RoyaleeLoyalRoyalFan McDermott was a fantastic manager for us, certainly more impressive than Adkins or Rodgers.
Should be a laugh bringing this post up at the end of the season when McDermott's mostly likely jobless again and the other two have excellent seasons.
LoyalRoyalFanRoyaleeLoyalRoyalFan McDermott was a fantastic manager for us, certainly more impressive than Adkins or Rodgers.
Should be a laugh bringing this post up at the end of the season when McDermott's mostly likely jobless again and the other two have excellent seasons.
You're more than willing to support the manager now it isn't McDermott..
maffff Is your bird fit?
“At Reading we sold Gylfi Sigurdsson, a massively gifted player, for a load of money to Germany. That was hard –hard for me – but it kept the place going and it kept us in the black. So we built again. Then we got to a play-off final and we lost Shane Long, Zurab Khizanishvili and Matt Mills, £10million worth of talent. Then we built again and won the league.
“Was I happy with that? Quite frankly I’d like to be keeping all my players but you have to be mindful of the club and their circumstances. And as that period at Reading proves, balancing the books isn’t a barrier to success."
“I had Jimmy Kebe at Reading. When I got the job he wasn’t a fans’ favourite but he turned himself into a fans’ favourite and became a terrific asset. It got to the point where if Jimmy wasn’t fit or able to play, it was seen as a bonus for the opposition. You just never know."
“Reading are happy with the manager they’ve got and I hope Leeds are happy with the manager they’ve got,” McDermott says. “I don’t see the need for either of us to dwell on it any longer. I’m loving working here, absolutely loving it.
“I’ll never say a bad word about Reading because I was there for 13 years and had a lot of success in different jobs. I’m not going to rewrite history. It was a fantastic part of my life. I’ve no problem with the owner, honestly I haven’t. I said to him that we’ll always be friends because we won a championship together. That’s how I feel.
“I got a really nice text from Anton when I went to Leeds. That tells you something. They decided to go in a different direction and at the time that was difficult for me to accept. But when I step back now, I’ve actually got no problem with that. They went their own way just as Leeds did with me."
LoyalRoyal22 Remember last summer we were close to signing Geoffrey Kondogbia. Brian scouted him in a game for France under 21s and said we were no longer interested. Assuming he thought Ledge was a better option. He then signs for Sevilla and is now linked with Arsenal.
Remember last summer we were close to signing Geoffrey Kondogbia. Brian scouted him in a game for France under 21s and said we were no longer interested.
LoyalRoyalFan“Reading are happy with the manager they’ve got and I hope Leeds are happy with the manager they’ve got,” McDermott says. “I don’t see the need for either of us to dwell on it any longer.
LoyalRoyalFanLoyalRoyal22 Remember last summer we were close to signing Geoffrey Kondogbia. Brian scouted him in a game for France under 21s and said we were no longer interested. Assuming he thought Ledge was a better option. He then signs for Sevilla and is now linked with Arsenal.
Can Brian see into the future?
Hoop BlahLoyalRoyalFanLoyalRoyal22 Remember last summer we were close to signing Geoffrey Kondogbia. Brian scouted him in a game for France under 21s and said we were no longer interested. Assuming he thought Ledge was a better option. He then signs for Sevilla and is now linked with Arsenal.
Can Brian see into the future?
It is kind of the job when you're scouting players and coming to a decision on how they'd perform for you.
No scout/manager will get it right all the time of course, and as bendy says, there are lots of reasons why he might not've been a good fit for us at the time.
melonheadRemember last summer we were close to signing Geoffrey Kondogbia. Brian scouted him in a game for France under 21s and said we were no longer interested.
maybe he played really badly in that game
maybe he chatted to him and he said hed rather die than come to reading
maybe the club asked for more money than we had
LoyalRoyalFan Some interesting comments given by McDermott in an interview with the Yorkshire Evening Post..“At Reading we sold Gylfi Sigurdsson, a massively gifted player, for a load of money to Germany. That was hard –hard for me – but it kept the place going and it kept us in the black. So we built again. Then we got to a play-off final and we lost Shane Long, Zurab Khizanishvili and Matt Mills, £10million worth of talent. Then we built again and won the league.
“Was I happy with that? Quite frankly I’d like to be keeping all my players but you have to be mindful of the club and their circumstances. And as that period at Reading proves, balancing the books isn’t a barrier to success."“I had Jimmy Kebe at Reading. When I got the job he wasn’t a fans’ favourite but he turned himself into a fans’ favourite and became a terrific asset. It got to the point where if Jimmy wasn’t fit or able to play, it was seen as a bonus for the opposition. You just never know."“Reading are happy with the manager they’ve got and I hope Leeds are happy with the manager they’ve got,” McDermott says. “I don’t see the need for either of us to dwell on it any longer. I’m loving working here, absolutely loving it.
“I’ll never say a bad word about Reading because I was there for 13 years and had a lot of success in different jobs. I’m not going to rewrite history. It was a fantastic part of my life. I’ve no problem with the owner, honestly I haven’t. I said to him that we’ll always be friends because we won a championship together. That’s how I feel.
“I got a really nice text from Anton when I went to Leeds. That tells you something. They decided to go in a different direction and at the time that was difficult for me to accept. But when I step back now, I’ve actually got no problem with that. They went their own way just as Leeds did with me."
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