Quote: ThePrinter "“As soon as we were made aware of the pictures that were on the Yorkshire Evening Post website, we actually rang the police themselves. We were keen to make sure that he helped the police in everything they needed to do. He did that and now we conduct our own investigation.
“We made that phone call straight away and then phoned Zak.”
He says they rang the police straight away WHEN they saw the photos in YEP.
Before that if they knew then I'm guessing both players probably denied any knowledge or involvement or even being in that building. So until the pictures showed up as evidence it was merely a case of their word against the students word.
As for what McDermott's said on the whole I have no problem with it. I think Hardaker has worn out his protection from management card and and McDermott whilst he's Hardaker coach, also has a duty to the club to tell his and the club's side of events and standpoint instead of just looking stubborn and straight batting all questions on the subject.
Hardaker may be a popular player in the group and if any of his mates are disappointed with McDermott's comments then they need to give their heads a shake......they should save their disappointment for their two teammates. Likewise if Hardaker is feeling any disappointment in what McDermott said then he's a fool. He's not hung him out to dry, he just told it how it is and I can't see anything he's said that Hardaker or any others could be upset about.'"
Seriously? you honestly believe that the players told a lie when it was brought up?
As for your comments on McDermott, not really surprising. You really don't think that a better situation would have been for him to keep his gob shut on the subject and deal with the disciplinary before mouthing off to the nation? Having concluded a disciplinary and if decided action needed taking, fair enough, and you handle it with the knowledge of the team, but not before.
