Ideally yes but that may have been put to BM and he declined. Also if GH had left it to the end of the season without saying anything and then pulled the trigger BM would still have felt aggrieved feeling that he could have turned the corner the following season. It's clear he was never going to walk on his own terms, he had to be pushed and that is never nice however you try and dress it up sadly, and no matter how well you do in the past, it's not a job for life 8 seasons is an amazing run at a club like ours, unlikely to be matched anytime soon.

Did he have the same role in the signings of Briscoe, Moon, Garbutt, Parcell , Cuthbertson and Myler?

No, of course not. Silly.

I have said it for the last 2/3 seasons, Darryl Powell will be the next Leeds coach. Granted, I believed it would be because Brian Mc would be the next England coach

That's like looking at the Leeds A team from 1983.

May as well muddle through until the end of this season with Eaton and his band of helpers . Then hopefully get a decent coach ( no, not Francis Cummins ! ) and some new forwards and a proper half back

Anyone know what Dean Lance is up to?

You have been calling for BMD to be sacked since 2011 so you must be very happy now. You never forgave him for proving you wrong so many times did you? So many Grand Final and Challenge Cup victories and so many slices of humble pie for you to eat.

I recall when Sinfield retired in your wisdom your preferred choice of a replacement was Sutcliffe right? How's that worked out then? Cut yourself another slice RM

I would like to think that now he has gone, and to be fair in not the best circumstances that he can now get some respect from certain posters who have wanted him out since he started. I think its the right move for the club but McDermott deserves to be recognised for what he and his teams achieved, sometimes against all the odds.

well macdermott wanted Sutcliffe to replace sinfield too so what does it say about him?

Powell seems to have ruled himself out. Never say never but thought it was a long shot.

Deep in my heart I feel we will get the next appointment wrong and we will go through a few coaches over the next few years until we stumble across the perfect one . Hope I’m wrong but I feel a Dean Lance moment coming

Brian Carney on Sky Sports calling it an 'epic mistake'. I hope he's wrong! He does seem to assume the decision has been made purely for the recent run of losses, however...

If Tony Smith could motivate himself for a new project I'd like to see where he could take us