BBC report news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... efault.stm Rat? Sinking ship?

BBC report news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... efault.stm Rat? Sinking ship?

From a Bradford fan? Really?

hes the reason Leeds have slowly drifted from their highs of a few years ago. He's not good enough

I'm not sure that's true. But anyway, what is the reason that Harlequins have drifted from their (not so high) highs of a few years ago?

Well, he's the ONLY coach to ever win the title back-to-back.

Er, I just checked and yes, it is Leeds he has left. Not Bradford.
HTH

Indeed, I'm sure Quins would love such a poor coach...

Replaced with another "will try hard, but ultimately will fall" coach in McDermott.. Can't fault his efforts, but just can't see him handling the pressure that'll be on him. He is a very good assistant coach and undoubtably knows the game well..I just think his best position is on the training field...not handling media interviews, signing players and the other roles Head Coach will require. Still, maybe I'll be wrong..good luck to him, I was sad to see him leave Quins.

No bloody money...

Two Grand Final wins and a World Club Challenge win in 3 years and he's not good enough?

My thoughts exactly.

I wish I could be that not good enough.

not good enough

won three super league title in a row

Hes taken Smiths team and inherited that though. Blame injuries all you like but Leeds were poor this year, in ALL their big games. Leeds have gone from playing a very attractive brand of rugby to a niggly penalty machine over the course of about 2 years: a slow transition but they're going backwards.

EASILY the best squad in the league last year, they fell way, way short and would have done again if McLennan was in charge.

Oh and Tucker.. no he didnt, check your facts first.

i ment with the world cup challenge

Poor year this year, yet they were still only 80 minutes away from OT.

He won 2 Grand Finals and a World Club Challenge still very impressive for a three year reign.

They were but they never looked anywhere near winning that game. 3 GFs on the trot to newt is a decline. Its not even that tbh, as a 'rugby' team they dont look the same class they had a few years ago and this is down to the coach.

I cant believe Leeds wanted to replace Bluey (a bloke who has won stuff as coach of Leeds even with an inherited squad) with a bloke who is clueless at best and whose claim to fame was he wasn't good enough to coach Harlequins.

Macdermott will be given the @rse by Leeds as soon as NQld's Neil Henry is ready to come over

Sorry, I thought you were talking about the Bulls post-2005. Sounded like Groundhog day, was so familiar...

haha.
And Baz you did nothing but slate McLennan not so long ago, you troll you

In terms of his previous record, he certainly isn't in the same league as previous coaches Leeds have had in the recent past.

I'm not a McDermott fan, thought he had turned Harlequins into a low-confidence, poor quality side despite the presence of some good quality players. Yes, he had not much money and yes, he had to throw young players in at the deep end, but even taking that into account I think he did a pretty shoddy job. I will be geniunely interested to see how this goes now that he's got a higher quality team available.

But if I was a Leeds fan, I'd be nervous.

You seem to enjoy writing rubbish. How can coaching Quins for four years be interpreted as 'not good enough to coach Quins'? And who says Leeds wanted to replace him? Hetherington is quoted as saying he wanted him to stay. No doubt you are closer to Leeds's real intentions than the chairman of the club.

Hes a leeds fan really.

I'm not backing him now!!

It just seems a stupid decision.


Its like not being able to win the Melbourne cup with a very average racehorse because its getting slower and slower... so you buy a donkey

Player power wins again

Bradford have sunk, hit rock bottom and turned their ship into a submarine



Leeds signings so far aren't too impressive though. I'd be getting that sinking feeling if I was a Leeds fan.