[Bullseye]

Re: For the live of God,Allah or whoever-McDermott GO!!! : Tue Aug 22, 2017 9:56 am  

How often do journos ask awkward questions of McDermott (or any other coach for that matter)?

It just doesn't happen. Instead we get the Tania Arnold level of questioning which is as informative as reading a ream of blank A4.

[Ex-Swarcliffe Rhino]

Re: For the live of God,Allah or whoever-McDermott GO!!! : Wed Aug 23, 2017 6:12 am  

Hardly ever. They don't want to lose access to the clubs and players.

Mind you if losing - _____ says we'll bounce back / keep momentum going! Leeds Rhinos Back/Forward (under name) says in an exclusive report by Peter Smith

Pad out story with buzzwords "going on a journey" "doing it tough" "all the lads""determined to put it right" and voila! Another cookie cutter, harmless article.

Only when we've been walloped/dire do we get a slightly different tone.

[Bullseye]

Re: For the live of God,Allah or whoever-McDermott GO!!! : Wed Aug 23, 2017 7:15 am  

TBF the local journo has to maintain a good working relationship over a long period so they're not going to rock th boat. The others have fewer excuses.

Re: For the live of God,Allah or whoever-McDermott GO!!! : Wed Aug 23, 2017 9:07 am  

Smith is now starting to question macdermott and his tactics. about time he grew a pair

Re: For the live of God,Allah or whoever-McDermott GO!!! : Wed Aug 23, 2017 10:00 am  

Smiths just a yes man. You'll get nothing of any note at all from him.

Re: For the live of God,Allah or whoever-McDermott GO!!! : Wed Aug 23, 2017 10:41 am  

tad rhino wrote:

Smith is now starting to question macdermott and his tactics. about time he grew a pair

Quite easy from your position to say, what about when his boss questions him why he's lost/losing access to the club?

Re: For the live of God,Allah or whoever-McDermott GO!!! : Wed Aug 23, 2017 11:07 am  

PrinterThe wrote:

Quite easy from your position to say, what about when his boss questions him why he's lost/losing access to the club?

Why do they need access to the club? They can find out everything that's going on at HQ just be looking on this site

Re: For the live of God,Allah or whoever-McDermott GO!!! : Wed Aug 23, 2017 11:31 am  

as if Hetherington would ban his mouth piece

Re: For the live of God,Allah or whoever-McDermott GO!!! : Wed Aug 23, 2017 12:11 pm  

PrinterThe wrote:

Quite easy from your position to say, what about when his boss questions him why he's lost/losing access to the club?

If that is the case he doesn't need access - the club could simple write his column for him?

Journalist need to be independent and the interviewee needs to accept that and they can't always have questions that don't challenge their performance.

Re: For the live of God,Allah or whoever-McDermott GO!!! : Wed Aug 23, 2017 4:15 pm  

tad rhino wrote:

as if Hetherington would ban his mouth piece

maybe GH is getting Smith to do his dirty work.