Re: The SHAMEFUL Treatment of Brian McDermott : Wed Jun 13, 2012 1:27 pm  

Nantwichexile - I could not disagree with you more about the forwards. We were right to loan out Amor and Singleton - Amor had a chance with us and came across as OK at best, so to loan him to Wakefield gives him some game time and helps him develop (hopefully to return). He looks good at Wakefield but someone else has pointed out, and I have to agree, that everyone raises their game aganst Leeds and I would be concerned with him that he can't handle that intensity. Singleton will be immense when he is ready, but let me repeat MYself by emphasising how important it is to phase young players in (please see my several comments above). I agree I would like to see him play a couple of games for us though this half of the season. The future IS important but Singleton and the likes will be better players for learning from Leuluai, Peacock and Moore. Both Leuluai and Peacock have been loyal servants to our Club, still play well and are capable of more, why would we drop them? Richard Moore, as I mention in my original post, has been great for us this year - he often makes three or four tackles in a row, can make a great offload, and attracts good numbers from opposition defence. You haven't really offered any justification for your views that these three need dropping, but I would agree that Kirke has been off the boil for a while now.

So we've had some disappointing performances this season, and you name 3 games where we had 80 minutes of rubbish. What about the World Club Challenge? Salford away? Warrington at home? Catalans at home? We've had some quality performances this year too, so let's have some balance.

I agree we haven't seen the best of Hally, and I'm going to repeat myself AGAIN about Hardaker - he's not been playing his best of late, but this is his first full season!

I completely agree with Hyperbolicrhino - a coach who has led us to 3 finals in a year, winning 2 of them, has earnt a higher level respect than to be name called. I have no problem with humorous comments in general but the comments and names are personal and insulting, nobody gave Tony Smith or Brian McClennan any names like that.

Re: The SHAMEFUL Treatment of Brian McDermott : Wed Jun 13, 2012 1:40 pm  

rhinowinorlose wrote:

Hi everyone,

Thanks again for all your replies!

DHM - Again, thanks for the patronising definition of aggressive. Liam Hood may be 20, but that doesn’t mean he’s physically ready (to be honest, I find that logic a bit strange). You don’t hit an age and suddenly magically become physically ready to deal with older, more experienced players who are ready to batter you – it takes practise and experience which he won’t have had in the under-20s. I also mention above that you have to be mentally able to cope with the change and again, this isn’t something which magically happens overnight, it takes time and experience and I fully believe that with the promise he shows, we SHOULD give him that time. When I talk about bringing players in from the under-20s I talk about phasing them in and for all your patronising, you haven’t been able to tell me why I should change my mind on this.

Fantastic, another insecure poster who sees disagreement as being "patronising". You said Buderus wasn't aggresive, I disagreed. He's a front foot defender who moves up to hit people - that's what an aggresive defender does. If you are feeling patronised by my opinion that's your problem.
As for Hood, I could give you a list as long as you like of players who have been fully established first team players by the time they were 20 or much much younger. I believe we should develop Hood at Leeds, but maybe he will actually learn more from the coaching at another club at the moment.

Re: The SHAMEFUL Treatment of Brian McDermott : Wed Jun 13, 2012 2:01 pm  

DHM - I don't find your disagreement patronising, just your need to define positions and vocabulary for me; if we do disagree, that doesn't mean my understanding of the hooking role or aggression is necessarily different, it just means we see things differently. I think I've been more than fair in what I've said in my posts without being personal (I hardly think anyone could call me insecure).

You seem to have missed the point a little bit with Hood - the age is not the point, of course we've had players who've been well established by the time they were 20, but they were brought through gradually; rarely have we had a player who's been thrown in the deep end and had a long, successful, consistently good-performing career with us.

Re: The SHAMEFUL Treatment of Brian McDermott : Wed Jun 13, 2012 2:13 pm  

rhinowinorlose wrote:

You seem to have missed the point a little bit with Hood -

No, I don't agree with you. Don't assume that's because I don't understand what you're saying - that would be patronising.

Re: The SHAMEFUL Treatment of Brian McDermott : Wed Jun 13, 2012 2:47 pm  

G1's post was brilliant. I have never understood people on here who get on their high horse and attempt to laugh at others for attending rugby league games, that I'm assuming we all still love. I'm sure they're all looking for a bite, well after years of reading such posts, here is my "bite", and beware it's a long one, so fat boy, switch off, as I'm not giving you a shortened version.


Do I laugh at others for spending all that money on fags, and going out three times a week and getting so drunk they can't say their name?

