Bec and Buzz & Weidler are saying this morning in their rags that the Zaps thing will happen, we will leave it for a few months and then lock him. They say that the Board think he's the right man for the job.
They say that Zaps is out to clear his name. I'm not sure what that means, but at the end of the day he still caused a staff member an injury from acting unprofessionally in the workplace, then in conversation with her offered for her to spank him and showed her an inappropriate email. As many have stated here previously, maybe not illegal but certianly a sackable situation in every workplace. Then proceeded to balls up the whole subsequent process with lies and hush money. IIRC he has been shown that he told porkies on the Footy Show when he denied any detailed knowledge of the $20,000 payout.
I think his strategy now is to prove that he has done nothing wrong legally and hence cannot be charged, and at the same time seek to have the girl charged for secretly recording the call or interview. Somehow he thinks that the public opinion will alter and absolve him of any wrong doing. Irrespective of what happens in the next few months, Zapps will always be the guy who injured the girl and tried to side step the issue and the picture in the paper of the girl's badly bruised eye will stick in both the public and sponsors minds for a very long time to come.
If he gets the gig at the Eels it will be a massive step back for a club who has made a fresh start and looks like they are going places. The club has the opportunity of taking a leaf out of the mob from Belmore's book and be the club on the way up, both on and off the field.
I beg the Board not to allow this man on our staff and cease the opportunity to inject fresh professionalism into the club..
