Agreed, he has varied experience way beyond Hull FC which many have said is critical. Has he got the most out of a very good squad in France? Not certain but he's won a trophy with them I guess.

I don’t know how old Tim is, but he must be in his seventies, now I’m not being ageist, but speaking from my own point of view, just getting my socks on is a major achievement

We need a coach with authority, who's coached in environments with a winning mentality, this rules out ward and Watson for me. I'd like a coach who knows what standards are required and is ruthless in achieving them.

McDermott for me ticks the boxs

I honestly don't think that I could stomach the thought of McDermott

He simply took over a very very good team and slowly ruined it.
He is perhaps the only SL coach I would rate worse than what we now have.

Yes he only won the Grand Final four times, World Club Championship once and Challenge Cup twice.

Still not good enough for us though

I guess thats why leeds ditched him.

And like many coaches on these forums, there was a long McDermott out thread before he eventually went.

Football managers,coaches in Rugby,tennis,golf and several other sports all have a limited lifespan.
The key is to get out when you are at the top and not many do that.

I don’t think Leeds fans were particularly convinced by him throughout his tenure.

All the while he coached them to every trophy available.

To be honest, I’d take anyone who’s going to come in with fresh ideas and a new outlook.

McDermott accused Pearson of being naive..
So unless AP is particularly thick skinned I can’t see him employing him as our coach..

McDermott did come out recently apologising for his comments and behaviour at the start of the year though.....maybe with his application being in the post was the reason for that

Most of us were pretty pleased with him. We had to watch sone absolutely dire stuff for most of his reign, but he pulled it round come playoffs, so we forgave him.
I actually don't think his style of technical coaching is that good (despite Peacock and Sinfield saying he's the best coach they've ever played for....)

It was his bluddy stupid comments. He began to sound like David Icke - expected him to recommend yogic flying

He definitely started to get a bit odd towards the end of his Leeds tenure didn't he. I sometimes thought the pressure was getting to him a bit.