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Is it true that Richard Agar's favorite movie of all time is Groundhog Day or does he just generally like the same boring s**t day after day, season after season?:10603.jpg



If anyone was in any doubt as to why Agar has been shown the door, apart from the first 10 mins last nights performance was the perfect example. Apart from a few individuals, our performance reeked of averageness.

I fully expect Bomber and the incoming coach to get more out of our current squad of players, but I also hope that they don’t keep certain players purely for sentimental reasons. If we genuinely want to be challenging for a top four finish then the simple fact of the matter is that players like Washbrook and Dowes will bring nothing to the table and at the risk of being controversial I will also throw Whiting’s name into the equation.

Whiting has been a great servant to the club but has always struggled for pace, fortunately other positive aspects of his game have far outweighed some of his flaws, but this is no longer the case and Whiting has been found out on too many occasions for my liking this season.

What are other peoples opinions on what does the new coach need to address to rid our club of the stench of averageness that Agar has created?

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Whiting had a poor game but has runs aplenty on the board this season. I'm not one for being harsh about FC players, but I find it incredible we've offered Washy a 2 year deal. I just don't see what he brings to the squad at a club that is looking to challenge the top 4 before too long.

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Quote: chico's nose "If anyone was in any doubt as to why Agar has been shown the door, apart from the first 10 mins last nights performance was the perfect example. Apart from a few individuals, our performance reeked of averageness.

I fully expect Bomber and the incoming coach to get more out of our current squad of players, but I also hope that they don’t keep certain players purely for sentimental reasons. If we genuinely want to be challenging for a top four finish then the simple fact of the matter is that players like Washbrook and Dowes will bring nothing to the table and at the risk of being controversial I will also throw Whiting’s name into the equation.

Whiting has been a great servant to the club but has always struggled for pace, fortunately other positive aspects of his game have far outweighed some of his flaws, but this is no longer the case and Whiting has been found out on too many occasions for my liking this season.

What are other peoples opinions on what does the new coach need to address to rid our club of the stench of averageness that Agar has created?'"


Agree entirely. Those expecting some quantum leap in performance from our existing squad under a new coach are delusional. I expect improvement certainly, but if we have ambitions to challenge for honours over the next 3/4 seasons than a huge injection of quality is required across the entire squad. IMO the likes of Dowes/Washbrook/Sharp/Radford/Obst/Phelps/Lauaki/Horne/Whiting and a few others have to be phased out over the next couple of seasons.

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Yes fully agree get rid of Dowes,Washbrook,Obst and Sharp. Although I have had a go at golden boy Whiting in the other thread he is a good squad player but wouldn't make my 17. We need a good right hand side and ours is very poor. Like Turner he has had a good season but would still try and sign a good right centre and give Lyne a go or bring in another winger too.

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Is it true that Richard Agar's favorite movie of all time is Groundhog Day or does he just generally like the same boring s**t day after day, season after season?:10603.jpg



I'm not wanting to be harsh about any FC player, just being realistic. If Will Sharp had made some of the errors and missed some of the tackles Whiting has this season some sections would have called for a public hanging.

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Quote: chico's nose "I'm not wanting to be harsh about any FC player, just being realistic. If Will Sharp had made some of the errors and missed some of the tackles Whiting has this season some sections would have called for a public hanging.'"

Will Sharp's meant to be a winger , Whiting is a loose forward playing on the wing.

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Quote: ChrisH "Will Sharp's meant to be a winger , Whiting is a loose forward playing on the wing who should still be able to make one on one tackles'"


One of Whiting's stregths over the years has been his versatility, so please don't use the "playing out of position" excuse where Whiting is concerned.

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Quote: ChrisH "Will Sharp's meant to be a winger , Whiting is a loose forward playing on the wing.'"


Correct, and done a very good job of it too. He made a bad error last night that led to a try, and because he hardly ever has a bad game, or makes many mistakes, when he does they stick out like a sore thumb.
I've always said Rich maybe would have developed better as a player with another club, but I'm very glad he stayed with us, and I hope he continues to do so!

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Before we all get too carried away, we are playing against the best team to come to the KC in about 3 years. Warrington took their chances (some of which we made very easy for them to take) and we didn't. Our best chance of making a real game of it was in the 5 minutes after we made it 6-6. Unfortunately Westerman and Yeaman wanted to score for themselves and not the team.

That being said, Washbrook, Lauaki, Dowes (although I actually thought he did ok last night) and Sharp imo have not done enough to warrant a further contract.

Solely on the basis of last night Whiting and Yeaman were poor, but over the course of season they have done well.

The lack of halfs killed us again this season, Horne is too predictable and doesn't have the burst of pace needed to threaten the line. Hopefully the introduction of Seymore and Ellis will remidy that.

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Quote: ChrisH "Will Sharp's meant to be a winger , Whiting is a loose forward playing on the wing.'"


Whitings main strength is his defence, which was poor last night. He also got himself in to poor positions when carrying the ball which allowed the warrington defence to push him back.

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Quote: Mrs Barista "Whiting had a poor game but has runs aplenty on the board this season. I'm not one for being harsh about FC players, but I find it incredible we've offered Washy a 2 year deal. I just don't see what he brings to the squad at a club that is looking to challenge the top 4 before too long.'"


As above.

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The warrington defence pushed everbody back. Our ptb and acting half play kills us against good teams because we're so slow and predictable. Our marker defence is also disorganised and too often we have our tackler laid on the floor while the opposition play the ball or in Hames case he's stood looking like a lemon as players walk past him. It's tough enough to defend 13 on 13 but 11 or 12 defenders against a team with "brains", skill and organisation is impossible.

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How the hell is Radford escaping criticism? Should have gone last season and unless we pay him off we've got another year of him thinking he's a halfback and taking about 3 hours to play the ball. We have half a dozen players who could be replaced by a cheaper younger option without any loss of "quality"

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Quote: Robbo4 "How the hell is Radford escaping criticism? Should have gone last season and unless we pay him off we've got another year of him thinking he's a halfback and taking about 3 hours to play the ball. We have half a dozen players who could be replaced by a cheaper younger option without any loss of "quality"'"


He isn't escaping criticism from me. Thought he was poor and the game effectively went when Moa and Ogre departed first half.

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I like Washy, good squad player

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