Grimaldi lives in my area. I see him at the local shopping centre every now and then with his kids.
I don't know what it is that Pando doesn't like about him. As far as I can see, Grimaldi hasn't given any reasons to not like him, and every reason to like him. He's been a terrific clubman, and a much needed player. The fact that the club doesn't need him now isn't his fault, or the club's. The club has to look to the future. The club did try to give him more for helping out with the young fellas, but the NRL knocked it on the head. Obviously the club wants him, he's just not a priority.
The fact that Grimaldi chooses to stay on and play, as well as help out with the young kids says a lot about his character. He's a qualified PE teacher, and the fact that he likes to help out with the young fellas puts him in good stead for life as a PE teacher.
tommytomlin said:
Club loyalty is awesome, but this is 2006. Clubs are not loyal anymore, nor are most players. Grimaldi shows all sorts of class doing this, but when he has a family to support it's delving into stupidity. He could easily get 6 figures from a lesser club. If he wanted to uproot his family, he could get even more in England.
I think it's commendable, and sets a good example for his kids - that money isn't everything. He knows he has a career waiting after football. He lives in a pretty nice area, so I don't think they're struggling too much. His parents are probably helping out with repayments on the house, but if they're happy to do that for a year or two, then so be it. As long as his kids aren't being neglected, which they don't appear to be from what I see.
He's already spent 3 years playing in England, so I'd say he's not keen on uprooting his family to go back over there.
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