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Quote: jack in the box "Vasty

I think you make some valid points, however the sacking of Agar is nothing more than an academic discussion.
The jury is still out for me, but if we get to a point we have played 6 lost 6 then I may be in favour of seeing a change of coach.

However for Agar to be sacked it would need someone running the club to actually come to that opinion and that's the problem. I don't think we have anybody in the club who would know a good coach from a bad one. The people in charge are quite new to the game and still have much to learn rugby wise. Other than Kath who allowed Agar to continue at Hull ,who at the club is going to realise he is actually a bad coach?'"

I don't think Agar is a bad coach, just not a head coach. Doesn't really impact on your point of which I agree with. Agar is safe as houses. There isn't the will nor the money for it to be any different.

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Quote: vastman "First of all I hope the mods don't merge this with the first Agar out thread, This thread is a chance for people to reflect and debate minus the raw emotion.

Also I find these conversations very difficult.

At the end of the day we are talking about a mans future and that of his family and that should never be taken lightly.

However it probably needs talking about rationally sooner rather than later.

I've held back because I find it takes about 48 hours to get a real view of games like Thursdays.

In isolation no way would I sack a coach or even complain about him after the Bradford game.

However we are not talking in isolation here. Agar has not had an easy ride at the club, he was an unpopular choice from the start - the club has never really recovered IMO from the first collapse in 2010 and Agar inherited a mess - he was then left high and dry by Glover. So to say he has mitigating circumstances is an understatement but then what Trinity Coach hasn't.

The real worry for me however is that since the play off run we have pretty much been in free fall with just a short spluttering into life last season that lasted just long enough to spare our blushes. He seems to repeat the same mistakes time and time again. I also get the impression that when we do win it's because the players wanted it which basically makes Agar redundant and that is a disaster. There is for me no feeling that this is an Agar team, in the way there was with JK air Andy Kelly or Toppo - he just seems like a bureaucrat rather than a leader of men. I just don't see anything in what Agar does that remotely inspires me and I think most of us have given him a fair go. I have certainly attempted to support him from day one. Of course I could be wrong and we may be on the brink of greatness but I wouldn't risk my clubs future on it.

So I'm not going to beat around the bush - if we feel he can't do it and eventually will have to go then for all our sakes sack him now and get it over with. Sorry Richard, I don't know you and I wish you no personal ill but for me it's just not happening - at any level.

So who to replace him?

Only one choice for me and that's Glenn Morrison. Not because he's a great Coach, he's not he's still wet behind the ears. Nor is it because he's a great bloke, I mean is he? I don't know I've never met him and does it matter anyway? No it's because he IMO suits WTWRLFC and the predicament it finds itself in. He has some charisma and seems to have that uncanny knack of impressing people and as a club captain leading young and or average players to be the best they can be. I can't really prove any of this for certain, it's more a gut feeling but I suspect it's one felt by many of us.

He may only gift us one or two more games than Agar, but that's probably all we need. As for whether he is the long term answer who knows.

It's been a while since Trinity outright sacked a coach, but I think it's probably over due in terms of showing the players in particular that BV is not a holiday camp.

Thanks for 2012 Richard, and I look forward to the replies.

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Is agar the man for the job? Probably not, I didn't think so then and I don't think so now, that's not to say he hasn't had his successes.
Is he useless of course not, just look at some of the players he's brought in and look at the kudos he his held in within the team.
Are their motivation issues? Yes, are there game management issues? Yes.
In his defence he was brought in under Glover and Elston and a pack of lies & at that time he was a pretty unwelcome acquisition, but he got on with the job and in season 1 did well, since then he has had far from an easy ride.
To suggest Morrison is anything other than a huge gamble though is nonsense.
Like it or not, Agar has more SL credentials than Morrison, not that that is to say that Morrison couldn't do it, there is just nothing to back up that he could by way of fact.
Who would come to a club like Wakefield, I'd guess only someone with something to prove so I guess one way or another it will come down to a gamble of sorts.

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It for me is about frustration.
From the despair of 4 months ago to where we were just before the season started, with bundles of optimism.
If you look at our first three games, Salford, not expected to get much from that but came so close.
Bradford at home, a game that after Sunday's performance, you would have expected us to get the points against a side with a skinny squad than us.
Wigan away on Sun, playing a team that has just played in World Club Challenge and will possibly be feeling the effects come Sunday.
Three games all with a possibility of coming away with something with different factors influencing how to play.
This for me is when your coach earns his corn.

