Has Macca done enough to silence his endless critics?

Quote: mat "you could ask his biggest critic except he doesnt seem to post unless we lose when he crawls out of the woodwork and tries to turn every thread into a sack macca one.
Nice to see your obsession is still alive and well.

However in regards to the OP then there are a few issues to discuss in regards to McNamara. This season, I concede, certainly seems to be showing signs of a improvement (difficult for me to be too sure due to the fact that I cannot see as many games as I would like) and for that, the coach deserve a great deal of credit. However, we still have a less than terrific record against the "top" sides we have faced so far this season (barring second half v Wigan) so it still suggests that were are still a way off being a contender in either of the two main competitions. (I accept we drew away against Leeds but it was a heavily depleted Leeds side and we threw it away TBH)

But we need to look at the bigger picture.

Has the tenure of McNamara been a success? Over the piece, no. We have failed to reach any finals (and therefore won nothing), our crowds are the lowest they have been for years, season on season are finishing lower down the table and we suffered the ignominity of not even getting into the play offs last season. The fans too, to a degree also seem restless.

But.....

If this season is an indication that things are going to improve then perhaps changing it now would not be the done thing and maybe McNamara deserves the chance to prove that he is indeed of the quality that plenty within the game seem to suggest he is. It could also be argued though that the wins we have had this season have been against the "lesser" sides in the comp (Quins, Catalans, Cas, Crusaders, Salford (with Wigan being the obvious exception)). Also factor in that from these wins, only Cas at home and Catalans away were comfortable wins (in terms of scoreline rather than performance). Add to that that we have had a couple of pastings (Saints and Wire) and a couple of reasonably comfortable losses (Giants and Dull FC) when we were flattered somewhat by getting a couple of late scores when the game was up.

I am not convinced whatsoever that offering McNamara a new deal is a particularly good move, and before people rush to say that it is hardly a surprise then I have tried to be as fair as possible with this view. Off-field problems notwithstanding there has still been far more to criticise about McNamara's reign than there has been to praise IMO and I obviously feel that we need a change at the end of his contract, if he does not head to the England job sooner. If he DOES get a new contract however, I would hope that it was a one year extension with and option for a further year rather than a frankly baffling five year deal like he got last time.