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| Quote: Ferocious Aardvark "Er, does that actually mean anything at all?
Ok, so McDermott's insight or knowledge of the game is limited to
(a) over a decade of playing at the top level of the game,
(b) most of it with Leeds
(c) over 20 international appearances
That counts as the proverbial "glittering career", without even going on to list the trophies he has won.
So what other "insight or knowledge of the game outside his own career on the field" can you possibly mean? Where exactly do you say his "knowledge of the game" is lacking? How does this lack of knowledge manifest itself, because I'm struggling to understand what you could possibly mean.
if a player with as distinguished a career as that hasn't got enough insight, then who has? And why do they have more of this "insight" than him?
Of all the people in the world (and they would have had a lot of applicants) Leeds appointed Leeds Hall Of Famer McDermott as Head of Youth Development, with a staff of 25 working under him. Not, on the face of it, evidence of any lack of insight or knowledge.
As for commentary, he isn't on the comentary team, Eddie does the commentary. McDermott provides additional comments - not commentary. there is a huge difference.
Personally I find his humorous style adds a lot. How you can say he isn't "articulate" though, is the biggest mystery. Maybe you mean he doesn't speak with a posh voice? McDermott is hugely articulate, and in other settings the problem would actually be shutting him up! Here is what Martyn Torr of the Oldham Evening Chronicle, just for one random example, made of him when he interviewed him a few years back:
Or maybe you know better?
He's supposed to provide commentary- so it would be helpful if he was up to date with the rules- which doesn't appear to be the case as he's always being corrected by Cummings- he doesn't even know what constitutes a forward pass!!!! Mind neither do a lot on here.
There's a big difference between being a chess piece in a game and being a grand master. Imagine him trying to do what wells does!
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icons077e_files/5454-3678dentheman-msnicons.jpg Your job is to say to yourself on a job interview does the hiring manager likes me or not. If you aren't a particular manager's cup of tea, you haven't failed -- you've dodged a bullet.:icons077e_files/5454-3678dentheman-msnicons.jpg |
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| Quote: Ferocious Aardvark "No he isn't! You just made that up!
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| End of Saints' first set. Stevo: "Saints look lost"
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| St Helens v Leeds. This is much more enjoyable without O'Connor and with Stevo back in place!
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| Quote: Mr Churchill "St Helens v Leeds. This is much more enjoyable without O'Connor and with Stevo back in place!'"
Wash your mouth out with soap young man!!!!!
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| O ...,.......y No! O'Connor's back on. Chuff me. What's with the faux gruff voice? Get off!! £1,000 to charity from me if O'Connor can get through a match with getting his grammar wrong or saying "you" "your" or "set a 6" (I'd allow "set of 6" I suppose).
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