Re: McNamara to go : Sat Nov 08, 2014 5:24 pm  

Beverley red wrote:

Time to go? give it a rest! he is young the team is young the team is getting better & he is learning all the time. He has only just got the job started leave him to get it done & he can get us back to the top as we used to be. The only ones who want him gone are the people who where vocal against him from the start & can't except that he is coming good. We are now entering a phase where the coaching staff & players have come through from youngsters as full time profesionals let them get on with it & progress. None of the people mentioned are better than the current coach even if they wanted the job. For me he should be in place till at least the end of the 2017 world cup.

Only just started? He has been in the job four and a half years! And in that time managed just one win in seven against The Aussies and Kiwis. Every coach has a shelf life and he has reached his with this England side i'm afraid.

Re: McNamara to go : Sat Nov 08, 2014 5:35 pm  

It's certainly embarrassing that our National coach is only just "good enough" to be an assistant in Australia.
That in itself shows how poor our coach is, regardless of recent results but, the million dollar question is, who would
want to take the job on.
Back when Tony Smith was in charge, the job was supposed to be a full time role and yet, both he and McNamara have been
operated as part time coaches.

Maybe, we should have a full time National Coach and with The RFL now being very profitable, perhaps we should splash some cash ?

Re: McNamara to go : Sat Nov 08, 2014 6:34 pm  

Not sure getting rid of mcnamara is the way to go, i can see progress in the England team now, despite the defeats we arent far off and its a young squad that needs to continue the good work thats been done.

a few dodgy selections though i must admit!

i think if we dont win the next tournament which is in 2015 with the NZ team coming over then he has to go then yes but not yet i dont think

Re: McNamara to go : Sat Nov 08, 2014 6:47 pm  

I think McNamara is a very good Manager ( someone that can pull everything together for the squad ) but I don't think he's a decent Coach at all.
Surprised he got the job in the first place.

Re: McNamara to go : Sat Nov 08, 2014 6:57 pm  

He should've walked the minute he picked a Kiwi and an Aussie ahead of our own (and they still did jack all).

Re: McNamara to go : Sat Nov 08, 2014 6:58 pm  

It years and I mean years since I've seen one of our international teams perform at this level and now people want to swap him. Madness.

[Durham Giant]

Re: McNamara to go : Sat Nov 08, 2014 7:10 pm  

Nice to see so many posters on here accept failure as acceptable as we are allegedly getting better.

Would any of those supporting Mc Namara want him coaching your club ??

I reckon the silence will be deafening.

He was appalling at Bradford and no better as England coach.

Re: McNamara to go : Sat Nov 08, 2014 7:13 pm  

Durham Giant wrote:

Nice to see so many posters on here accept failure as acceptable as we are allegedly getting better.

Would any of those supporting Mc Namara want him coaching your club ??

I reckon the silence will be deafening.

He was appalling at Bradford and no better as England coach.

He's improved since being at Bradford, as evidenced by our performances in these last two games. I'd take him over pretty much all the other options being mentioned for England coach i.e. Powell (stoppit), McDermott (norfolk enchants) and Wane (the only potential contender). I'm surprised you wouldn't swap him for Anderson, really surprised.

Re: McNamara to go : Sat Nov 08, 2014 7:18 pm  

I would have Powell as the next England coach, purely because he's done what Wane has done at Wigan at Cas only without the thuggery.

Re: McNamara to go : Sat Nov 08, 2014 7:23 pm  

Has he really?