Season for us ended in September - He had 6 months to get a scrum half. Thorman signed as Dykes left. If he was strong enough the board could have offered money for a Deacon, Sherwin or even Luke Robinson. Or had time to throw money at an aussie import. instead they went cheap an easy.....again!!!



Radders player of the year - sorry just showed how poor we was and why we finished 11th!

Yup.

too injury prone,.

Brian Smith was the last great coach we have had SIMPLE as that.



Brian Smith v Rich Agar discuss



exactly - yet our club turnover now is 4-5x what it was in 1990 BUT we won't invest in a world class coach.



2 great coaches Bunting and Smith

Rovers lost Webster and within the week had the balls to pay the money and sign Dobson. If we were half as brave, we'd have moved heaven and earth. But no.....Thorman!!!

The whole coaching set up has to go.....we need a D.O.R,a backs and forwards coach....a kicking coach...dietician...a whole new set up.

Top coaches cost money and that expenditure is not justifiable to our board when we can appoint much cheaper coaches and have similar income streams. Our board are very good at making business decisions !!

Not seen agreat deal of Morley but I thought that was the best I've seen him play in years.

I am sure I have said it before, but to sack Agar will solve nothing. What we need is a Head Coach who can develop ALL aspects of our club.



Agar is out of his depth simply bcause he has not served a full aprentiship under decent coaches.



Under him, we have Last, who equally never made it as a player and will never make it as a top coach so long as he is learning off Agar. Under that we have Crooks x 2 and wh knows who else.



Jonny Sharp is possibly the one brought in as HC but I see that there is no change in tactics etc so is clearly not effective.



We need to do what Wire have done with Smith. No need for sackings, just a level sensible head who can develop the club. Get rid off dead wood and develop a system for all to work with. Its very similar to what Brian Smith did in 1990 with our club.



I watch the 21s regulaly and see no inspirational coaching, I see no real crop of stars. One or two exceptions but not enough knocking on the door of the first team. I don't see a coach who can change average players into stars, like Brian Smith did. He did it with a PT squad as well. Just tink what could be achieved with FT training.



As for injuries WTF is going on. This is our excuse year in year out. Are we the only ones to encounter them.? NO. But I would now start to seriously question our fitness set up. Also the doctors, physios etc as we never seem to get players fit. Leeds amost had 1 to 17 playing for them on Friday night. We rarely have this luxury. IT CAN'T ALL BE DOWN TO BAD LUCK.

I am sure I have said it before, but to sack Agar will solve nothing. What we need is a Head Coach who can develop ALL aspects of our club.



Agar is out of his depth simply bcause he has not served a full aprentiship under decent coaches.



Under him, we have Last, who equally never made it as a player and will never make it as a top coach so long as he is learning off Agar. Under that we have Crooks x 2 and wh knows who else.



Jonny Sharp is possibly the one brought in as HC but I see that there is no change in tactics etc so is clearly not effective.



We need to do what Wire have done with Smith. No need for sackings, just a level sensible head who can develop the club. Get rid off dead wood and develop a system for all to work with. Its very similar to what Brian Smith did in 1990 with our club.



I watch the 21s regulaly and see no inspirational coaching, I see no real crop of stars. One or two exceptions but not enough knocking on the door of the first team. I don't see a coach who can change average players into stars, like Brian Smith did. He did it with a PT squad as well. Just tink what could be achieved with FT training.



As for injuries WTF is going on. This is our excuse year in year out. Are we the only ones to encounter them.? NO. But I would now start to seriously question our fitness set up. Also the doctors, physios etc as we never seem to get players fit. Leeds amost had 1 to 17 playing for them on Friday night. We rarely have this luxury. IT CAN'T ALL BE DOWN TO BAD LUCK.

Exactly what I would agree.



Agar needs a proven top of coach to learn from.

We need someone soon. Not necessarily to rescue this season, but predominantly to build for next season and onward.



We have some great players, but we are not getting them developed to their full potential. There are a few coming off contract this year and next. We need someone now who might have time to assess, what we have and what we need to replace, before contracts are extended etc:

You don't go into sports teams to make £££££££ - you go in as a passionate hobby hoping to be as successful as possible whilst keeping losses to an absolute minimum or at least what you can afford to lose.

Our board are investors before they are supporters - the majority wher involved at Gateshead and that is the cross we bear from the merger.



Agar/Crooks/Sharp/Harman/Last - they can all go for me and then the board can sell 49% of the Club to supporters via a share issue and hope 51% are bought by an East Yorkshire wealthy supporter with ££££ to lose.