Re: Where do we go from here : Sun Jun 18, 2023 8:43 pm  

Brian McDermott getting some good plaudits for his work at the Knights.

Re: Where do we go from here : Mon Jun 19, 2023 5:27 am  

RAPIDO wrote:

Brian McDermott getting some good plaudits for his work at the Knights.

Time to start a McDermott back thread? I noticed him the coaches box at the Nights last week. He’s done it all in SL yet still feels that he can get something out of the game, good on him.

Re: Where do we go from here : Mon Jun 19, 2023 5:57 am  

Getting all bleary eyed for mcdermott, yeah he started this rot...

[Ex-Swarcliffe Rhino]

Re: Where do we go from here : Mon Jun 19, 2023 9:43 am  

I always used to say that McDermott just loved creating adversity where is wasn't really needed sometimes, flogging certain players, completely ignoring others (remember his name a player on the bench but don't bring them on move?)

Re: Where do we go from here : Mon Jun 19, 2023 10:07 am  

remember v Bradford a young Walters being thrown about like a rag doll in the centres. he could have moved delaney there but left Walters on. we got beat. he said Walters had to learn to cope with it. ridiculous

Re: Where do we go from here : Mon Jun 19, 2023 6:22 pm  

Ex-Swarcliffe Rhino wrote:

I always used to say that McDermott just loved creating adversity where is wasn't really needed sometimes, flogging certain players, completely ignoring others (remember his name a player on the bench but don't bring them on move?)

He was a guest speaker at a rugby dinner I attended and he told us that in his opinion the starting 13 should be fit enough and tough enough to play a whole 80 mins no subs every one in the room laughed his face was like thunder the compair cut in and said if they were as hard as you Brian you'd only need ten! True story.

Re: Where do we go from here : Mon Jun 19, 2023 9:22 pm  

RAPIDO wrote:

He was a guest speaker at a rugby dinner I attended and he told us that in his opinion the starting 13 should be fit enough and tough enough to play a whole 80 mins no subs every one in the room laughed his face was like thunder the compair cut in and said if they were as hard as you Brian you'd only need ten! True story.

We used to have a few forwards like that (Peacock, JJB, Ablett)
No wonder we were that good!

Re: Where do we go from here : Mon Jun 19, 2023 10:58 pm  

To be fair to McDermott, when you've been trained as a marine and been shot at, 80 minutes of playing pro rugby league probably feels quite recreational.

Re: Where do we go from here : Tue Jun 20, 2023 9:14 am  

tad rhino wrote:

remember v Bradford a young Walters being thrown about like a rag doll in the centres. he could have moved delaney there but left Walters on. we got beat. he said Walters had to learn to cope with it. ridiculous

I remember Handley saying that McDermott said to him I don't care how well you play you can score an hatrick but once Briscoe is fit you are out of the team.What sort of man management is that.

Re: Where do we go from here : Tue Jun 20, 2023 10:03 am  

fanstanningley wrote:

I remember Handley saying that McDermott said to him I don't care how well you play you can score an hatrick but once Briscoe is fit you are out of the team.What sort of man management is that.

Terrible, but it worked for his favourites I guess….