For me, rugby is about socialising as it is for many others. Of course, 80 minutes of rugby is the main factor of the day, but it's definitely not the be all and end of.

I've met some fantastic people through rugby (some of the away fans suddenly spring to mind), and I still regularly meet them to this day. Hull fans that I met on a night out in Watford at the cc final, salford fans that were in Manchester after the game once etc etc. There's too many to remember.

Some great moments have come out of away days at rugby in particular, running through Twickenham to get into the ground for the second half. Our taxi breaking down in Salford. Running through Piccadilly on countless occasions (I do understand it would be easier to just get a treadmill). I also remember the time we forgot the final tickets and my mate had to go all the way back up the M1 to meet him.

I accept some people would prefer to have an easier life and listen to it on t'wireless, but for me, I enjoy attending rugby games, for the on and off field drama, win or lose (as long as there is a degree of effort put in).

Some people pick and choose only a handful of games. They go to france to get there holiday in etc, for me, I don't care about that, I'm happy with a saturday afternoon in Hull (Please can everyone refrain from using that as a signature), or sunday afternoon venturing around the capital then sat on the riverbank in Richmond.

I don't have a season ticket anymore as I am obliged to miss the odd friday fixture, so it doesn't make economic sense, but as people have stated in the past, it's an emotional roller coaster, and one I enjoy being part of. Some people feel the same about attending fancy restaurants, and having numerous packs of cigs a day.

Does it make me thick or stupid because I spend 70pound going to warrington, or going to wigan when I know our chances of winning are slim, when I could just watch it on sky, post on here every night attempting to wind people up, and turn up to Manchester in October. Who is one to judge on how one spends ones money?

Re: The SHAMEFUL Treatment of Brian McDermott : Wed Jun 13, 2012 2:54 pm  

rhinowinorlose wrote:

DHM - I don't find your disagreement patronising, just your need to define positions and vocabulary for me; if we do disagree, that doesn't mean my understanding of the hooking role or aggression is necessarily different, it just means we see things differently. I think I've been more than fair in what I've said in my posts without being personal (I hardly think anyone could call me insecure).

You seem to have missed the point a little bit with Hood - the age is not the point, of course we've had players who've been well established by the time they were 20, but they were brought through gradually; rarely have we had a player who's been thrown in the deep end and had a long, successful, consistently good-performing career with us.

May I ask you a personal question and please don't feel obliged to answer but are you, in any way, connected to the club?

I only say this as all your opinions seem to run in parallel with those issued in press releases and interviews from senior club employees.

Re: The SHAMEFUL Treatment of Brian McDermott : Wed Jun 13, 2012 3:00 pm  

Rhinowinorlose. I like your sentiment and I have tried to maintain an air of positivity in an otherwise over reaction of doom and gloom but I am going to have to disagree with a couple of issues from your opening post.

Firstly, you give far too much credit to Mcdermott for Hardaker last year. As I recall he was introduced to the team, played very well, hit some good form and was then inexplicably dropped. McDermott had a knack of doing that early doors last year, dropping players just as they hit form. Had it not been for injuries to Watkins and Senior I doubt the coach would have pulled his masterstroke of playing Zak in the centres on the run in. It was necessity, not coaching nous.

And putting Burrow on the bench at dummy half was a regressive step that took the team backwards. He's been the starting 7 since 2005 and enjoyed great success with him there (and McGuire at 6 and Sinfield at 13). There's been great indecision from McDermott about how to use Rob and, resultant, this has affected our hooking position. Mcdermott's use of Burrow and the issues that has created elsewhere is not a positive in my humble opinion.

Otherwise, keep up the good work.

Re: The SHAMEFUL Treatment of Brian McDermott : Wed Jun 13, 2012 3:01 pm  

Fat Boy wrote:

May I ask you a personal question and please don't feel obliged to answer but are you, in any way, connected to the club?

I only say this as all your opinions seem to run in parallel with those issued in press releases and interviews from senior club employees.

I'm not connected to the Club in any way

Re: The SHAMEFUL Treatment of Brian McDermott : Wed Jun 13, 2012 3:46 pm  

Middleton_Loiner wrote:

I'm not connected to the Club in any way

Aren't you Keith Senior's agent???

Re: The SHAMEFUL Treatment of Brian McDermott : Wed Jun 13, 2012 3:59 pm  

ThePrinter wrote:

Aren't you Keith Senior's agent???

Just call me Agent KS. Man in Blue & Amber or Lime Green or Pink.