As a newcomer to this forum, I don't know what you've said before. However, your comment that "there's a connection between on and off field performance with crowds directly influencing the quality of player we can afford (and attract)" makes sense to me.

Given that Harlequins Rugby Union can fill the Stoop throughout their season and we're addressing a huge market across one of the largest conurbations in the world, it seems to me that getting more spectators would deliver huge benefits to the club in all sorts of ways – added turnstile receipts and product sales, increased sponsorship opportunities, increasing attractiveness to players, etc, etc.

Or am I missing something here?

I don't think he should, and i also don't see him doing it anyway. But nevermind walking didn't DH say that top 8 was minimum? Could he be pushed!? And 1 question to Lister etc, who would you like to replace him with if he does walk?

BTW, we will make playoffs IMO so this is irrelevent!

As things stand, we'd be at Wigan. But things won't stand. wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/in ... age_id=878

As things stand, we'd be at Wigan. But things won't stand. wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/in ... age_id=878

Quote BroncOnIon="BroncOnIon"As things stand, we'd be at Wigan. But things won't stand. wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/in ... age_id=878'" Don't get downhearted, bit of a way to go. Oh, and am I the only one to like the look of Wakey - Cas, preferably refereed by Steve Ganson, with Ben Thaler as video ref

Quote BroncOnIon="BroncOnIon"As things stand, we'd be at Wigan. But things won't stand. wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/in ... age_id=878'" Don't get downhearted, bit of a way to go. Oh, and am I the only one to like the look of Wakey - Cas, preferably refereed by Steve Ganson, with Ben Thaler as video ref

Think we will be away in France...

play-off spots, so should all six coaches walk?

Well, I beleieve that positions may become available in Hull and Bradford at the end of the season. Whereas, we only had a stated aim (in reality) of making the end of season jamboree, but those two clubs had much loftier expectations.
Mac has done what he can with the resourses on offer. Wigan was a game we should have won, as was Catalans at home and both losses were down to player error IMO. Had we won those, this thread wouldn't exist except in Listyland maybe and we would be talking about a bolted on Home Playoff game. Simple things like a wayward pass against Wigan can shape an end of season debate it would seem, so let's wait until the end of the season.

Excuses excuses. Familiar story. Were there excuses last year? And the year before that? When will the excuses end?

When does the time come that people accept that McDermott has done all he can with the team, he indeed "doesn't know the answers", and someone new should be drafted in? People have to remember this is his first head coaching job - there is a very good chance someone couod make a better go of it than he is.

BUT WHO?

I have no idea. Throwing random names about means nothing. Who knows who might be available come the end of the season. I imagine there would be a huge number of applicants to select from however with credentials equal to and beyond McDermotts, from both England and Australia.

People on here remind me of this Soccer AM sketch:



"Change is not good"

"I tell ya, it's those bloody London types!"