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Brian McDermott

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
900 total appearances

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The Bye Round With James Graham
The England Revolution Begins: Brian McDermott

I think sometimes that passion was overwhelming the players sometimes.

The Bye Round With James Graham
The England Revolution Begins: Brian McDermott

And they came out against Wembley, it was almost like a damp squib of a game, wasn't it?

The Bye Round With James Graham
The England Revolution Begins: Brian McDermott

It wasn't that they wasn't motivated, but sometimes the task just overwhelms you.

The Bye Round With James Graham
The England Revolution Begins: Brian McDermott

Sometimes you know what I'm talking about.

The Bye Round With James Graham
The England Revolution Begins: Brian McDermott

in games with some young players.

The Bye Round With James Graham
The England Revolution Begins: Brian McDermott

But I think if one of the other candidates were saying, yeah, we're going to keep all of the ball and we're not going to miss many tackles and when a moment presents itself, you know, we'll pounce upon that.

The Bye Round With James Graham
The England Revolution Begins: Brian McDermott

I don't know.

The Bye Round With James Graham
The England Revolution Begins: Brian McDermott

I don't think that'll get the job done.

The Bye Round With James Graham
The England Revolution Begins: Brian McDermott

Tyson Fury I don't know if anyone knows who Tyson Fury is but he's a British boxer for all you Aussies out there because I know you don't look at anything outside of Australia Tyson Fury was he's been a fascinating heavyweight champion he isn't anymore but he got given a shot at the world title against Wladimir Klitschko Wladimir Klitschko had held the title for nine years unbeaten for nine years and

The Bye Round With James Graham
The England Revolution Begins: Brian McDermott

He was trained by Emmanuel Stewart at the time, Vladimir Klitschko.

The Bye Round With James Graham
The England Revolution Begins: Brian McDermott

And he was a young boxer with a lot of promise.

The Bye Round With James Graham
The England Revolution Begins: Brian McDermott

And Emmanuel Stewart got hold of him as trainer and created this machine, this big athletic Ukrainian machine that just literally used to jab and right hand every opponent.

The Bye Round With James Graham
The England Revolution Begins: Brian McDermott

And all the opponents would say, when they get asked, what are you going to do about his right hand?

The Bye Round With James Graham
The England Revolution Begins: Brian McDermott

Because when it lands, Dr. Steele, I'm going to call him, when it lands, you've gone.

The Bye Round With James Graham
The England Revolution Begins: Brian McDermott

And they all would say, oh, we're going to do this, we're going to do that.

The Bye Round With James Graham
The England Revolution Begins: Brian McDermott

But it was never anything outside the box.

The Bye Round With James Graham
The England Revolution Begins: Brian McDermott

Anyway, Tyson Fury comes along and he's six foot nine, Tyson Fury, weighed about 20 stone.

The Bye Round With James Graham
The England Revolution Begins: Brian McDermott

He's not the best shape you've ever seen.

The Bye Round With James Graham
The England Revolution Begins: Brian McDermott

And when I used to watch him, I used to think, holy hills, he's an awkward looking guy, this fella, but could move fantastically for a bigger guy.

The Bye Round With James Graham
The England Revolution Begins: Brian McDermott

And they asked Tyson Fury, what are you going to do?