Tallis is a clown. But let's face it, he's no actor. The odds are he's telling the truth because (a) he couldn't bullshit this plausibly and (b) he's not smart enough to have imagined and manipulated the sort of media firestorm he's unleashed. The likelihood is he and Farah are just dumb as planks. Tallis doesn't understand what it means when someone says something to him off the record and Farah is too dumb to realise that when he's shooting off his mouth to a loose cannon like Tallis he can't rely on confidentiality.
That's two boneheads with no basic skills at interpersonal diplomacy, and then you throw Ayoub into the mix, who's not just lacking in those skills himself, but is also malicious and vindictive. There you go.
I'm here from the Saints forum and I come with no ill will. My opinion, which is far from infallible, is that you might be better off moving on from Farah. You've clearly got some good young players coming through and he looks like poison in the locker room. No offence, but you're unlikely to win for the next three years, but with some unity and cohesiveness you could really start to build your competitiveness in that time. I reckon Farah will prevent that unity and cohesiveness. He's not your only problem, but he's one of the bigger ones you've got.
