A change at the top at your rim-job of a club should have happened at the end of 2009 season. Come pre-2011 season he's still there, stealing a wage. Well done.

Pretty confident in him. Time will only tell. I think he did pretty well with what was available to him at Harlequins.

Genuine question, who else would anyone choose?

Can the OP put a third option in the poll of 'Meh' ??

As that is how I feel.

I'm generally happy.

McDermott is a keen supporter of youth development, has the respect of the players and is as ambitious as they come. All attributes that will be valuable.

As for his track record, his is no worse than Darryl Powell's or Tony Smith's before they arrived here. Powell took his first coaching job on at Headingley whilst Smith arrived with the honour of getting a full time team promoted from a part time league. Both didn't do that badly.

At Quins, I think he has had his hands tied behind his back of late. Aside from the obvious financial issues, I imagine that it is insanely difficult to attract northern based players to move south - something that he has had to try and do with the tightening of the overseas quotas. He has obviously had his mind on his family for the past year or so - not an easy distraction to have.

I'm happy with the appointment. I certainly can't think of many suitable coaches who are better and who are available.

That's a good point to be honest, there isn't anyone i can think of really, im quite happy with his appointment, because the players speak highly of him so fingers crossed, he will prove opposition fans wrong.

Can do if you want

Bramley you're sounding just like all the fans who supported the early appointment of Steve McNamara at the Bulls.

There too he was trumpeted as a champion for sorting out the youth development side of things. He was good at that but it takes years to bear fruit and trouble was he wasn't much good at being a 1st team coach.

IMO McDermott is an odd choice for head coach.

Go on then.............

I'm extremely happy with the appointment

I'm well aware of that



Yes, this could be a decision that could back fire but so could any other appointment. Leeds are a club that has been there and got the T-shirt when it comes to useless high-profile players and coaches from overseas.

I think the difference here is that McDermott does have some background as a head coach (in what was a difficult environment), something that McNamara didn't have. Maybe it is just me being in a positive mood this morning but I'm relatively happy with McDermott seeing us through the next three years. Above all, I think we need a long term plan - you don't often get that with coaches from Australia who tend to go home at the end of their two year contract.

Or ones that say they are going home then find they can't get an NRL job and have to pick up any old work they can in SL, for example?

Its been an awesome day for some sig material! If Leeds win any silverwear under McDermott there will be some silly looking people



What a lot of people from outside Leeds will not acknowledge is that McDermott has been at Leeds before and did a good job. From what I can remember there was definate drop in the quality of the performances when McDermott left. Leeds know what they are getting in McDermott, but obviously some people on RLFANS think they are in a better position than GH to judge.