Even though the Wolves have been THE team this year, what Leeds have achieved is remarkable. It is a shot in the arm for the play-off format and to teams like Cas. Ahem, if they manage to finish in the top 8 that is!

Fairplay, they've been consistent. Yet they've been found short when it really matters; Challenge Cup & Super League playoffs. IMHO they only finished top of the league in the regular rounds due to playing Wigan the week after their CC win. Flat track bullies is an accurate appraisal.

Bad season but a good september and a great october

"we want our trophy back" - how prophetic that song was!

Do you still see him as the man to take you forward next season?

I hereby offer a full and unreserved apology to Brian Mac & Jimmy Lowes. Thanks to them and the players. What a game.

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Not really, we beat Wigan away earlier in the season and beat them home and away in 2010 when they were champions. We also beat Leeds and Saints home and away in the league this season.

We only got edged out in the playoffs in the final minutes of a close game against the eventual champions Leeds, ultimately that's where our season went. Did we deserve to win SL? No. But the argument of flat track bullies is a myth - that would hold if we were good at smashing lower table teams and always struggled against the top sides but we beat 4 of the top 5 teams in the league home and away, the only one we didn't was Hudds who we smashed 47-0 in the playoffs.

I am genuinely pleased for the guy.....he seems a decent guy, but the common denominator of all GF wins is this very special set of players ...indeed we might wait a long time to see this incredible team spirit again.

I wrote off both Leeds and Saints before the season started cos I thought, well it doesn't matter what I thought, I was wrong, congrats to Leeds and genuine commiserations to Stains, tonights was a proper game played well by both teams, the score didn't do stains justice.
I also didn't think McDermott was up to much as a coach, but, WTFDIK.

May I sum this thread up with these few words











WHO GIVES A FLYING FAHOOK!!!!


CCCCHHHHAAAAMMMPPPPIIIIOOOONNNNEEEESSSS!!!!!!!!!

brian sorry for dought your vision and bow and say sorry for lack of belief in u and the team i was wrong and tonight tops all the other victories so far sorry bri and alex

So all the defeats were his but all the wins were with a side he inherited? Pish off and support Hull or someone will ya?

I'm off out to buy some of that Leeds Rhinos wallpaper. It must be great at papering over the cracks!!

I'm munching a huge piece of humble pie today, i thought he was a terrible coach and wanted him gone, just shows how wrong you can be. Sorry Brian.

great ending to the season, never saw that coming 2 month ago.
I think that Mcdermott has been extremely fortunate that he had a team of players who had the experience and desire to pull this off with grit and determination. The defensive effort for the consecutive 4 or 5 sets was the game breaker for me.
I am sure that he is a good motivator but again i think he has been fortunate to have the players to go and win the big games.
Next season will be a big challenge losing Ali who we know is past his best, but definately buderus because he has been instrumental in the turnaround of fortunes this season, and although there are some good young kids coming through he will be big boots to fill in a key position.
we finished fifth and fortunately we had the players to win some knock out games.
If the playoffs did not exist would we all be feeling he had done a great job finishing 5th ?

If the play offs did not exist maybe some teams, Leeds/Saints perhaps, would approach the season differently... The play offs do exist and Leeds proved again that they are the best team at winning using this system.