nothing to see. move along

The fact that Furner has held back on making any comment on the rumour and GH was pushed into making denials about contract clause get outs does lend some credibility to him possibly having been in the mix for the Souths vacancy and just wasn't the final pick. If another tempting Oz opportunity arises will he be tempted? I believe his lack of action when the rumour started and no denial from him does question his commitment.

Or not everybody (especially sports coaches/managers) spend their time on social media. He’s about to uproot to England and he’s trying to recruit more players, got better things to do than see how the internet is reacting to a rumour he knew wasn’t true. By the time the rumour was in full swing and getting reactions and Leeds fans worried it was night time in Australia so a lot of the time when people were waiting for a comment from him he’ll have been asleep.

If Furner head has been turned and wants a gig in the NRL before Superleague then Hethrington could be fighting to have a coach that isn't 100% sure of coming to Leeds. Are Leeds an attractive proposition these days for coach and player, now they have lost so many experienced players.

Wayne Bennett confirmed as me Souths coach. Unlikely Bennett will have agreed a deal in such a short space of time and has probably been speaking to Souths for a while and probably even face to face, which considering he’s over here in England atm then that would’ve been a few weeks ago at least. So doesn’t look like their was anything at all in the Furner rumour except someone’s filling colum inches because he didn’t have the correct story and also that Furner wasn’t sware of the bed wetting going on amongst Leeds fans.

I'm pretty sure Furner will have an agent that deals with his business affairs, supposedly Furner did respond to a local press enquiry and it wasn't a denial. The wording of your comment has the hallmarks of a damage limitation exercise.

So what exactly did Furner stay to the local press then?

Ah yeh, nah, yeh, mate.

think he said more than that, pretty sure he said yeah mate 3-4 more times.

Oh well these detailed accounts of what he “supposedly” said are damning evidence.

It would have to be a serious panic appointment for Leeds to bring in Agar as head coach. Must be as an assistant, surely?

your a bit behind on this story the whole agar thing. He is coaching development or along that lines.

That makes more sense. It's the Furner rumour that's added a pinch of intrigue, and the "Agar to manage Leeds" thread heading.