Wouldnt be surprised to see someone young like Kieran Purtill go down there especially after him stating that he felt he was ready to step up and be the number 1 after throwing his hat in the ring for the Saints job.

Whilst I appreciate the work TM has done, lets just say certain deficiencies within the side have not been ironed out. If we are to get a new franchise, I'd like to do what Saints have done and completely rebrand the club and start a fresh era with a fresh coach and fresh ideas.

How about Harlequins to lose place in SL, hence McDermott heading back up North.

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Gold Plated.

Millward would be a perfect personality down there.

Could maybe rouse some of the latent Aussie support for RL.

I rate McDermott more than McClennan.

I think this is a backward step for McDermott but then we will never get the full story but just selected soundbites.

A step on the ladder to one of the biggest coaching jobs in rl?


























The Mighty Cougars

Craig Bellamy.

Seems odd to me. Why move from a Head coach job back to a job he had a few years ago?

perhaps because after getting knocked back on the England and Bulls positions he applied for and doing nothing for QRL other than promoting a boring game plan and a sub 25% win ratio over two seasons, the chairman had had enough?

and Listy passionately backing him on the "sac mac campaign thread" was the final straw

I'd rather have him at Catalans than TR and would have loved to see a coach swap across the biggest divide in RL.

Firstly, being the most successful coach at our club in the last ten years is hardly a ringing endorsement, it's rather like saying we should sing the praises of Saddam Hussain because he wasn't quite as bad as Hitler!
Secondly, our defensive record during Matterson's time at the helm is woeful. We have had defensive frailties since he took over that have never being addressed.
Thirdly, his in-game tactics and influence are awful. In particular his half-time team-talks appear to benefit the opposition we crumble to another loss (look up how many 2nd halves we have won during our time in SL and how many half-time leads have ended in defeat).
Next, his team selections are regularly baffling. He is the only coach I can remember who thinks playing with one half-back is a good idea. He picks forwards to play in the backs whilst playing a centre in the second row.
In addition, recruitment during his time has been dreadful. Brent Sherwin has been the worst value-for-money player in the club's history, and God knows what he was thinking signign Sione Faumuina, who as any sensible person would have predicted spent his life drunk, fighting and eventually fled the country when an arrest warrant was issued.
Also, he fails to take responsiblilty for the team's failings, often complaining about how we lost due to "dumb rugby", without realising that as coach it is his job to actually coach the team to be composed and follow the "game-plan".
Furthermore, we constantly concede penalties on the 4th/5th tackle due to a lack of on-field discipline and/or lack of fitness, as a consequence of being unable to release the tackled player quickly enough and get back the 10 before the ball is played.
In addition, he cannot get the best out of players. How many players who were poor at our club have gone on to be good players when playing elsewhere - Mason... Moore...Korkidas....
As well as this he cannot see the potential of our young players, who he allows to leave and join other clubs....Watts....Lunt....Gledhill....
The promising players that we have produced and retained have not developed to the level they could have done, Joe Westerman in particular who has gone backwards over the last two years.
Finally, he is bald.
So all in all, I wouldn't be too sad to see him leave.

He's just signed for Cardiff hasnt he?



Oh, you mean... never mind.