We've played alot better than that in terms of attack this season.

I like to get `em in when I can.

So once the decision to sack Sharp was made what options were there?
1 Appoint Agar on a temp basis to the end of the season
2 Appoint Agar as we have done
3 Approach Folkes , Murray , Rea , Harrison or ...who?
The problem with 1 is that the uncertainty would make it difficult if not impossible to sign players for 2009. The problem with 2 is well documented in that potentially Agar will not have the profile or contacts overseas to persuade players to come to Hull.
The problems with 3 are that Rea and Harrison have failed already. I guess that Warrington and Moran will have already been talking to the other two named (even though Murray said he's retiring) which will have had the effect to push up the ante on both who are after all looking for jobs because their records have been recently poor. Would we want to throw money at any of the available coaches? Would any improve on what we have currently? We need quality players. That's where our money should go. Maybe the saving on Sharps contract will help here. The one thing not in doubt is that if you offer enough you'll get your player.
What makes a good coach? Generally good quality players. Show me a coach who you could put in charge of say Hunslet and without changing the playing staff turn them into title contenders. It doesn't happen.
We probably shouldn't have sacked Sharp but once he wasn't backed with a contract extension a couple of months ago there was little choice. He was the only thing you could change.
At least by acting decisively we now have some certainty which may help when planning and signing for 2009. It may help with contact negotiations for OOC players at the club. It may just have the galvanising effect needed to salvage something from this season, unlikely but it may.
Everyone assumes this a cheap option , well if it is and it turns out not to work then a parting by mutual consent won't cost alot either.
I certainly have doubts along the lines expressed on here but as we well know contracts signed or otherwise don't count for much. Maybe in the circumstances it was really the only option.

Nah not at all just dont see how we are in the position to risk having somebody with such little experience in the head coaches role.

Nobody likes to see a person lose their job,but how long could we have endured that awful style of rugby?

maybe you should have expressed them concerns on sunday instead of chit chatting about other forum members

All this flag waving about being young and British is a bit hypocritical when we have let Cooke (jump ship), Briscoe (bad management), Carvell and Wheeldon (better offers) go elsewhere, with rumours of others leaving.

The two salary cap infringements and the Thackray debacle, the lack of training ground equipment renewal, the reduction in medical budget added to the above is nothing but sheer incompetence on a mammoth scale by the board and CEO. I feel we are on a long slippery slope back to the brink of oblivion ironically delivered by the very people that tried to save us.
I dont believe we have any signings up our sleeve or hidden away in the wings, 6 weeks ago KH said that there would be good news in 1 month, we're still waiting when all around clubs are announcing new signings.

Good luck Richard, I will support you in your new role.
Sweet Jesus you're going to need it.

huh

Glad to see Richard given a go personally. Hope he's allowed to build the squad that he wants. Good luck fella

Yep - good luck Richard!!

I hope there's a pattern emerging here in West Hull (after City sacked their coach and gave the job to their assistant coach!)

A win at Wembley the following year for a West Hull team against The Robins would be just fantastic!!







Another point - some people may see Richard as a cheap option, however, he's been at the club for a good few years now so has an understanding of just how the fans feel (eh Wolfie!) therefore we may feel more involved / informed again now that The Media Shy Sharp has gone.

My only concern - is he able to attract the players we need???

whilst you were donating your hard earned cash (my mistake, sorry forgot your a tax dodger) to ladbrokes

I don't get this appointment



If Agar is so good to deserve a contract as the First team coach

why wasn't he helping Sharpy to motivate,Communicate,Tactics,skills etc when poor Sharp was incharge



If i was a Hull fan i'd want him to fooc right of with Sharpe beacause he didn't help before



And now he's good enough to warrent a 2 and a half year deal STRANGE

I think you are a fan as you spend so much time on our forum and have and obvious interest in everything Hull FC.

Join in if you like OOOOOOOOOllld faithful we'll roam the range together

Why don't you take your own advice and do likewise off this forum?

PLANK!

He has a point (or two)!!

Totally agree - in addition we have an assistant coach who has little first grade playing experience and his only management experience is the u21's!!! All this for a "top 6 SL side" - rather odd in my opinion.

So whilst City's last coach (name escapes me) was doing such a bad job - where was Brown in helping motivate the players etc etc....???

As usual - what Rommel says means nothing.

I dont understand how the club can see it reasonable to sack two coaches before the end of there contracts and appoint a someone who was a big part of both regimes.

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the winner

if we spend the full salary cap why does it matter how cheap we get the coach? it means we'll have more moey to spend on players!

It's madness driven by greed on the part of the board. Very short sighted of them. if things don't improve this season under agar then pass sales, merchandise sales, sponsorship and matchday corporates will all go down for next year. The money saved by appointing an unknown will be dwarfed by the amount they'll lose, but maybe being hit in the pocket is the only way they'll realise what needs to be done.

Appointing a new coach is always a risk and the current board have got it wrong on the last 2 occassions by appointing 2 assistant coaches in kear and sharp, neither of whom were good enough. Another couple of years of the club going backwards could set us back for a long time to come. They should have appointed a coach with a proven track record at the highest level

do coaches count on the salary cap?

No

Brown had previously been a manager (Derby County not the equiv. of York City Knights), he was also understudy to an excellent manager in Big Sam (unlike Kear and Sharp) and he also has the experience of his assistant Brian Horton to draw on, who i may add has been a manager on numerous occassions and seen a fair bit (unlike Last) so your comparison is?!?!