It wasn't the fault of the coach or player that Bell got injured though. Although I'm not sure if he's been fit he would have been an adequate replacement for Godden, in the same way David Barnhill didn't effectively replace Morley.

I think it's unlikely there's any unconscious racism at play in this instance but they are definitely playing hardball with a player whose behaviours signal some mental health issues in play. I thought McDermott's "Man-Up" public tirade against Segeyaro displayed ignorance and a lack of class as well.

If the club management don't let this go, I wouldn't be surprised to hear of several players in future having reservations about signing for Leeds.

That's a definite possibility. We may already have that rep.

Am i right in remembering that Murray recommended Millward to replace him but GH went for Lance? Seem to remember Millward did quite well at Saints...

Mmm if I remember correctly Ian Millward's end at Stains,and Wigan wasnt too glorious.If Brian Mc behaved in the same manner at a press conference he'd be lynched by the mob on here.

Without doubt, McDermott gets lynched by a mob on here when he says something that isn't really harmful but gets twisted to be.

Despite popular myth all conversations about Leeds don't need to lead back to McD. This is about Lance.

Exactly, lance on paper was a good signing as coach, but after six months it was obvious he was the wrong fit. Hetherington has never been trigger happy with hiring and fireing and has mostly got it right, some signings like delea, Scott Donald looked poor in first season, but then kicked on. He did give lance time to turn things around but it was a mistake to perseavere so long. My reference to mcd in this post was that I hope mcd has gone gone beyond his shelf life.
If mcd can get us back to we're we belong, then hetheringtons faith will be justified and mcd will then finally be regarded as a great coach.

It was you who brought Millward into the mix.Just pointing out that you have got to look at the not so savoury flip side of Ian Millward.With the advantage or the retrospectoscope then GH made the right decision in the long run.FWIW I too thought P Sterling was past his sell by date,and Dean Lance did not have enough coaching experience to take Leeds on in the first place.

The other problem with Lance was that his tenure as coach ended with DP being brought in to coach too early. That was always going to be a huge ask because he hadn't much experience and was coaching players he'd been alongside previously. I never found DP's time as coach particularly convincing, but regardless being dumped in the deep end probably didn't help. I'd have no qualms at all about him coming back again as head coach in the future.