FORUMS > Leeds Rhinos > The SHAMEFUL Treatment of Brian McDermott |
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| BMD is a desperate man at the moment, this is evidenced by his continued selection of many players who are either not performing or are physically shattered (like Peacock finally admitted on twitter this week).
BMD is failing to address any of the problems we currently see (and have done for a very long time) namely, lack of attacking structure, failure to set and maintain a strong defence, poor line speed, poor last tackle options, poor kicking game, failure to win collisions with or without the ball (this is a technical skill and hence should be coached).
By allowing this situation to persist, whilst having other playing options available, he is failing in his coaching duty. Rhinoswinorlose claims that because the "clients" of Leeds Rhinos choose to show their frustration at BMD for this failure and the judgement of him on the hour and a half that we see the players play, we are treating him shamefully. I completely disagree with this view. As a sporting coach, the only thing that matters is performance and this has been woefully lacking for most of his tenure. He has taken teams backwards in each year of his coaching career, this is documented fact. I like the guy, I've met him and he's a good bloke, but he's not the right person to be head coach at Leeds.
BMD has not been treated shamefully at all, moreover he has been shown great leniency by the "Leeds faithful" for a long time. He is failing, and anyone who tries to disguise this is an apologist.
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"The Golden Generation finally has its Golden Fleece! They have Wembley Cup Final winners medals to add to their collection."
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| To be honest its nice to have a positive poster on here. I'm kind of split on the subject though, i think while McDermott needs to be questioned for the performance (opposite to what the OP thinks) i agree with him that the criticism shouldn't go into abuse territory. Healthy and non-too-personal criticism is ok, going onto booing during games, name calling and disrespectful comments i think is unnecessary.
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"The Golden Generation finally has its Golden Fleece! They have Wembley Cup Final winners medals to add to their collection."
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| Quote: Gotcha "Come on folks. This is another AP/Keith alias. Don't get sucked in.'"
I believe Swiftcorn got a bit of a ban following an argument on the VT with an Aussie about Aussie Rules Football and claiming he knew Australia better than a guy who lives there. Don't know if it applies to here though but his absence is greatly appreciated.
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Quote: Gotcha "Come on folks. This is another AP/Keith alias. Don't get sucked in.'"
It's not really a case of getting sucked in, as others have commented it's remained a civil discussion. I've always been notoriously poor at identifying the men behind the 'characters' but agree it's likely to be one of the regulars.
Either way it's provided an outlet for some frustration. Will it change anyone's view - I doubt it.
rhinowinorlose probably still thinks Henry Paul wasn't replaced at the Harlequins and that he was always a leading role model off the field : news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 038590.stm
I'm guessing the Quins were just grateful he wasn't the chauffeur driver behind the wheel of that Mercedes S280.
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Quote: Gotcha "Come on folks. This is another AP/Keith alias. Don't get sucked in.'"
It's not really a case of getting sucked in, as others have commented it's remained a civil discussion. I've always been notoriously poor at identifying the men behind the 'characters' but agree it's likely to be one of the regulars.
Either way it's provided an outlet for some frustration. Will it change anyone's view - I doubt it.
rhinowinorlose probably still thinks Henry Paul wasn't replaced at the Harlequins and that he was always a leading role model off the field : news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 038590.stm
I'm guessing the Quins were just grateful he wasn't the chauffeur driver behind the wheel of that Mercedes S280.
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25511_1478008518.jpg "Well, I think in Rugby League if you head butt someone there's normally some repercusions":d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_25511.jpg |
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| Quote: Andy Gilder "It's someone offering a well thought out counterpoint to the rabid baying for the blood of anyone but their sainted man-crushes in the playing squad. If you choose not to engage in that kind of debate, it's your loss. It offers a hell of a lot more to this forum than a lot of the drivel that passes for opinion on here.'"
Agreed. It's a discussion forum, this is a discussion. Does seem to wind a few people up though - not sure why.
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| I think in short they players have to take the criticism for the way they play and they shouldn't be exempt from criticism but equally the manager has to take some blame for the standard of play and tactics used in the game.
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