At least our new boss seems to be SAYING the right things... www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/l ... 6624085.jp Let's just hope we're doing them too!

At least our new boss seems to be SAYING the right things... www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/l ... 6624085.jp Let's just hope we're doing them too!

The guy is talking the talk but will he be able to walk the walk? Harrison had every dumb fooker in this country believing he would mount a serious challenge to Haye. Pfffft

Hit the nail on the head there mate.

Yes I can't quite believe that anyone thought Harrison would win and to be honest it was probably one of the worst boxing performances I had seen

Steve McNamara did a good job of convincing the core support at Bradford that he was up to the job, even after several years of diminished form and dwindling crowds. Similarly, Paul Cullen and Shaun McRae talk a good game on Sky... McDermott is making the right noises for sure but these have been calculated for public consumption. I don't think it will give us any indication of how well Leeds will perform.

It will, however, be interesting if Leeds go back to playing a more entertaining 'Tony Smith' brand of RL. Our attack certainly faltered last season, but the defence also needs a lot of work. IMO during last season far too much onus was placed on the team being able to perform at the business end of the year - the successful philosophy was just pushed too far. I'd definitely welcome Leeds being more expansive but I'm not sure the team has the pace anymore to play like it did in the Smith era. Hopefully the likes of Watkins and Jones-Bishop will be part of this plan - a good sign that both were mentioned by McDermott in his interview.

"I don't believe in certain things I used to believe in – and I do believe in certain things I didn't believe in. Some of the things I believed in, I believe in even more."

I wouldn't have believed anyone could use the word believe so many times in so few words. Unbelievable.

Someone should tell him he's got the wrong season wasn't 'I believe' last season's slogan............or was it the season before? Gosh my memory getting old's cr4p!!!

I bought it on box office. But I knew what I was buying. But after reading the papers this morning it seems like a lot of people didn't and suddenly thought Audley would turn into this super star boxer. The fact that just a few months ago Audley was in prize fighter sums the whole fight up.

Back on topic, Brian Mac certainly has the tools for the flair and glamour rugby that everyone wants to see. Bluey seemed to take a lot of that out of Leeds' play. It was so one dimensional left to right with no dummy runners rugby. Hopefully Brian Mac will install a lot of off the ball work from the back rowers, thats what will confuse the defence and give McGuire, Webb and Burrow the extra step space to rip it up.

Despite what some posters have said about Quins under McDermott. When they did have a decent side out they played some really good football. On the other hand his half time team talks did seem to lead to large scale capitulations on a frequent basis!!

When McNamara took over at the Bulls he made a similar statement. By the time he left we couldn't even play boring RL let alone the champagne stuff.

The proof of the pudding will be in the eating.

the thing is we actually have the players to play breath taking rugby the bulls simple didnt/still dont

What is this opinion based on? Presumably not his coaching career to date?

When McNamara took over we had Hape, Vainikolo, Fielden, Bai, Harris, Vagana, Meyers, McKenna and Deacon

Plenty of useful tools.

In 2007 (his first full year) we still had, Vainikolo, Hape, Harris, Vagana, Newton, Lynch, Solomona, McKenna, Deacon, Burgess & Morrison.

And we finished lower down the table.

Apart from Burgess and Lynch the rest were either "past it" or injured every other week.
Of course like some have already posted the proof will out eventually.