Well we read on here that allegedly the offer Leeds made him wages-wise pre-NZ move was described by him and a family member as derisory and insulting......yet when NZ didn't work out look where he came back to with his tail between his legs.

Do you have to continue being an oxygen thief?

What's the matter? Are you struggling to find an angle in which to derail this thread onto the 1980's or Australia/NRL?

Hardaker currently on the wing as he suggested to mac that if he brings a table and chairs the players will bring the picnic and put it where kallum stands also a punishment

Ah ok. Point still sort of stands though.

That rumour was from a couple of months back and he continued to play FB. His punishment is for being a tool on Twitter 2 weeks ago threatening to go round to people's workplaces and fight them.

Either way mac showing his grudges are bigger than the teams needs

REALLY?! Our 'esteemed' coach would play England's no 1 full back (or, previous no 1 full back) in a position unfamiliar to him as a 'punishment' - is he trying to punish the fans too?

We're the ones paying hard earned money to go watch a team that can't seem to do anything right. I'm glad I opted to pick and choose games I wanted to see this year, I sure as hell would be pi$$*d if I had paid so much for a season ticket to watch this crap week in week out.

He's not unfamiliar with playing wing, did so at the start of his Leeds career and at Featherstone previously. I'd imagine he might've been dropped had we more fit backs available but we don't so the alternative was the wing. And don't just assume the punishment for acting like an idiot on social media and showing the club up came solely from McDermott.

My mistake.

DHM was more accurate in his assessment.

I should have said "migraine-inducing" vomitus instead.

How are Yorkshire doing in the cricket this week? What was it, from 226-4 to 237-9???? County Championship mediocrity by plenty.

Good job Joe Root has buggered off back to his proper team.

Keep it up Printer, you're clearly getting under his skin

If a lot of what's been said in this thread is true then McDermott needs to go, I'm guessing it's not though.

If this is true, it's a disgrace. We've been awful this year, i'd have expected game time, not just as a part of rotation but for the simple fact
he was the young player of the year in the Championship. He earned his spot unlike the majority of our pack at the beginning of the season.

Good to see the other half of the South Leeds version of the Chuckle Brothers turn up.

You'll both be able to walk it to Batley away

The worry for me is why are these kids not developing into first team players? McDermott doesn't feel he is ready and he is closer to what is going on than any of us. Why he is not ready, why is Singleton not improving, why is Sutcliffe going backwards?

This needs addressing well before we sack the coach.

If players who are part of the first team squad are regressing, then I'd suggest it needs addressing by sacking the coach, not looking for other reasons.