^^ Maybe so mate, probably something that we'll never know though

Bang on.
After filling the Leeds trophy cabinet, it should be McDermott telling Leeds when he wanted to go or, didn't think he could do the job any longer.

Don't be silly. I agree regards him deserving to part on good terms but nobody gets a job for life as a coach, especially not when you are in charge of one of the biggest clubs in the game.

I'm not advocating a job for life but, the lack of respect shown to the Coach who has brought so much silverware is poor form.
McDermott seems like a proud bloke and one that would want to walk away if the job was too big for him.
Your club hasn't even afforded him the "left by mutual consent" line that is given to far lesser coaches.

Unless he's dug his heels in and said that he wouldnt leave, he appears to have been shat on rather than treated with the respect that he's earned.

Remember, some Leeds fans even wanted rid when you won the treble

Smith left Leeds over a decade ago. He was and is a great coach but it's complete bullpoop to discredit McDermott to say he's just lived off the back of that. That generation of players needed different things from their coaches over time. Smith worked well for a period, Brian McClennan was good for a while but was perhaps too disengaged from the skills side. McDermott came in and found the balance.

What the club needs now with another group of outstanding kids coming through is another Tony Smith to nag them and focus on the fundamentals. Maybe it would appeal to THE Tony Smith but he might also remember how terribly some Leeds fans treated him towards the end. Some things aren't new.

he's a very arrogant man. he would never have walked. ever.it could be Leeds offered the mutual consent but he refused.who knows?
2015 was sublime. people say cas reinvented rl last season but that's crap. we were as good if not better that year. not dismissing cas last year either. they were great. however last 2 1/2 seasons have seen us play some turgid boring stuff. no game plan, no shape and no tactics. yes we won it last year and he deserves credit for getting us to peak in the last 4/5 games but the rest of the season was dire.
def time for a change but I wish him well, some superb memories along the way as well some very odd decision making and press conferences

Agreed, a very ignominious departure, it will be interesting how the "injury ravaged" squad perform now he's gone.

A lot of people, myself included, saw that as a perfect time for him to draw a line under the era. We had won everything, the cornerstone of the success in Peacock and sinfield were moving on, and he had been in the job for 5 seasons as long as any coach had had the gig in my lifetime anyway;
the only way was down. 2016 was shocking.we were ok last season and took advantage of the other usual suspects being off their game to get into a position to be able to mug Cas in the final, that was an unexpected bonus but this season is back to a 2016 like effort and some of the performances are suggesting even the players are growing tired of the regime. Time has certainly come to part ways, but again i agree its a shame it has to end so abruptly but only GH and Mac know what has been said at the minute, maybe we will know in time.

Good riddance to the arrogant/miserable sod !

not this nonsense again

in your opinion. you only need to watch his interviews. plus speak to the players