And are they going to get it done properly

I am not a "doom and gloom merchant", but my point is that you cant just disregard the last 2 years and choose to highlight his international form from 5 years ago just because we have now signed him. The fact is he hasnt even been getting picked for the bottom team in the NRL of late (prior to his knee problem).

If we get the Mark O'Meley that earned him his Kangeroo call up, then fantastic.

The fact is on one hand we have signed an Aussie International prop, on the other we have signed a player that cant get in his club side (which is having it worst season in years)

According to NRL.com he has played in 13 of their 17 games thus far so not sure about him not being selected. I'd take the prop that he is now as they would do a great job for us, if we get the O'Meley of 2 oe 3 years ago even better.

He was also called up as a replacement to the City Origin team in May so can't have been doing too badly.

So if they have under performed for their recent club because of your reason stated, will his form likely improve in playing for FC under what you call an 'inexperienced' manager?

Good point.......maybe Agar may learn from his mistakes this year and be better for it in 2010...maybe he wont be...he has added some class and experience next season which may swing it for him....if not...then i hope we say bye bye.

We'll have to wait and see!!

Agar has brought in his players now, so he will be under pressure to deliver.

His contract runs out in 2010 - at the same time,a handful of proven NRL
Manager's contracts are up for renewal.

However, Sean Long, will probably be the attack coach,just as he is now at St Helens, which may a mean a stay of execution for Agar.

My gut feeling, is that Agar is not the right man for the job!!!

Good stuff.

Right on both counts.

Agree, guess we will find that out next season though when we suffer again.

He has had a knee clean out and a cartledge trimmed nothing more. He has a broken bone in his hand which would have kept him out for 6 weeks and his current club has allowed him to bring his leaving forward to allow him to have the clean out and get an earlier start to his visa application.

The last bit sounds like pro-active planning on our part. I need to go for a lie-down.

I hope that the fact that it is Agar who has brought them in and not previous incumbents is key. It will be interesting to see who is cleared out. I think that might tell us more about Agar than we've been able to ascertain whilst he's been trying to field makeshift teams from his injury-ravaged squad. So he will have a squad that is rid of who he considers to be "deadwood" (don't like using that term but you know what I mean), keeps the players he rates and is bolstered by his signings. My hope is that he is the right man for the job. I'd love to see a relatively young British coach doing well in SL (especially for us). After that, if FC do poorly, then it must be down to him.

oops - that was me. Didn't know there were any rules about YouTube. Just read them in case something had been added - couldn't find anything.

Won't happen again anway.

Think I've found it - 1.2.b

I havent read all 24 pages of this one so dont know if this has been mentioned before,apolgies if it has but does anyone remember the GB vs Aus game a few years back when Fitzgibbon and Sculthorpe started scrapping and Omeley came charging in slinging punches everywhere !!

I know its not clever kids and I dont condone violence but I think its good to have a few players in your side with a bit of niggle in em !!!

Have you got a youtube link for it?

Cheers mate.

OI, leave it!!

Couldn't resist trying, sorry!

Did anyone read in the League Express where basicly he says he is going to "Sort some pommies out?"

he best watch what he is saying, remember the last time someone called Lee radford a pommie

Im afraid I dont . What occurred ?

Actually yes it is on there I have just looked ! Its great !!