[Bullseye]

Re: Brian McDermott : Thu Aug 12, 2021 9:54 am  

Other sources now reporting that McDermott is in talks with Wakey.

[Bulliac]

Re: Brian McDermott : Thu Aug 12, 2021 11:55 am  

He's a Wakefield lad of course, so no real surprise. If you don't buy a ticket you definitely won't win though.

Re: Brian McDermott : Thu Aug 12, 2021 12:19 pm  

Given how small our pool is, McD will probably be linked with every open position that comes available until he takes one.

It won’t be long until we start hearing Chris Chester to…..

[Bulliac]

Re: Brian McDermott : Thu Aug 12, 2021 12:36 pm  

For what it's worth I quite like Chris Chester - he was always a pain when we played against him, that is for sure.

Re: Brian McDermott : Thu Aug 12, 2021 1:34 pm  

Always felt that Chester never really got a fair go at being a head coach at Wakefield. Carter never seemed to give him the financial backing to go and push the club forward. That being said, he’s also kept the club financially stable for quite some time which is something we can only dream of.

It’s a tough hand that Chester was dealt. Could he have turned Wakefield into playoff contenders if the board had splashed the cash? Who knows. I can’t see him getting another SL any time soon.

McDermott at Wakefield would be a good fit.

Re: Brian McDermott : Thu Aug 12, 2021 5:04 pm  

dddooommm wrote:

Always felt that Chester never really got a fair go at being a head coach at Wakefield. Carter never seemed to give him the financial backing to go and push the club forward....

He won't give financial backing to any other coach either

[Pumpetypump]

Re: Brian McDermott : Fri Aug 13, 2021 8:49 am  

Carter's job first and foremost is to keep Wakefield solvent, and he's done a staggering job in that respect. He has my complete respect for doing so, because there's plenty of reasons for Wakey to have been a basket case like us. But the flip side of that is not being able to spend the full cap and needing a coach that makes a better side than the sum of its parts. Clearly JK has plenty of experience of doing just that, I'm not sure Brian Mac does though?

[Bullseye]

Re: Brian McDermott : Fri Aug 13, 2021 9:01 am  

Danny Ward has also applied apparently.

Re: Brian McDermott : Fri Sep 10, 2021 4:50 am  

Hasn't he ended up at Oldham?

[Bullseye]

Re: Brian McDermott : Fri Sep 10, 2021 1:04 pm  

Helping a mate out there apparently.