What has happened to our transfer policy?
We used to sign players like JP and Webb and Buderus, but now we seem to keep looking for diamonds in the rough instead of established top players
maybe there just arent enough top players around anymore that want to play in SL?

Zeb Taia, Greg Bird, T.Leuluai, Luke Burgess all are of above average NRL standard who moved this year and any would have added to our squad.

Luke Burgess, please! But I take your point, we should have been in for similar quality of the others

not sure about any of them tbh, Taia wouldnt get a game in our starting backrow when everyone is fit so a bit of a waste of money, Luke Burgess is overrated, greg Bird probably wouldnt be able to get a visa, Leuluai is decent although not necessarily the kicking and organising half we need

none of them are of the calibre of JP or Webb or Buderus

Warrington v Wigan, Leigh v Warrington, St Helens v Warrington
Hull FC v St Helens, Catalan v St Helens, St Helens v Warrington
Leeds v Catalans, Leeds v Wakefield, Huddersfield v Leeds.

Three games could tell a lot about these three teams and I would say that we have the easiest three games out of the three teams. Lose them and I see McDermott definitely gone. Warrington could lose all three of them and have 0 on the board still.

Nothing a GIVE..

McDermott will only be ousted during the season if the fans make a big noise about it during home games. GH will continue to play the loyalty and injury cards until the fans give him no other choice.

In any case unless there is a huge reversal of fortunes and Leeds either make top 4 or the CC final then I expect a coaching change at the end of the season.

The timing of the change really depends on how much fans show their feelings on match day.

yes I would agree. also if fans turn on him he'll want a scapegoat

The problem with this kind of protest is the negative effect it invariably has on the team .

Supporters behaviour is choreographed by the club these days, therefore the likelihood of any kind of protest will be limited to a few rogue individual shouts. They've been turned into consumers rather than fans. The capacity for a 1986 FOX OUT style demonstration on the pitch down the touchline side no longer exists.

I'm not necessarily advocating it, just saying that I think BMD is here for the season unless the fans show their frustration. I agree Billy that it's not like the old days in terms of fan freedom.

Friday is the perfect chance to get our points across. No away fans so only us to hear. Big chance to make a stance against the way the club is run

I'm no neoliberal therefore I'd always be inclined to advocate action which goes way beyond season-ticketed, shirt-purchasing, consumer obedience

The best way of getting McDermott out is to ignore McDermott say you want Hetherington out.

Good point



That, and leaving games very early en masse... say, 50th minute. Not much chance of the 'Oh we are weeee' mob joining in as their brain cells died a long time ago.

Not turning up at all (which would be more effective) is an unlikely prospect as most have already bought season tickets.

Well booing when down 40 nil at half time against Catalan my be a good start

That, or when the 50th point goes in...whichever comes first

Totally agree hetherington (if he's bothered) needs to know how 14.000 fans feel the shambolic way he's running the club.
Yes we need a new coach and half a dozen top players (which won't happen) so it's time we vented our anger with the CEO and that starts Friday

(which won't happen either) Leeds will scrape a win

Is McDermort a relation to Voldermort

Should have gone halfway through last season: no excuses for plummeting so far so soon after been treble winners the year before FFS. Leeds have gone from a club that all would want to join for perceived trophy winning opportunities to one where the club would be lucky to sign another Mullally in a period just over the lifetime of a mayfly.

Im not booing the team I support in the middle of an important game early in the season. If you REALLY want Mac out then you should organise a protest outside headingly when it is not a match day. That way you are not directly negatively affecting your team.

A right lot of good that would do. Nope if you want him out you need a good old fashioned pitch invasion

Write a strongly worded letter to GH, that should do the trick.

I'm guessing McD must have inherited Ian Kirk's photos of Kath H.

Perhaps we need to ambush the singing slot with a rendition of "Hit the road, Mac...An' don charge cum back no mo" .etc