Why not ? People are people. Just because you play first grade rugby league doesn't in my opinion lead to you being placed under ridiculous standards. I think people should be judged fairly based on how they act. Some of the posters on here knocking Farah with no proof are f**ken idiots.
I can sort of get this but at the same time you are in my opinion being way too harsh. I don't have a problem with this though if your comments remain factual. Its when the crap that Robbie is leading a player revolt or some other BS that some dickheads state that I think the line should be drawn.
When you compare him to Ricky Stuart there is a huge difference.
I just don't think Robbie should be judged too harshly and in the latest blow-up I think he has handled himself exceptionally well.
When your a first grade footballer and the captain of your team, your every move is going to be scrutinized by the media. Its just the way the game is...posters on this forum arent going to attract media attention. I agree people should be judged fairly on how they act..but the media doesn't see it that way. The media like controversy and interesting stories! So when Robbie Farah gets angry it makes for alot more interesting news than say Cameron Smith giving an insipid response at a press conference.
As for my comments being factual...I've never stated that what I'm saying is fact. Its just my criticism of Robbie Farah. I've also never stated that Robbie Farah is behind a revolt or gotten into that debate..I don't think anyone can comment on that unless they work within the club or no whats going on. But I agree with you in that regard - to say that he is leading a player revolt is stupid!
I also didn't directly compare him to Ricky Stuart. I said there are far worse figures in the game when it comes to handling the media and Ricky Stuart is one of them. I only used him as a reference to convey that Robbie Farah is not the only figure involved in the game that handles the media badly and I'm not just picking on him. Unfortunately for Robbie he has had quite a few incidents involving the media - If you'd like I'll happily name a few. That's not me being a smart ass I'm just trying to avoid being accused of making stuff up!
With regards to his latest blow up, I think we will have to agree to disagree on that one. I think there are some things he could have done differently. For instance, after the game against the Dragons when he unloaded on Tallis and had to be pulled away by Aaron Woods, I thought that was not the best way to handle that situation. I think it would have been better just to walk away if you didn't want to talk to Tallis; its not as if Tallis was holding a gun to his head and forcing him to speak. Also in the post match press conference, I don't think he did himself any favors by going along the lines of "I'm not happy about it etc. etc." I would have just said something along of the lines of "I'm not going to get involved in any innuendo, I don't buy into any of that" and left it at that.
In saying all this, like I've said before, I think the club could have put this whole situation to bed by saying that Mick Potter has the club's support for the immediate future. If you say that you defuse the whole thing. To be fair to the Tigers and Robbie Farah, I don't think Matthew Johns is helping the situation when he makes stupid comments like "Mick Potter owes Gorden Tallis a beer because he has kept him in a job". That is just aggravating the situation.
