Joined: Nov 19 2002 Posts: 13352 Location: West Yorkshire
Zoo Zoo Boom wrote:It would be if it weren't true - sadly not the case ask Furner, Tetevano, Austin, Farrah - a blast from the past. The list is a long one.
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I guess McNamara has built up Catalans from relegation candidates. But his teams are too grubby for my liking. And in terms of trophies he's well behind the likes of Wane, McDermott etc - who have had much shorter careers in first team coaching. It would have made more sense for him to have gone to FC than us.
Joined: Nov 19 2002 Posts: 13352 Location: West Yorkshire
Exeter Rhino wrote:I guess McNamara has built up Catalans from relegation candidates. But his teams are too grubby for my liking. And in terms of trophies he's well behind the likes of Wane, McDermott etc - who have had much shorter careers in first team coaching. It would have made more sense for him to have gone to FC than us.
Im no MacNamara fan and I hope he doesn't replace Smith but I think its unfair to compare Wane and McDermott with him.
Going to coach a near relegated catalans side to coaching the Wigan and Leeds sides wane and Mcdermott did is a different kettle of fish IMO.
Joined: May 28 2002 Posts: 7289 Location: Isca Dumnoniorum
christopher wrote:Im no MacNamara fan and I hope he doesn't replace Smith but I think its unfair to compare Wane and McDermott with him.
Going to coach a near relegated catalans side to coaching the Wigan and Leeds sides wane and Mcdermott did is a different kettle of fish IMO.
Catalans aside, McNamara's tenure at Bradford has quite a lot in common with the final years of Brian Mac at Leeds (minus the trophies). Bradford were still spending full cap when McNamara was in charge, and whilst their financial woes ultimately did for their stay in SL, McNamara's time handling the pressure at a big club with expectations is hardly a ringing endorsement for him taking on another pressure job. He might be a better coach now than in 2009, but still...
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