Re: For the live of God,Allah or whoever-McDermott GO!!! : Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:14 am  

Last year the run was down to Buderus being unleashed for the full eighty, organising the direction of play with ball in hand and leading the ruck speed and consistency in defence.

Who has McDermott got to turn to this season after the often highly regarded CEO released a world class player without sourcing an adequate replacement first - which he had promised to do incidentally.

Re: For the live of God,Allah or whoever-McDermott GO!!! : Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:18 am  

tvoc wrote:

Last year the run was down to Buderus being unleashed for the full eighty, organising the direction of play with ball in hand and leading the ruck speed and consistency in defence.

Who has McDermott got to turn to this season after the often highly regarded CEO released a world class player without sourcing an adequate replacement first - which he had promised to do incidentally.

You didn't have to be that clued up to realise that Buderus was hugely instrumental in our achievement last season, and furthermore what a huge loss he was going to be on this season.

Only certain individuals fail to face up to realism.

Re: For the live of God,Allah or whoever-McDermott GO!!! : Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:31 am  

tvoc wrote:

Last year the run was down to Buderus being unleashed for the full eighty, organising the direction of play with ball in hand and leading the ruck speed and consistency in defence.

Who has McDermott got to turn to this season after the often highly regarded CEO released a world class player without sourcing an adequate replacement first - which he had promised to do incidentally.

This is where i have some sympathy for McDermott because whilst Tony Smith was able to bring in the likes of Ali, Webb, Ellis, Peacock etc. i can't imagine McDermott is being given the same kind of financial support in terms of recruiment and highly doubt GH went to him and said you can pick any player in the world you want and i'll go get him for you money no object and McDermott's first thought was........Richard Moore.

Re: For the live of God,Allah or whoever-McDermott GO!!! : Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:39 am  

ThePrinter wrote:

This is where i have some sympathy for McDermott because whilst Tony Smith was able to bring in the likes of Ali, Webb, Ellis, Peacock etc. i can't imagine McDermott is being given the same kind of financial support in terms of recruiment and highly doubt GH went to him and said you can pick any player in the world you want and i'll go get him for you money no object and McDermott's first thought was........Richard Moore.

It was also Weller Hauraki, and Griffin that came down to that Einstein.

Re: For the live of God,Allah or whoever-McDermott GO!!! : Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:41 am  

Gotcha wrote:

You didn't have to be that clued up to realise that Buderus was hugely instrumental in our achievement last season, and furthermore what a huge loss he was going to be on this season.

Only certain individuals fail to face up to realism.

A fair point, on the face of it looks like uncle Garry thinks the solution is to bring players through the academy . It will be a deadly fascinating end to the season ,for certain players who if they don't perform should be shown the door.
Whatever happens I think they will rightly or wrongly stick with the present coaching staff.

Re: For the live of God,Allah or whoever-McDermott GO!!! : Mon Sep 10, 2012 11:00 am  

Gotcha wrote:

It was also Weller Hauraki, and Griffin that came down to that Einstein.

Someone like Griffin is an ok signing if made in addition to a bigger signing, for example for the 2006 season we brought in Ian Kirke in addition to signing Jamie Peacock. The problem comes when Griffin is your big signing.

Re: For the live of God,Allah or whoever-McDermott GO!!! : Mon Sep 10, 2012 11:03 am  

ThePrinter wrote:

Someone like Griffin is an ok signing if made in addition to a bigger signing, for example for the 2006 season we brought in Ian Kirke in addition to signing Jamie Peacock. The problem comes when Griffin is your big signing.

He was an England international and Huddersfield star player. He was regarded as a big signing. You might not think he should have been classed as a big signing, and I agree with you, but he was certainly regarded as big by our club in signing him, and "alledgedly" given the wages of a big signing to go with it.

Re: For the live of God,Allah or whoever-McDermott GO!!! : Mon Sep 10, 2012 11:30 am  

ThePrinter wrote:

This is where i have some sympathy for McDermott because whilst Tony Smith was able to bring in the likes of Ali, Webb, Ellis, Peacock etc. i can't imagine McDermott is being given the same kind of financial support in terms of recruiment and highly doubt GH went to him and said you can pick any player in the world you want and i'll go get him for you money no object and McDermott's first thought was........Richard Moore.

I'd agree in general but I'd also say that the amount of quality players who are available now has fallen. I just don't see the players available now who are equivalent quality to the likes of Peacock, Webb, Ali, Ellis etc

Re: For the live of God,Allah or whoever-McDermott GO!!! : Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:13 pm  

The way to put some perspective on the quality of our recruits is to look at who other teams have picked up and if they would have improved our situation.

Who, that has changed clubs in the last 3 years would have improved our situation?

This group of players are capable of far more than it has shown on many many occasions in the last 2 or 3 years.

Re: For the live of God,Allah or whoever-McDermott GO!!! : Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:24 pm  

tvoc wrote:

Last year the run was down to Buderus being unleashed for the full eighty, organising the direction of play with ball in hand and leading the ruck speed and consistency in defence.
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ABSO-BLUDDY-LUTELY. The FULL 80 !!!! Get that those (one at least) who persistently dismissed this great individual as somebody incapable of winning a mom award.