That pun is a week too late I'm afraid.

Well they would, wouldn't they.

It was more down to his size than simply getting him for the Cod's game, but point taken.

This.



I'm also quite fed up of the 'hilarious' nicknames for the man that's coached the team to the last two Super League titles. It's really wearing thin.

I hope you don't think I'm being pedantic, but believing you've had a raw deal and actually having had one are actually subtly different.

Just because your paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to het ya'

An excellent point, well made.



So, in summary, there is a perceived problem with the Rhinos' recent results. This has been attributed to the coach's perceived failure to rotate talented, young players into the squad; this despite:



1. McDermott's inclusion of a number of talented, young players in the squad in recent weeks;

2. The disparity between the information regarding player selection available to a coach and that available to a spectator;

3. Any proposition that "if such-and-such a player had been included the outcome would be different" being untestable;

4. The existence of more compelling causality relating to present form i.e. injury to pivotal players.



Despite his track record of winning the biggest prize in the domestic game, based on this analysis McDermott is a poor coach.



Got it.

Fair enough, perhaps my post was worded a bit directly - but you get my point. There's a lot more to it than meets the eye so just take that into consideration!



Also to be honest, and as others have picked up on, when you feel the need to use 'Mcdonut' i don't really feel obliged to sugar coat my responses to you.

Agreed, it's all getting a bit tedious now

I wouldn't say it to his face mind !

So why are you still here then? Nothing better to do?