I think your position sums up the general feeling among the match going fans, Ted. Everyone wanted him to do well and thought that he would be the man to take the whole club forward. The off field problems have been awful for the bloke, but at the same time, they have saved him from a lot of criticism, without the stories of the interference from Bahrain etc he would have copped a lot more flak. However patience, and we have been patient and supportive of him, has run out and now his position is untenable. He has lost all the good will and belief that fans had in him. Last night a couple of times my mate pointed to him and said he looked like a dead man walking. Could he have done the job in a more stable and sensible environment - who knows. No doubt we will find out in his next job if Reading or Leeds was the real McDermott, but his time is up. If he does stay, every transfer in will be heavily scrutinised and fans will pick fault. Of course a 5 or 6 game winning run at the start of next season and bringing in some exciting talent will have us all changing our minds , but we just cannot see it happening.
So thanks Brian, you came , you tried, you were sh*t upon from a great height, but it is time to say goodbye Dave ________________________________ From: Ted <[email protected]> To: Phill Shields <[email protected]> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, 22 April 2014, 10:26 Subject: Re: [LU] Forest report I've now got off my fence, McDermott out! Yesterday was the last straw. Two wins against probably the worst two teams in the division hides nothing. McDermott doesn't know what he's doing. Subs yesterday - two nil down and he does a straight swap, Hunt for Smith. We were losing ffs! Why not have both Hunt & Smith on? Then Tonge for Pugh. Fcuk me, why not bring White on for some pace down the wing (or Stewart for that matter) He shouldn't have brought Austin back, and when Murphy has looked improved playing in a more forward role, why shove him back behind Austin? And Wooton? On the wing? Why? In the post match interview (on radio Leeds) he moaned about not having any pace in the team (or squad). What? He had White and Stewart both (unused) on the bench! When Popey asked him if he had thought about changing anything, hinting at playing some youngsters - he said he had changed it and was trying the diamond formation (again). Clueless. I was willing to give him some backing but he really doesn't know who to play, or where they should play. Nice bloke but I've lost my patience. I don't want him to squander any money that Cellino might have available (if any). Ted H _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER