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I would say that Agar was still possibly the best coach that we could have got when he was given the job, assuming that the rumours about Powell not wanting to come were correct.
We go a little lucky in his first season, finishing the regular season with 7 wins on the bounce and last season was largely an anti climax.
We had as settled a squad that we have had in many years and for one reason or another we didn't quite hit the mark.
There was plenty of juggling with the squad with Mariano and Vince Mellors, never quite fitting in, although Mariano finished the season as one of our better players.
The main point about last season (and I don't know if anyone is qualified to answer), is the possible effect of our financial predicament.
Although this came into the public domain at the end of the season, were there any major issues before this time that would cause upset within the ranks and with the coach ?
Moving onto this season, it's not reasonable to pass judgement yet.
We've had a topsey turvey close season, with large numbers of our better players leaving which is not Agars fault and yet he is the guy that has to pick up the pieces and create a competitive squad.
Ok, we still have KIrmo, Collis, Mathers and Fox as senior players from last season but most of the rest are either younger players or newcomers and 3 of these have only been in the country for 2 weeks.
On top of this we've had to play 2 games in 5 days, which is difficult enough for any team, but far more difficult for a group of players looking to get to know each other and for Agar to mould into a team.
The problem with this season is the threat of relegation at the end of the year and we have now failed to pick up points in 2 very winnable games.
The team will improve and I still believe that we will avoid the drop.
As for Glen Morrison, I agree that he is a top bloke and he MAY be able to do a job but, it would be a HUGE gamble and not one that we should take.
It could damage our chances of survival and could dent Morrison's coaching aspirations, unless of course he could be successful at Wakefield, in which case the opposite would be true.

We have to face facts that, at this moment in time, we are a lower end SL club, with a chequered financial record and unless MC is successful in steadying the ship and helping build our reputation in the RL world, we will remain in this for position .

Of course, IF Newmarket becomes a reality, we could start to grow and hopefully become a major force in the game.

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We should of gone for Daryl Powell when he was at Featherstone, great great coach who set the benchmark for the rhinos team we all see today. Worked wonders at Featherstone and is doing the same as Cas in making them a well drilled team. Agar is cut from the same cloth as Cullen,with both having huge funds available to them but both doing absolutely naff all. Both can talk the talk and attract decent players whilst also having the players respect. Ultimately both are proven failures

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Quote: vastman "Ah the last refuge of a loser. You get shot to bit's and now pretend you were on a wind up all along. You'll be using the expression you own me next. I've been around to long to fall for that one old lad.

Now go on say it, "sorry Vasty I misread your post" Nothing to do with any wind up dear,just how you get so wound up because some if not all disagree with you,the wifes a bit like that,hold on a minute icon_eek.gif eusa_think.gif no she's making tea,phew.

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Quote: Pat Bateman " having huge funds available '"


You are joking aren't you? icon_confused.gif

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Quote: financialtimes "You are joking aren't you? At Hull FC!!!

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Quote: vastman "icon_lol.gif True but then if you remember he had no money, no players and no time to prepare - so Agar gives you exactly the same for exactly the same reasons and he's ok, interesting
The style of play and structures are much improved; it's more often than not execution that lets us down.

And if you want a grown-up discussion, lay off the juvenile lolling smilies - it doesn't help.

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Your right wrencat it would be a gamble for Morrison match more than us shall I tell you the differancebetween Morrison and agar glen treats all players with respect that's why he gets the most out them the same can't be said for agar who certainly has is favorites and his treatment of walshaw and wildie is criminal, didn't go to Salford but those two are the equals if not better than Ryan and godinet,who id been led to believe were our saviours,on their displays against Bradford I don't think so and don't give me the only just got off the plane excuse, you can always see a bit of class if its there , ,the halfbacks passing was dire and the centre /second row looked second rate

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Stick with Agar and he get you 7 to 9 wins this season IMO. A one in three / one in four ratio - Will that be enough though. That is the question ?

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Vastmannn - I can't believe my cheese and pickle sarnies were considered to be pathetic - they were actually very nice and I would have made you some if iI thought it might have calmed you down.
Would you have preferred egg mayonnaise?

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I have never been Agars biggest fan, didn't want him at the beginning and don't really rate him now. But given what he has had to put up with this off season then to sack him now before he has had a real opportunity to work with the team he has assembled would be the wrong decision. Yes he has made mistakes and some of them are recurring but he has to be given the chance to show what he can do with this group of players. If come easter we are still as poor as we have been for all but just over half an hour at salford then it may be time to act. But he has i feel earned the right to be given a decent shot.

As for Morrison, he is an up and coming coach with plenty of potential but is still very green having just one full seasons experience as a head coach. He did well at Dewsbury last year but ideally i'd like to see him have another full season under his belt before he goes for a top level job.

Probably all immaterial anyway, as I doubt we could afford to pay him off and with KH in situ he is as safes as houses anyway.

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Can't believe this thread….hope to god the club and players are not reading it. Give the bloke a chance with a settled team for god's sake !, lets compare him with Powell at the end of the season eh?, baring in mind he's had a settled team at Cas for months now !! Also can anyone still honestly be;ieve Wildie is a better half back than Godinet !! , but yes he should be spelling McShane at hooker. Lets see what the next few games bring.

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I don`t think we can sack the coach because it would cost, what MC should do is set up a Rugby committee who the coach has to answer to. Kath H should not be on the RC.

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