Thank god Leeds managed to secure Agar .

Why do people go on about agar, he’s been appointed to an entirely different role.

Furner may not have sent the signed contract back in which case he has not broken contract law.

In the absence of a denial of the rumours from Furner we should go with an alternative. The lack of commitment will not go down well in the dressing room.

OTOH it may be that GH is correct and that DF's on his way. No harm whatsoever in letting the rumours run and keeping the club and the sport in the spotlight.

You can't seriously believe we have gone through all the media etc.. and we haven't actually got a signed contract from Furner? That is a ridiculous statement.

Furner is under no obligation to issue any statement to the press. Personally I would prefer it if he did buy just because he hasn't could be because of many reasons at this point.

The issue is, if he's changed his mind and wants to wait until he knows about SSR job then he should say that an accept that rhinos can then choose to wait and see or move on.

Holding the club to ransom for your benefit is pretty crappy when there is no time to sign a decent replacement

Leeds were desperate to get some good news out regarding a new coach and if Furner's agent was still negotiating with his club it could well have been a case of 'the cheque is in the post'. GH's decision making has not exactly filled me with confidence in recent times so he could well have released the news in anticipation of a contract arriving to gain some season ticket sales. Anyway I was just raising the possibility of this senario in the absence of firm statements from both sides as if we have a signed contract with no get out clause then we could be much firmer and even take legal action.

All that Dave Furner needs to do right now, is issue 'some kind of statement'....otherwise his silence will only fuel the rumours.

It’s open season with shots fired at all rumours going.

But lots taking the opportunity to take a pop at GH, I thought KS was the director of rugby and chose the new coach.
If it goes wrong, it goes wrong, move on and get behind the club and whoever takes the reins.

The potential NRL coaching merry-go-round is Bennett to the Tigers, Seibold to the Broncos, Cleary to the Panthers. That leaves Souths in the cold, which is why the rumour is of them looking to Furner to take over.

All of this could happen, or it could all fall in a heap. Its a huge leap for Seibold to go to the Broncos, as replacing Bennett comes with huge expectations and the potential risk of your reputation being smashed as a result of not coming up to scratch, and he has a long-term contract at Souths on the table. There's also no guarantee the Tigers will release Cleary (as an aside I'm not sure why the Panthers are so obsessed with him as coach except for keeping Nathan happy).

Regardless, if it happens then we shouldn't try to force Furner to come to Leeds. Accept it, act professionally and move on. Demetriou would be my next choice, as he's very highly rated at the Broncos. Apparently Seibold has until next Wednesday to decide if he wants to stay with Souths, so we could be kept waiting until then.

Panic over, Bennett going to Souths. Welcome Dave Furner.