Ruthless and brave decission from GH. Now BMc has gone, if our season does not pick up enough to avoid the middle 8s or (heaven forfend) relegation. The spotlight will be on GH and especially his P poor recruitment to replace the quality and depth we have lost in recent years. BMc has been the whipping boy but he's not the only one at fault for this season.

What a balloon you are,I get it’s probably time for a change but to make a comment like that after the success he brought to the club is pathetic. I’m a Wire fan btw

I was at the charity game on Saturday, and spoke with a few players, and the message was "watch this space", but I totally assumed it was a signing 100%.

Do you think players will be happy with the decision? I get the feeling quite a few will be?

Would burrow be a good shout for the rest of the season?

There seems to be an abundance of talent in the U16's and U19's at the moment. Whilst these players will not be ready for SL anytime soon, the new coach needs to be someone who can work with RB to develop these players to an extent where they fulfill their potential. I'd be looking for someone with a proven ability to get kids to reach their potential, and also someone who can attract the big game players we will need to support us over the next few years until the kids are ready.

Incidentally, I'd also be changing the fitness team for next season too, because regardless of injuries, we look as unfit as at any time I can remember since the 1980's...

I think the performances tell us that. Whether right or wrong, the players certainly didn't look like they wanted to play for him any more and there was a clear dressing room issue. But like anyone else, I thought the club would have given it until the end of the season to change. I guess the rift is probably bigger than we think, and with what is on the line perhaps the only option the club had.

I do think it will be a team coaching effort until the end of the season though, personally. Burrow, Lowes, JJB, Walker.

In many fans eyes he's not been good enough since day one. I'm not sure it is possible to do more for the club than Brian McDermott has done, but said people can't see beyond the end of their nose.

The players need to shoulder responsibility for the plight of this season, not the manager. Onwards and upwards.

GH hasn't helped with replacements in the squad.
We are still missing a proper stand off, one more good prop and with Delaney, jjb and Ablett getting old or knackered we now need another back rower or two, given Wards injury luck and Ferres being a bit player since signing.

That said McD must have seen this coming, if he didn't it just shows his monumental arrogance.

We need to do the best we can for this season and look at signing a coach that can build a team and use a bench.
As for who, I don't know. I just hope we don't make the sane mistake with Powell by rushing Burrow,Sinfield or peacock into a head coaching role

Ive defended him many times on here and I think its a real shame he has gone like this, i think thats whats making me think tgeres more to it thsn just the recent run of form

16/1 might have a flutter, then I will be double pleased if it happens

That would be fine, but wigan second in table and not in freefall into middke 8’s he had to go sooner rather than later, we desperately need to turn the season around and salvage something going forward.

Dennis Betts perhaps....

I also think many players were no longer responding to his methods. An internal fix of the group you suggest to raise spirits and morale sounds most likely. However it is not a usual GH move to do this with no plan of a successor, so someone may already be tapped up.

If not and we are looking for an experienced fixer to get players at it to end of season, the only name I can come up with is John Kear with burrow as assistant. I am not saying this would be my ideal solution long term
I am surprised at the timing however it has been coming for a while

Yes.

Someone at the club told me McBanana is in the running at narn to farv.

Was that in person or on the fern?

Did everyone read that in a Hull accent like I did? Hilarious...

Taxi for Peacock ...............PLEASE !!!!!

In person. I was there having a whart wharn with the warf.

Balloon is being polite. Too many s happy to enjoy the glory then refuse to give any credit to the man who made it possible.
It's probably right for McDermott to leave but the gratitude and respect for his huge achievements should be universal amongst any Leeds fans with more than two brain cells.

Don`t shoot the messenger but I was told that Betts was to come in in the interim whilst you employed your new coach. Would be a terrible decision in my eyes.

Well it's definitely not more bad news !

Can't say i'm surprised by this, we look a bit of a shambles at the minute. Brian had two great chances to go on his own terms end of 2015 and then end of last year but decided against it so it was inevitably going to end something like this. I wish him all the best, his record cannot be argued with and his place in history cemented.