Richard Agar, assistant to both Peter Sharp and his predecessor John Kear, has been given the top job with a 2 and a half year contract.A few fans are underwhelmed, but I'm not so sure. You used to see time and time again in especially football (ie Liverpool) that an appointment from within can be very successful indeed. In fact where Liverpool are concerned when that process stopped, it could be argued they haven't been quite the same. I've always been of the belief that certain clubs need a man at the helm that 'gets it' They understand the clubs culture and what it means to the fans. Garry McAllister is one that springs to mind at Leeds Utd.
The last time I saw the FC have a decent attack was when Agar took over from John Kear in our Grand Final season in 2006. I know Sharpy led them out on final day, but even he admitted he had done very little, and had left things the way Richard had decided on.
Only 36, we have taken the chance on a British coach. I wish him well.
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all the so called experts might say he has no chance cos he isnt australian but i think he will do a decent job and why not give the brits a chance for once, although i do think money dictated this appointment and the fact the dullers dont have 2 ha'pennies to rub together but still that might work in your favour if he does the job.
sorry, comment posted twice.
A lot on the RL message boards aren't happy with it, but I am. I have to say although the Aussie influence has helped our game, fitness wise and the professionalism of the players, (well most lol) I think its gone too far in the way it has stifled the natural English game. For instance look at a loose forward nowadays, he's more often than not an extra forward, where when I started to watch RL we had loose forwards that where like an extra halfback.
I wish Richard all the best.
You keep saying about us being skint, but we are coining it in at the moment actually. Although if things don't turn around a bit on the pitch it will be interesting how season pass sales go.
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