Check it out he really rips into the Dr, saying he has destroyed the Salford teams moral.

Yes just seen it

Any link?

Brian said...
"My experience of coaching London means I know what it's like being on the end of bad scorelines and I know that Salford's players are not that bad. To concede 70 points you usually ask questions of the players but, on this occasion, Marwan Koukash needs to stand up and apologise to everybody.

"It embarrasses me to be involved in rugby league when there is an owner of a club conducting himself how he is - saying what he wants, when he wants and how he wants. He needs to realise that that is not how to lead a club.

"That group of players are not that bad and what we saw out there was a completely demoralised, shot group of players who lack confidence. It's not because they have had bad coaching or have bad conditions but they are demoralised by what goes on off of the field.

"I wouldn't want to be led by a person who is erratic and says the things he does about his own group of players - that (the scoreline) is absolutely his fault. There are some good people in that team who don't give up that easy so there are questions to be answered and lessons on leadership to be learned by the owner."

Koukash on Twitter saying "McDermott should keep his mouth shut"

The irony of him saying someone should keep their mouth shut. Should practise what he preaches.

Well said Brian Mac!

It's about time somebody did or nothing will change at Salford.

Trololololol

#TeamMac

mcdermott has gone up in my estimation by about 500%. Every body has thought this for a long time but Brian is the first high profile RL man to be brave enough to say it. Marwans twitter response makes it even worse, would he say it to BM's face?

Totally agree with everything McDermott says.

You do have to wonder when the mad Doctor will finally admit that his interference/antics/ etc has had a negative effect on Salford. Given how quick he is to blame and offload players.

I thought good old Brian summed it up pretty well.

Well said BM. Had the guts to say what everyone's been thinking.

Shades of Massimo Cellino

Good on Mac! What a legend!

That bloke is a f*ucking numpty. About time somebody said it.

I think I have to agree with BMcD on this occasion.

Salford were woeful. They looked like a team that had never met each other before, let alone played together.

On our way out some random bloke said to us “best game I’ve seen in ages” and I thought “really???”.

I thought we played average at best and never really got out of third gear – this isn’t a criticism, we didn’t need to play anywhere near above average.

Salford are a shadow of the team they should be, they have some decent players in their squad. With players leaving and threatening to sue for non-payment of wages, sponsors dropping out left right and centre and winding up petitions being posted against the club, while all the time Koukash is insistent that there isn’t a problem and everyone else is talking bullox.

How could this NOT have an effect on the players and coaching staff?

We've had two years of Carney, Clarke and the other clowns at Sky climbing up Koukash's backside. I honestly thought I was the only person who thought the fella is a joke. I'm so glad someone like Mac has come out and said this about Koukash.

I actually thought they were trying for the period up to 18/24-0....we just threw it around at a speed they couldn't contain and Morley getting himself binned shot them in the foot. From after that point particularly the 2nd half some of the efforts for the tries we scored were embarrassing from a defensive POV....I think my Gran could've broken through those 'tackle' attempts from the Salford players in the 2nd half.

Among his many other talents Koukash also appears to have written his own Wikipedia page



What is difficult to understand is why a self proclaimed top notch businessman with a self worth of between $900million and $3billion (thats a big range Marwan, can you narrow it down a bit, maybe be a bit more accurate or do your assets fluctuate daily by 300% or so), why this ace businessman cannot run a sporting club like a business, because thats what it is.

I have run my own business and anyone else who does the same knows that you have three things to watch, your income and your expenses and the most important your ego, don't go signing a lease on that £80,000 Mercedes "because you deserve it" when your profits are turning into losses.

So you have a business with a fairly static income, a known income and a potential to increase that income by offering a good product, but your baseline is covered by a donation from sponsors every year which is something that not many businesses have the luxury of - where do you fook up so badly when you start from that point ?

The ego kicks in, thats how.

For koukash its all about ego. For a man worth so much to buy a sports clubs is his plaything. Therefore is entirely about ego.

He's not worth that much. He lets people think he's worth that much, it's written on forums and by pliant journalists. There are plenty of wealthier men who've been involved in RL (Caddick, Davy, Fulton) without shouting about their supposed wealth. Any long term followers of Leeds United knew exactly how Salford would end up the minute Koukash walked in the door.

Whilst I agree with the our esteemed coaches comments, surely the salford players should accept some responsibility for last nights performance , or lack of.
After all they are proffesional sportsmen, presumably the majority of them are reasonably well paid.

Firstly fair play to McDermott, I agree 100% with his comments.

What you appear to forget is the state Salford were in before Koukash took over. The club was in a complete mess and close to going under. What a shame that after all the money he has spent we are still in a mess. As a Salford I am almost past caring.

I am a Salford fan and I was at the game last night, I would like to say I totally agree with Brian Mc, he has hit the nail on the head the sooner Dr K shuts up and let's Rugby people run the team the better.
I would also like to say what a great organisation Leeds Rhinos are, great team,Stadium, Staff and of course the fans, I wish you all the best in the top 8.

I said it about Adam Pearson when he took over at FC and said the same about Dr Gobsh##e clueless business men should never come into a sport they know naff all about and scream as loud as possible about A.What they are going to do and how good their teams will be and B.Slag off people who have been running successful Clubs within that sport for years.
Kockrash is f'kin idiot with a big gob and a reckless way of throwing a few quid around then bemoaning his costs and winding up orders when its revealed how reckless he was when avoiding due diligence or hiring a monkey to do it for him.
Good on Mc.D for speaking out i also notice Gobsh##e has yet to produce a S.Burgess or Sonny Bill type signing he boasted about should the Marquee rule get the ok.

Whether Brian is right or wrong doesn't really matter, its not his place to talk about another club like that.