The only thing I can think of is that the board have realised they perhaps didn't offer the last 2 coaches the backing they needed (i.e. discipline, recruitment/retention, etc), and are making a real effort not to make the same mistake again. Unfortunately, IMO they're simply making a different, bigger one, and continuing to gamble on a man who is still yet to prove he is capable of the job.

I'll wait for the next "tell us" phone line to open. If there is no sign of an improvement in the next games I will be ringing (again). The main problem is that Rule really/truly believes Agar is World class, no questions about it, hook line & sinker. The last time I rang it was like talking to a brick, he just kept going on and on about it being a lack of good players/injuries etc., and this season with the likes of Fitzgibbon/O'meley and Long we will break eggs with big sticks. My main point (which he just would'nt listen to) was the motivational bypass that the players seem to have with him in control. It's a massive risk in my opinion, if he fails to deliver we will be another 2 years at square one.

The cynic in me wonders if that explains the timing of the announcement. If it's controversial now, imagine the uproar if the announcement came on the back of a couple of losses over the weekend.


I'll always get behind the team, although there are times when I question my sanity for doing so.

The Agar bashing has been going on for over a year. Whether we like it or not he is the man and we have to live with it.

too right mate you and me both.

I don't think Hull are sophisticated enough to time announcements. They have a strategy and they are sticking by it, it seems to me.

It's not what I meant but no worries mate



As Standee said earlier we'll all be here longer than players or staff so we might disagree on stuff but most importantly we all follow the same cause for our sins.

You are me and I claim your £5

I thought it was a sick joke

I realise now it is just sick

We do have to live with it. We dont have to like it though.