Last year Hetherington said McDermott was his best ever signing (or similar) so a sacking certainly looks unlikely.

On the other hand, McClellan got the bullet after a Wembley battering by Wire but 2 championships, which could have 3 out of 3 but for the McGuire injury. Dean Lance was fired mid-season with the team no worse off than they are now. Daryl Powell, regarded as Gary's pet, was treated pretty brutally, so you never know.

I doubt he'd be sacked during the season. If Leeds bomb out of the cup semi final, lose in the first round of the playoffs and suffer a couple more spankings along the line (and crowds/merchandising/income go down) then it surely has to be a possibility before 2013.

Not sure the players are backing him where it matters at the present time.

If the choice is between upseting a few precious prima donna dressing room types approaching the twilight of their careers - or further alienating a reasonably high percentage (if this site is any indication of the silent majority) of the supporter base if the level of performance doesn't markedly improve and soon.

Tough call. What's the cheapest option? That's the only winner.

Lets not open up old wounds. From what i can remember it was all his own doing. Didnt McClellan walk? As far as McDermott is concerned will he get until the end of the season or is he a dead man walking. If you perform like that again against us in the cup semi final you lot will be baying for blood!

On the strength of last years comeback, I think we will hang on to him. Do agree its a tough one especially after last night and the St Helens game with Warrington to come.

Well when McDermott was hired GH made a bit of noise about giving british coaches a chance, if he was to stick to that i would say give Daryl Powell the chance he never got to return like was the original plan. If not bothered by nationality i'd say Daniel Anderson.
Having said that i do still think McDermott will be in charge come 2013 unfortunately.

What about Kearney?

He aint doing a good job at Parra. They are interested in Tony Smith. Am sure Smith will be tempted to go home so Kearney would become available.

Maybe the form you showed in last years playoffs came more down to player power rather than the coach's ability? It seemed to me that your senior players stepped up and dug in more, whereas this season when you needed to kick on it hasnt happened. Its got to be down to your coach to keep the momentum of last season up, but McDounut doesnt seem to have a clue at the moment. His body language after Fridays game was shocking as a head coach and even though you got hammered, he should have been appearing to be possitive and just put it down to a bad night at the races. Take a look at Nathan Brown at the post match interview after the Wigan game. Even though his side were on the end of a hiding, he stayed possitive and showed the media and other teams that they arnt beaten yet and the season isnt over by one defeat.

David Furner about to leave Canberra Raiders with Justin Morgan taking over apparently

If Leeds replace BM, I'd go for someone with experience, and give them clear remit to ignore any and all reputations amongst the squad and base selections on form and how they want to structure the team. Without that remit no decent coach should go anywhere near us. Even with it, I don't think it would be fair to dump a young coach into the role.

IMO BM is struggling to manage a highly complacent set of players, who really aren't that interested in turning up for run-of-the-mill games, to the extent that they can't even be bothered to turn up against Wigan or Sts at home. They'll put in an effort in the CC semi-final and Play Offs (if we get there), but it seems they are beyond the point of understanding that form isn't something that can be turned on like a lightswitch.

We all know GH would never pay over the odds ,but What the Hell Wigan got away withit didnt they?they got away with a fine paid out of someones back pocket,when they should have been sent to division IIbut it was Cas who went down for them.Why not break the cap big style?if they can get away with it why not us?

Wouldn't go near Kearney! A very poor coach ATM and too inexperienced.

I can't see why anyone would vote for Brian McDemott as you're following the same downward path with him as happened with us in London, he's a number 2, not head coach material. Daniel Anderson would probably be your best bet although the new coach would need to be someone who will have the talent to rebuild an ageing side, albeit one that with decent motivation has the ability to win at least one more major trophy.

Agree with this tvoc. The key here is 'at the present time'. BMD showed last year he was capable of motivating this lot when it really mattered, and but for some bad luck at Wembley he may have had three titles in his first few months in charge.

IMO the squad needs freshening up with a couple of marquee players to shake the old hands out of their complacency.
That's not necessarily the coaches call. The buck stops with Caddick and Hetherington. I don't think changing the coach will necessarily change things as much as it seems they need to change.

I'm sticking with BMD.

I'm not a massive Daniel Anderson fan, but he would have the balls to cut out the deadwood and rebuild the team over the next couple of years. He also had Saints playing a good brand of rugby, which unfortunately for him was ultimately not successful because of the talent Leeds boasted at the time.

Whoever the coach is for the next couple of years, McDermott or someone else, they will have to manage a major overhaul as the elder statesmen of the team disappear. Do we trust McDermott to be able to do this?