FORMER York RL coach Richard Agar believes he has been rewarded for his patience after signing a two-and-a-half-year deal as the new coach of Hull.
The 36-year-old moved to the KC Stadium as an assistant to John Kear at the end of 2004 and has since served a three-and-a-half-year apprenticeship under Kear and latterly Peter Sharp, who left the club last week.
"I have been very lucky at this club," he said. "I think that because I have been patient I have maybe got the rewards.
"When John Kear left I decided not to apply for the job then and I have also turned down other jobs to stay here, turning down interviews too.
"You do start to wonder if you're doing the right thing because one day people might stop asking you but fortunately for me that hasn't happened."
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