I'd see it more as '[ishould[/i be gone', rather than '[iwill[/i be gone'. I've no confidence that if we finish between 6th and 8th next season he'll lose his job.

But that begs the question, "who do we replace them with", it's been interesting to see L**ds recruitment on the coaching side in the off season, as much as Last is a decent guy (and no, that isn't the swear filter) I think a problem is he hasn't really achieved anything, likewise Agar.

Whatever we think, we will be watching "Agar's FC" at least until the end of the season, franchising has seen to that, and as I have said before, who would we bring in:

Noble
McNamara
Harrison

no thanks

RG is right, the Featherstone connection is strong.

I'm [ireasonably[/i confident that if we have another season like last (no cup run, lower end of the playoffs and an early exit) then his time will be up. The BOD aren't completely clueless regarding the eventual impact on club turnover of failing to challenge year after year.

I'd like to think you are correct. I'd like to, but...

I can see the same old excuses being trotted out for our lack of achievement, together with a firm assurance that Rich will have it all sorted for the following season.

I've been saying this for years, there's a real 'jobs for the boys' culture at the club. As you say though it's unlikely to change. If someone were to buy the club tomorrow and have a clean sweep of all all the youth, coaching, fitness and physio staff I reckon there's only Webster who would be likely to get another job at a SL club.

Yep, I know I can't back it up as it's just a feeling but I can see the Berrigan situation used as an excuse if needed, for some reason his position seems safe regardless, The timing of Agars extension last season said it all to me, I know we ended up doing ok last season but we were playing some real dross at the time, that on the back of the two poor previous seasons it just seemed criminal, the only possible justification was the reported England interest, but that was still a weak case.

I mentioned the other day that the Westerman signing worries me in this respect too. Agar knows we desperately need cover in the halves so what does he do? Goes and spends a 6 figure sum on strengthening arguably our strongest position in the team. Bearing in mind that Fitz will be gone after this season, that looks very much like the signing of someone who knows he'll be here in 2012.

Or, the signing of someone who recognises how infrequently talent like Westerman becomes available, and is guided by the administrators of the club in his selection?

Daniel Anderson, or Steven Folkes.

Quite possibly. I'm just saying that if I were Agar and I felt under real pressure to produce the goods next season or face losing my job,and I knew I had a significant transfer fee to spend, I'd be doing everything in my power to spend it on a halfback rather than strengthening our strongest position. It's just a theory but I don't think it looks good.

maybe it wasn't agars choice to bring westerman in? If Kath Hetherington got wind that westerman was available she perhaps saw it as an opportunity too good to pass up

exactly as i had been trying to point out!!!