According to Sky Sports News...

Leeds Rhinos have decided to release Head Coach Brian McDermott with immediate effect with Chief Executive Gary Hetherington now beginning the search for a long-term successor for McDermott. https://www.therhinos.co.uk/2018/07/02/ ... ds-rhinos/

Leeds Rhinos have decided to release Head Coach Brian McDermott with immediate effect with Chief Executive Gary Hetherington now beginning the search for a long-term successor for McDermott. https://www.therhinos.co.uk/2018/07/02/ ... ds-rhinos/

I think this is a case of being pushed because he refused to jump. Whilst he's had a lot of success, the club has imploded on the field in 2 out of 3 seasons, and I think Hetherington realised something had to be done. We're not only losing but playing awful, boring rugby as well. You can get away with one but not both. Before fans of other teams carp on, I'm perfectly happy with a few seasons of not winning cups if we rebuild and just start to look good to watch again.

Man U hardly played great football themselves in several of Alex Ferguson's title winning seasons and now look at them five years on since his retirement.

As for McDermott, if Toronto had any brains they'd sacked Rowley and appoint him immediately. He would be brilliant for them.

So will Leeds have a big clear out of players and who will buy them?

I wonder if he's Wigan bound.

too many old players at the club. some fantastic youngsters a couple of years away from being ready so I cant see a huge clear out. maybe 3/4 players out, mainly props and second rowers

They have some ageing players but, they also have some quality SL players but, mainly it's been the lack of an adequate replacement for Sinfield that has really hurt them.
Wonder if Wigan will be talking to him ?

Gareth Hetherington is an ungrateful and mean spirited barsteward.

Toronto Wolfpack needs to buy Brian McDermott, to guide them through their first seasons in Super League, prior to the restoration of licencing and the challenge of New York City captained by Samuel Burgess.

It will be interesting to see where he goes.

He's been a successful coach but quite often that's a case of the right place and the right time.
Millardat Saints and Noble at Bradford both won lots of trophies but couldn't repeat it elsewhere.

I can think of only Tony Smith and John Near who have managed to win trophies with different clubs.
McGuire won GF with Wigan and then in Australia with Rabittoas. But it doesn't happen very often.

Whoever comes in at Leeds is going to face the same problems that McDermott, perhaps they just need someone younger who is hungry for success

great man manager but poor coach. with sinfield and the rest he was a perfect fit. ptepared them well, managed the ego's and let them play.
now he has to coach and organise he's lost. he doesn't do structure or shape. we have never under him had set attacking plays. without top quality on the pitch he's clueless

He had to go, it’s all gone very stale at Leeds over the past few seasons and the rugby is awful to watch. Now he’s not got Sinfield, McGuire, Peacock and Burrow he’s come to the end. His record of trophies will make him look a better coach than what he really is. The way that Leeds played on Friday combined with the fairly swift nature of the sacking tells me he’s lost the dressing room as well.

Having watched the As Good As It Gets film it was clear that McDermott and a lot of senior players didn’t agree on a number of things. Now that he’s no longer got a great team he’s been found out. It’ll be interesting to see who they appoint, the ideal candidate should be Powell but I imagine he’d cost too much.

Your last comment is quite bizarre "someone younger who is hungry for success" ??
He's not exactly old and nobody could doubt his hunger for success.

Have Leeds ever won more trophies in the same time frame as they have under McDermott ??

Leeds are very much in a transition phase and I don’t think McDermott is the best for developing the next set of players to replace Sinfield, McQuire, Peacock etc.
He,s also had a rough time with injuries, Parcell has done a good job to give momentum but its really the lack of creativity. They are pretty good at offloading but they don’t get anywhere with it.
Lean times ahead in the short term, Hethrington might have to put his hand in his pocket grudgingly.

It's amazing how many people don't understand that GH doesn't own Leeds.

Does this sacking mean Steve McNamara is now hot property?

lol, only if you want tarmac laid badly!

Am i right in thinking that Powell used to coach at Leeds?...And would he be prepared to go back there?Somehow i doubt it...

Whilst he doesn't own Leeds, he is very much the man holding the purse strings...very tightly too!

Darryl Powell spotted in Trinity LEEDS this morning, coincidence? I'm led to believe that Powell has been interviewed for the role already.

I think you use of the word Bizarre is bizarre



It is quite common for a coach or player who has been succesdful to become jaded and lose their edge.

He has been very successful in the past only time will tell if he has still got the drive to go on and be successful elsewhere.

I wouldn't be surprised to see him as the next England coach, it will be interesting to see how that works out

My mother in law is in Leeds today, wonder id she has been interviewed.

Almost didn't understand the last part of your sentence due to the misspelling of "if"...

I wouldn't know if she's been interviewed or not, I'm just passing on the information that I've been told by Pete.

Do you think that he has lost his "edge" or maybe, suffered a crazy amount of injuries and not managed to replace "Sir Kev"
I mean this in a complimentary way but, McDermott will never lose his edge.

Think now is the right time. He clearly had a great bond with the senior players when he took over (that went back to his time their as assistant in 2004/05) and that played a key role in them being successful come crunch time but with those slowly fading out (JJB will probably retire and Ablett rumoured to be leaving) it leaves hardly anyone left from that group and i don’t feel he has that same connection to the newer group of lads coming through.

Nothing will change what he’s achieved, even though some ‘fans’ have been desperate to in the last 8 years. Some sections of the support just could never be man enough to admit they were wrong about him and have instead tried their hardest to take credit away from him and spread nonsense rumours about him all during his time. It has shown the really true pathetic type of supporter.