Not a great showing from the coach last night. Delaney, Peacock and the other props were looking gassed defensively after about 20 mins. But we kept three fresh forwards unused for nearly 50 mins. The coach realised two late after the two quick strikes by Cas in the 2nd half and Singleton and Kylie made an immediate impact but the move was too late.

And a short turnaround after a trip to Perpignan is not the time to utilize his unused sub masterstroke. For all the deficiencies last night we have a chance to win that game with better use of the 17, IMO.

A great coach my backside. Next year we will see how poor he is with no Sinny or JP? Tactically naive!

Since he took charge in 2011 - 2 SL titles, 2 CC's ( plus 2 more finals), 1 WCC . With still the chance to collect the LL's shield on friday and 2 games away from a 3rd SL title and a unique treble. Even the greatest of coaches would be happy with that record if the last part comes to fruition in the next 3 games.I know he has many detractors on here, and sometimes he has earn't some stick that has gone his way but what really can't be argued is he is one of the most successful coaches the club has ever had in regards to putting trophies in the cabinet and he surely deserves a bit more respect than shown in the comment you have just made.

it will certainly be interesting to see how he copes next season

Maybe the club can no longer excuse the lack of an appointed assistant coach? I guess Sinfield and Peacock have been the 'unoffical assistants' up until now.

Maybe the thinking was the team could beat Cas without spending too much personnel for the next match.....but as you say he realised too late.

(God knows what his thinking was/is really). The non-use of a sub is especially utterly bizarre: why select somebody you have no confidence in? It doesn't matter what the apologists suggest, it makes no damn sense whatsoever. It's a 17 man game, not 16, isn't it? !!!!

I wonder if it was the old 15 (13 and 2 subs) man game whether McDermott would have left Dick or Dickinson kicking their heels on the bench while the team run out of steam?

Most successful does not always equal best, particularly in a job where your success rests so heavily in the hands of other people.

Was Shankly a better manager than Clough, for example? His record of winning league titles would suggest he was.

Perhaps, this is the wrong forum to be asking questions about Brian Clough

Indeed - some of the reaction you get on here is akin to that Cloughie got on the Elland Road training ground

And the Superleague Coach of the Year award for 2015 goes to .... Brian McDermott. Well done Mac. Just think what he could have won if only he had an assistant coach

a speedboat for his council house

After the Boxing Day debacle, I expected this to be resurrected.