Fair, I always go back to the Gus idea. If you're sacking a coach you signed then you have made the mistake as an administrator. I personally haven't seen anything new from the Dragons this season to change my opinion on McGregor.
I agree with the sentiment about administration..
Yep the Dragons are 0-3 so far. Game 1 was rusty against the Tigers and Benji strangled us in the end to get the win. Game 2 in hot conditions was a great performance for mine but a few "honest" errors in defence (eg Frizell tripping himself backpedalling in defence) that Penrith took advantage of saw them grab a late win. Not so bad a start but when in light of last years' demise it had people sharpening knives.
I truly think it's not just down to Paul McGregor. Despite the blowtorch on him all the time, there's not been even a sniff of any typical "lost the room / senior leadership group" rumblings that come out through the press. He fronted the press conference on his own last week - without his captain - which is generally an honourable sign to take the heat for the situation and protect his men. Bennett is a master of this.
If I were to put it down to something its that we do not have enough true leaders on the field.
The only true leaders we have currently are James Graham (who plays limited minutes noawadays) and Cameron McInness, who's emerged. We lost our other two leaders last year in Widdop and De Belin - both of which came out of the blue. The rest are good soldiers, but a good soldier is wasted if there are no generals to lead them.
So who's to blame if we don't true leaders in the team. Maybe McGregor, Millward, the board.... all of them combined? I don't know....
But whatever people's opinions are of McGregor as a coach, I think he's been absolutely stoic in the press and media, and I respect him for how he's carried himself. I want him to succeed while many want him to fail.
