That may be the case, but its a daft approach if you ask me. In a salary capped competition, the best way you differentiate your squad with others of supposedly equal ability is to have good off field staff. A club serious about competing for honours should employ the best coach they can attract.

I wouldnt disagree at all, And i hope I am wrong but I just have a bad feeling that he will be here next year.

If you were picking the current Leeds side "on merit" you'd struggle to put a full 17 out each week...

True but when some players have been showing a bit of form they have been dropped without any obvious reason other than they need a rest!

I gather we aren't picking the coaching staff on merit then?

Ben Jones-Bishop has started 4 games at full-back in 1st grade matches for Leeds. (I suspect those stats you've found are limited to SL Regular Rounds only.)

Sorry but I can't verify whether he's also moved into the position 3 times during a match or not.

You could equally ask for evidence that McDermott and Lowes are good at their jobs - consecutive league placings, win/loss records, declining in-match performances from players - doesn't stack up well.

They carry ultimate responsbility, like it or not.

Of course, many of the Leeds players now misisng tackles and making handling errors players were the best in the business under different coaches.

I'd have more sympathy with McDermott had it not been for the regression Harelquins went through under him (and Lowes when he was a head coach at other clubs).

When will poor Brian be given a great set of players to work with eh? Maybe, just maybe, one of these days at one club he could [iimprove[/i the skills of the players under his tutilige like, you know, decent coaches do.

I've never under-rated his indiscipline throughout 2011 or before.

Webb was our most threatening weapon last week. Age has nothing to do with it. He is light years ahead of BJB at this stage and until that can be overturned he fully justifies his contract.

Why do we have this insistance about playing unproven injury prone young kids?

Probably because we're having our worst season for years and people are looking for change

Fair enough......IF he is there as extra cover for FB and Half back for 2012.

BJB has waited long enough and should be first choice at FB ....Hardaker should be first choice at SO (McGuire to SH).

Thought most were in agreement Watkins was more equipped for the LEFT centre role.? .....Or are you suggesting BJB accompany him on the LEFT wing ? Hall to the RIGHT ?

good signing by GH. If we were to lose Webb & Senior then any loss of any player in the three quarters would leave us grasping into the academy for cover.