: Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:23 pm  

Captain Frank Hollister wrote:

Lets not be too harsh on BMcD. He's got a very tough job to do and I feel he is trying his best.

Unfortunately, at the moment, his best is not good enough.

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:26 pm  

LU2 wrote:

Unfortunately, at the moment, his best is not good enough.

we will see. he has masterminded some fantastic results in the past remember.

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 1:16 pm  

Captain Frank Hollister wrote:

we will see. he has masterminded some fantastic results in the past remember.

I agree but the occasional fantastic result doesn’t win us anything or put bums on seats.

Maybe time for a change at the end of the season?

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 2:02 pm  

No give Mac at least to the next franchise date and then All of Us can see where we are then.

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 2:52 pm  

LU2 wrote:

Maybe time for a change at the end of the season?

Absolutely not.

Last night's showing was pathetic though. At the start of the game, all those around me were saying that we need to ensure we take 2 points against the teams below us in the table and so be in the top 4 after the game at Celtic Crusaders. What transpired was incredible. I've never seen so much dropped ball in a match played in dry conditions. The first try that Will Sharp presented to Catalans would've been a moment of high comedy for me if it had been done by any other team in the competition.

Despite LU2's post, I still have faith in Brian Mac. A lot of faith. I'm travelling on Gutterfax's "Invasion of Wales bus" on Monday confident of a better performance and a confidence restoring win. Defeat in Bridgend doesn't bare thinking about.

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:39 pm  

LU2 wrote:

Unfortunately, at the moment, his best is not good enough.

just an observation - coaches don't actually make the tackles

seems like he deserves some significant praise for having built a squad that has out performed most expectations thus far

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:52 pm  

NS wrote:

just an observation - coaches don't actually make the tackles :o

seems like he deserves some significant praise for having built a squad that has out performed most expectations thus far

I seem to recall at the beginning of the season he said we had a squad good enough to win Super League!

Either he was being very optimistic or made a gross error of judgement.

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:56 pm  

LU2 wrote:

I seem to recall at the beginning of the season he said we had a squad good enough to win Super League!

Either he was being very optimistic or made a gross error of judgement.

Think its called and Alexism, as in Ferguson

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 5:05 pm  

Seem to remember Mac saying when he first came to the club, that he wouldn't slate the players for their performance in public.
This was between him & the players to discuss & would be done behind closed doors away from the media.
Surely this is better than airing your dirty laundry in public.
As for talk of getting rid of him, "Are You For Real".
We still have a long way to go till the end of the season & the legacy Mac has put in place for us as a team, since his time in charge, will long outlast the first few weeks of this season.
We all know we can play better than we have done for the past couple of weeks & hopefully "The Celt's" will be put to the sword by the "Cockney Invaders".
Hope they do Stella in Bridgend!!!

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 5:30 pm  

just an observation - coaches don't actually make the tackles

Sadly a very poor observation- his involvement is

To build a team/mentality
Introduce a defensive strategy/system
Improve it week on week
Set it up for different teams as required- amongst others

He may not make the tackles but he could lose his job on others missing them