The England Revolution Begins: Brian McDermott
5/30/20261 hr 31 min
Welcome to another big edition of The Bye Round interview show! On today's episode James Graham is joined by the brand new England coach Brian McDermott to reveal his vision for the national team, reflects on the recent Ashes series defeat, discuss World Cup squad decisions and explains why English rugby league is entering a crucial new era!
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0:00 New Coach Of England
2:50 Ashes Series Reflection
10:40 English Imposter Syndrome?
12:57 How Will The World Cup Be Officiated?
19:19 England NEED To Do Something Different!
25:56 The England Squad
32:01 George William Injury Issues
33:57 “Non-English Born” Selections
39:37 Brian’s Royal Marine Story
50:37 Nord VPN
52:06 World Cup Expectations
59:17 Differences In Super League & NRL Coaching
1:03:46 NRL Buying Super League Debate
1:16:57 Toronto Wolfpack Experiment
1:28:30 Final Thoughts
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First 90 secondsJames Graham· Host0:00
Charlie, I'm a bit nervous to ask you this question, um, but I'm going to anyway. Have you heard of the five Ps? Now, please treat this ad with respect.
Charlie White· Host0:11
Uh, what people, place, person... Uh, no, I don't know what the five Ps are. It could be proper preparation prevents poor performance, could it, Jimmy?
James Graham· Host0:22
You're spot on, Charlie. I thought you were gonna go somewhere in the gutter- Mm ... with that one, knowing you as I do. But that is exactly what the Ladbrokes app does. You can check your last five performances from each team and each player, which is all available for you there on the Ladbrokes app.
Charlie White· Host0:41
It helped me just on the weekend, Jimmy, when I saw Tolu Kula had scored in every one of his last five matches, and I whacked him in my multi, and he d- guess what he did, Jimmy? He scored again, didn't he?
James Graham· Host0:51
Sure did. We can all remember a day, Charlie, when this was so difficult. You've got your Ladbrokes app open on one page. You've got your Internet Explorer on the other. You're looking through previous results, going through previous try scorers, looking at all the records. Well, that has gone. Convenience and the Ladbrokes app all into one place, all for you to check previous performances. It is absolutely a sensational feature.
Charlie White· Host1:20
It is. It's on the new Ladbrokes app as well, the fast Ladbrokes app. But of course, Jimmy, T's and C's apply, and available on the website. You win some, you lose more. For