Quote: bramleyrhino "McNamara's problem is, once again, that his media handling skills are non-existant.
The Leeds statement has made McNamara look like a complete fool. His "you're making this up, there's nothing wrong" response to any question makes him look pathetic, weak and makes the whole England media strategy look disingenuous.
There are lots of reasons why RL doesn't get media coverage, but the way in which England have conducted themselves throughout this World Cup has hardly been helpful.'"
I agree with much of what you say. In fairness to MacNamara, when even supposedly league-friendly elements in the media insist upon placing greater significance on squad misdemeanours than they do on any other aspect of the team's preparation, I can see why a coach who's probably sweated blood for the cause might get a tad hacked off.