He's got to go : Sat Aug 15, 2009 3:36 pm  

After that display- in a game we should have won and threw away. Thats the nail in the coffin for me- Brian has to go.

: Sat Aug 15, 2009 5:00 pm  

We have a Walters going begging.

I don't see that he can have gone bad in one season, he's the same coach that had you fired up for a top 4 finish at the start of the year, and it wasn't a fixture thing. You need a greater depth in squad, which will only come about as you become a more attractive prospect to players and get more money to invest.

: Sat Aug 15, 2009 5:59 pm  

Tony Rae was in the stands today hmmmm

: Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:33 pm  

belgianxiii wrote:

I don't see that he can have gone bad in one season, he's the same coach that had you fired up for a top 4 finish at the start of the year, and it wasn't a fixture thing.

It's obvious that our players demonstrated their capability to compete at the very highest level at the start of the season.

So can we please stop criticising our players? It really can't be their fault.

It's necessary to remember that Brian McDermott was the one who "slammed" his players in public not so long ago, and was quoted as saying he had no idea what to do.

At some point, the finger has to be pointed at the coach.

I'm sure Brian could change his coaching style and lighten-up if he wanted to, but there has to be some wish to improve.

: Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:17 pm  

Sorry but if players don't get the basics right, don't support their team mates in breaks etc etc then they will be criticised. I suspect most are honest enough to hold their hands up and say criticism is fair.

Realistically there's not much chance this is 100% Brian's issue or that it is 100% the players issue. The truth lies somewhere between and those of us sitting on the outside can only really guess what is going on. Hopefully the those in a position to influence things have a slightly better view............

: Sat Aug 15, 2009 9:10 pm  

McDermott has to be sacked. This is becoming embarrassing. This is the same team that started the season so well. It is not the players. Something has happened and it is 100% down to the coach, mentally perhaps rather than physically.

: Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:23 pm  

keeping Purdo and Orr fit is also key

: Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:30 am  

Not making the 8 will be very embarrasing seeing how he was saying we could win the GF pre-season.

: Sun Aug 16, 2009 4:31 am  

No, sack the BOARD or FIND NEW INVESTORS ....... who need to know the game and understand marketing.

keep the personal insults to yourself or get banned, the point can be made without them, Homer

Meantime think we should 'cull' about 1/3 of the 'senior' players - regardless of length of contract and put the remainder on basic money coupled to payment by results i.e. wins mean money, high table position means more money and tries and try assists get you more money.

As for yesterday's crowd ....... disgraceful ..... think the game might as well have been played on the next door pitch.

: Sun Aug 16, 2009 5:47 am  

How depressing early Sunday morning to read these comments, yesterday was such a serious setback for Quins RL, when Louis scored the last try all we had to do was ride out the closing minutes, but how many times this season have we just thrown games away.

There has to be questions asked, we have good players, okay not enough depth, is it coaching? is it fitness? - what is the general feeling enthusiasm in the club itself and team which we never see?

For the first real time we seem to be losing a long battle in London, we started off and struggled, we seemed to peak in the Bronco days and since?

We seriously have to pick up our game if we even think we are going to get a licence, next season is just so important, but if we have not found an investor by now, not pulled in the crowds are we going to do, the one unfortunate thing is the way the amateur and school RL has developed and grown, but we as the Professional club have never seem able to turn those around to be supporters and become fans?