I'd like to see him go in his own time, but sadly that time was the end of last season.

We need to build - to do that we need players to want to come in close season, and to get that we need a coach who has had some time to settle (i.e. since March or April).

But I expect I'll be asking Father Christmas for a half back and some healthy forwards again - starting to think I've got more chance of that than GH turning up with the goods...

What has happened to our transfer policy?
We used to sign players like JP and Webb and Buderus, but now we seem to keep looking for diamonds in the rough instead of established top players
maybe there just arent enough top players around anymore that want to play in SL?

Zeb Taia, Greg Bird, T.Leuluai, Luke Burgess all are of above average NRL standard who moved this year and any would have added to our squad.

Luke Burgess, please! But I take your point, we should have been in for similar quality of the others

not sure about any of them tbh, Taia wouldnt get a game in our starting backrow when everyone is fit so a bit of a waste of money, Luke Burgess is overrated, greg Bird probably wouldnt be able to get a visa, Leuluai is decent although not necessarily the kicking and organising half we need

none of them are of the calibre of JP or Webb or Buderus

Warrington v Wigan, Leigh v Warrington, St Helens v Warrington
Hull FC v St Helens, Catalan v St Helens, St Helens v Warrington
Leeds v Catalans, Leeds v Wakefield, Huddersfield v Leeds.

Three games could tell a lot about these three teams and I would say that we have the easiest three games out of the three teams. Lose them and I see McDermott definitely gone. Warrington could lose all three of them and have 0 on the board still.

Nothing a GIVE..

McDermott will only be ousted during the season if the fans make a big noise about it during home games. GH will continue to play the loyalty and injury cards until the fans give him no other choice.

In any case unless there is a huge reversal of fortunes and Leeds either make top 4 or the CC final then I expect a coaching change at the end of the season.

The timing of the change really depends on how much fans show their feelings on match day.

yes I would agree. also if fans turn on him he'll want a scapegoat

The problem with this kind of protest is the negative effect it invariably has on the team .

Supporters behaviour is choreographed by the club these days, therefore the likelihood of any kind of protest will be limited to a few rogue individual shouts. They've been turned into consumers rather than fans. The capacity for a 1986 FOX OUT style demonstration on the pitch down the touchline side no longer exists.

I'm not necessarily advocating it, just saying that I think BMD is here for the season unless the fans show their frustration. I agree Billy that it's not like the old days in terms of fan freedom.