Well that’s all fine and dandy but the damage has already been done. It should have been obvious to all involved after saints PO defeat he’d taken us as far as he could. Instead of being proactive we’ve just written off another season.

Well done to all involved.

On an interim basis for the season it passes, but long-term? Very poor decision. He’s yesterdays guy. He was in his pomp circa 2007.

No disrespect, but the "new" Head Coach is a tad underwhelming to say the least. Also not sure if Agar should be the DOR moving forward... maybe the club need a complete overhaul, including finding new owners to take us forward.

Owners no. But a clearout yes. Have to stop looking back. The Golden Generation cannot be replicated and none of them has proven their worth as a coach.

If JJB/Long are in charge it needs to be only until a new coach is found. Even if form picks up that cannot lead us to appointing them long-term. That's what got us here with Agar.

Hetherington should fall on his sword as well

Michael Monaghan, Cameron Ciraldo, Ryan Carr are good names for me definitely and I’d be pleased with them. Justin Morgan is a strange one considering how long he’s been out of work in a top job.

Might be GH and the cheaper option again ?

I'd be on the phone to Stephen Kearney and Marc Brentnall at Melbourne Storm. They are the gold standard for how a RL club should be run. Or you could even try for Craig Bellamy who's currently weighing up whether this year will be his last one with them. It's be an enormous coup to get him but it who knows? Probably too expensive though.

Gary probably could not afford the smashed tea cups never mind Bellamy's salary.

That JJB / Long are in this position shows how poor the decision making around coaching has been.

We really need to get this appointment right. If Long and JJB are part of the furniture for the foreseeable, we need someone with experience and authority that will impress upon the assistants the need to learn and change things if necessary.

We may well still see a response with JJB in charge but I hope he's not holding the reins for too long.

I suspect at one point Rob Burrow was possibly part of the head coach succession planning equation. Seem to recall him mentioning ambitions in that direction at one point. Tragically not to be.

I feel that he would of been the head coach right now had it not of been for his MND diagnosis.

Rob had the most potential at the club and was the only one rightfully coaching on the scholarship when they used to chuck scholarship roles at anyone in the first team.

As a saints fan you probably won't know that the Hetherington's love him as thier own (especially Kath who was in charge at Hull where she installed him as head coach as well), so that is why he get the 'loyalty'. It is also why they have stated 'he has stepped down' rather than being sacked so they can continue to keep in a job 'for the boys' position where he will have no chance of being sacked. The facts are if you know Agar personally he is far too arrogant and too big an ego to step down of his own accord, and you can ask any of the players and they will tell you the same.... He has failed miserably at each of the 'Big' clubs he has coached at who have had the 'biggest' player budget. I see many have fallen for the 'Agar stepped down' line the club have put out.....bbbhhhhaaaaahhh