I see Cas have given him a 2 year contract, surprised we let him go TBH. Oh well we have Walters and Mullally instead I suppose

Mullally is a prop so pointless. Could've kept him instead of Walters I suppose, may have done better may not have scored in the GF though??? Like Walters he'd have just been fringe here as he most likely will be at Cas.

Mullally not my idea of a prop.

Mullally has done ok this season for a 5th choice prop - 6th if you say JJB essentially plays as a middle man now. And again completely pointless to bring into a debate about keeping a 2nd rower who didn't look anything particularly special himself. He might have signed for Cas but he's only making up the numbers behind McMeeken, Sane-Lefao, Moors, Holmes, Milner in the backrow.

He will develop much better under Powell than under Mcdermott so a good move for him anyway .

A better move would've been lower down the league were he'd get good game time.

It's certainly a claim that often gets made, this business of young players not developing under McDermott. For all that, a fair number of those we release seem to slot in ok at other clubs.

I liked both Foster and Minns who I believe both came through the same year then were loaned out to London. Both are decent players but imo would be little more than squad filler.

People like beating Mac with a Walters shaped stick it seems but haven't noticed that even when injuries have hit again recently Walters actually hasn't been called upon, and I believe his last two appearances have only happened when people have dropped out of the 19 very late on.

Mullally is improving. As mentioned above, he's doing a job as a replacement forward. He's a big lump of a human who looks like an octopus falling out of a tree on collision.

Mullaly and Cuthbertson imo are the two forwards who off-season something different in what is otherwise a purely workmanlike pack.

Meant offer something different, autocorrect got me there.

ex leeds player told me McDermott is a real smart coach. he misses nothing and is so much better than he comes across.
where he fails is skills coaching. he can't, and doesn't, coach it.
thing is nobody else does either and that is obviously a big issue.

Thought at one stage he might have made the grade. Powell seems to have the knack of improving these sort of players, be interesting to see the outcome.

That's why I would have someone like Burrow or possibly McGuire moving into the skills coaching role next year if they hang up their playing boots Tad.

burrow would be perfect from what I've been told