Frenzy. said:Nope. It's a real rumour. I posted at least 3 hints directly at it in the last few days.
1) I mentioned a restless big name
2) Tama mentioned Gallen might go and I replied that Parra wanted him back
3) beeker mentioned Gallen in a thread where I said the wolves ae already circling
Oh and I PMed Inferno with the news directly.
The rumour is real. How many legs it has is up in the air. Gallen IS unhappy and has been for 2 years now.
<UPtheEELS> said:He surely wouldnt leave Sharks would he? He played in the lower grades here, and I cant see him back.
CRONULLA forward Paul Gallen has defended Stuart Raper's decision to name him on the interchange bench for Saturday night's game against Parramatta, admitting the Sharks coach has to do something to save the club's fading season.
Gallen, a member of the New south Wales side for Origin III last month, was demoted by Raper on Tuesday, one of a series of changes made by the coach in an attempt to reinvigorate his side's fortunes.
While initially shocked when told he had lost his starting spot, Gallen yesterday said he could understand the rationale behind Raper's decision.
The Sharks have lost six consecutive games and Gallen conceded their season would be over if they lost to the Eels, winners of their past seven.
"He said it was nothing to do with (form)," Gallen said.
"He doesn't want me playing 80 minutes any more. It's a tactical thing. He wants me breaking tackles and playing like I was around the Origin where I wasn't doing as much of the sh*t work, the crappy hit-ups.
"He said I came back from the Origin and was just trying too hard. I'm doing too much. He wants to keep me out of the sh*tfight at the start.
"He's the coach, I have to do what he says. I haven't got any choice. If we don't win this week, mathematically we can still make it, but it's going to make it very tough. If we don't win that will be our season."
Gallen wasn't the only player to suffer as a result of the club's loss to the Warriors last weekend, a defeat which dropped the Sharks out of the top eight.
He will be joined on the interchange bench by New Zealand international Nigel Vagana and teenage prop Luke Douglas.
Winger Darren Albert has been dropped to premier league and told to rediscover his form.
The Nulla #2 said:Well not normally one for serious leaks as you know, but my real source has thrown me into the direction of a possible unhappy Gallen moving on to Parra as one of the named clubs.
Is he signed on for 07 ? i thought he was?
Probably a massively far fetched rumour but i have heard it, anyone else heard it. Has this already been on here?
sorry if it has!
Agent Mulder said:Here we go again, You people with your inside "sources" Are so full of sh*t, Go to bed.
Agent Mulder said:Here we go again, You people with your inside "sources" Are so full of sh*t, Go to bed.
sharks_4_06 said:gallen wont be going anywhere.. he doesnt like parra...who does anyway ..they tried to get him last year before we resigned him... i know this 100 % he isnt going anywhere.. and plus the sharks wouldnt let him go.. he will be a future captain.
Agent Mulder said:Here we go again, You people with your inside "sources" Are so full of sh*t, Go to bed.
Agent Mulder said:Here we go again, You people with your inside "sources" Are so full of sh*t, Go to bed.
sharks_4_06 said:gallen wont be going anywhere.. he doesnt like parra...who does anyway ..they tried to get him last year before we resigned him... i know this 100 % he isnt going anywhere.. and plus the sharks wouldnt let him go.. he will be a future captain.