Was Sharpe not a renound coach? after paying him off the money left in the pot means an untried coach is all thats available within the budget, thats why Mcnamara's still at the Bulls.

Sharp was a well respected assitant, and was well liked by our players.

he improved Kear's team and took us on a 13match winning run, and to our first grand final.

then Cooke left (which was obviously not Sharp's fault) and the wheels came off, he was never replaced properly and that was his downfall.

even if Agar was appointed as the budget in 2008 had been used up, it still doesn't excuse or explain the decision to give him 2 more years a couple of weeks ago.

this link doesn't confirm its the biggest, just that we are 'one of the games financially strongest businesses'

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there was a thread on RLFans over the winter that said we did make the biggest profit however. Scarily only about 3 clubs actually made a profit last season!

Interestingly, it doesn't mention turnover in the article ... Leeds turned over somewhere in the region of £11m (from what I can find, Hull City only turned over £16million in the year they were promoted to the Premiership)

It is also worth considering that unlike FC, we own our ground and in the last year (when Leeds didn't make a profit) were subject to significant ground maintence costs.

I wouldn't wish that change of coach on anyone

I am afraid hull will struggle as previously posted because they ain't a big name espesially in oz. They clearly have money but waste it on has been Aussies and a old half back.
As a Leeds fan I suppose I can't really comment on has been ausies! Although we have improved in recent times

Just in the same way that the 2005 Challenge Cup was arranged over the Heatherington breakfast table as well ?

The point made by the Hull poster about the coach being the key to sucess is not something that gets much consideration. You obviously need the top players, but when most squad have the opportunity to be pretty much equal, getting the best out of them is surely worth the extra money.

See what a difference Nathan Brown made to Hudds last season