I am certain that the Sharks deal did not occur overnight and that both the Club and McInnes have postponed the announcement for as long as possible to enable the other parts of the puzzle to fall into place.
Anthony Griffin’s attempts to sigh a hooker who is close to the end of his career indicate that the new recruit will be a place holder only, until such time as our young halves are ready for first grade and Hunt can be rebadged as our permanent dummy half.
Finally another who has clarity of mind ! I thought that I was alone . We have some who wish a refund on their club membership , others who intend to burn their beloved Big Red V jersey all because this information has finally come to light .
Cronulla undoubtedly have been in discussions with McInnes for quite some time ( and somehow actually managed to keep it under wraps until McInnes was ready to make an announcement ) it did not ( as George Sancti said earlier ) occur overnight .
If there is a villain here then you need to look no further than the player himself - not the incoming coach , nor the club . Griffin was only attempting to find a player ( McCulloch ) to fill the gap should the worse occur - which it now has .
What can a club do if a player , any player has already made his mind up to move onto greener pastures ? Not much unfortunately .
However I do agree with the thoughts of other members who suggest that McInnes should no longer be captain . Griffin needs to have a good look at another Dragon who can carry that mantle - perhaps blood a younger man such as Lomax and give him the opportunity , hopefully it will not distract from game .
As I said in an earlier post , it’s an absolute shame that we shall be losing him in 2022 , but for now he is with the Dragons and undoubtedly will continue to give his all .