What a grubby club. Scott clearly is no angel, and has his issues, but the way the club have thrown sh*t at him - confidential sh*t - after chucking him out of the door says everything about the culture of that organisation. We saw it with Williams, and this is that x10. No wonder senior pros like Hodgson, humans with values, are obviously not on board with events.
Let’s be honest though, despite his spin and what his journo chums say, we know enough about Ricky to understand the kind of bloke he is eh…
Player gets sacked- says its unfair, publicly and in the media.
Club releases some of the very valid reasons leading to his sacking, player says this is unfair.
Let me see how the Raiders "chucked him out the door" and you tell me how this sounds...
* Joins new employer on executive level salary.
* Immediately brings down public humiliation on employer through acts of public drunken stupidity (throwing things at moving cars, destroying property, dead drunk in a park). - later pleads guilty to some charges and sues the cops for handling it awfully (after the fact of all his drunken stupidity.
* Suspended by regulatory body. Still hasn't even started work.
Club nurses him through this, publicly supports him and organises new legal rep after first one self hired was a disaster. Says his honestly was the most important part and they offer him every support under the sun- legal, psychological etc
* Begins work. Performs below standard.
* Gets in physical fight with work colleague. Injures himself in the process and spends extended time on sidelines during key work period.
Club nurses him through his. Does not make it public. Again- every psychological and professional support made available.
* Curtis keeps playing below standard. Spends more time out with injured leg.
Club nurses him through this.
* Curtis gets in drunken fistfight in bar with member of the public. Hides it from club until footage is released and police charge him.
CLub publicly dragged through the mud again. They remain media silence, waiting court matters and board meeting.
* Curtis gets wind of his sacking and launches a media puff piece through his manager to publish 24 hours before his sacking, painting employer in ill light.
All within 18 months of joining the new employer. What a deluded c*unt. Did nothing but shit the bed and get supported for 18 months then whines when he is called to account for his behaviour.
What more could the club do? You can only offer so much but even people battling with issues are still responsible for their behaviour. They have indicated they are still willing to pay for any help he needs and offer any support, working with NRL welfare.
