I've had that thought too, and am still open to it. If it was the strong belief of the board he was hardly going to go against it publicly, regardless of what he privately thought.

Looking forward to hear him singing My Way on R. Humberside!

Except he has specifically said to a poster on here that the players are the differentiator, not the coach.

The more I think about it, the less confident I am that we'll have a new coach at the helm at the start of next season. I have no doubt pearson will get rid at some point but have this nagging doubt he'll give agar another chance.

Same here. I do not share the optimism of some posters that Agar will be fired before next season.

But again, I don't see him going round saying the direct opposite of what his bosses think. I'm not saying he does think differently, I'm just saying it's possible as he wasn't really in a strong position to say so even if he did think that way. Or if he did share their opinion we could still give him the benefit of possibly changing his mind over the last few years in the face of staggering evidence.

I just don't understand why people have it in for Rule and try to pin the on-field problems on him. It has not been within his power to alter that so far.

I'd agree if he'd not specifically gone out of his way to say what he said. If he'd just come up with some statement about agar being the right man I'd think differently



How do you know it hasn't?

I don't know about that because I don't know what was said. But a large part of his job is to promote the club and portray everything as rosy. So I would completely expect him to regurgitate the thoughts of the board to both support the club as doing the right thing, and to present a harmony of thinking amongst everyone. Pearson has already almost categorically stated that the last point is not true.



I don't for certain, in the same way that you don't know for certain that it has. He's not a shareholder, so was likely to have little say in the coaching appointment or the subsequent job security of it. I don't therefore see how he could affect on-field performance.

just a point, if agar does go, what will some people moan about then?

If he does I only hope that Adam Pearson and James Rule do not believe he explanation. If they either they or I am living on plane Zog!

If it is me I must return to earth as soon as I can.

The fiscal strain of attending more than one play-off match a season.

Sorry having a bad morning.. I wanted to say.....'if they do, either they or I am living on planet Zog!

fiscal strain it is then

just for the record i think he should go, just that a few on here seem to moan whatever we do or play,

The main problem evident from the fans' reaction last night is that some, even a majority, are happy to 'run Wigan close and "unluckily" lose'.

I think it's happens a lot more when we lose. There was a distinct lack of moaning when we beat Salford.