I was the biggest Daniel Anderson fan and was livid they sacked him. Go back and check if you wish.
I too however think that Tim Mannah although regressing in his final years is all class and a Gentleman. He was treated poorly as was, Moi Moi, Nathan Brown and a few others. I think Alvaro also left without much dignity.
All these players can’t be wrong but what is evident is the common denominator in all of this. His analogue systems sprinkled with nastiness and a hint of bullying.
I am not defending what happened. I would love all the players to stay and become one club players, but do you really want it to become an old people's home ? No, you want a well run cap with a competitive team every year.
I thought it odd that you said it was "convenient" that I was apparently protecting BA (which is BS and just you two looking for fights), meanwhile how many players at our club in the last month have been told they can leave ?
Reg has spent half his 10 year career with the Eels and there are crickets about him being tapped.
Jnr has played 10 of 13 years with the Eels and everyone on here wants to chip in for cab fare.
Sivo - after 6 years not one soul says anything to support him, but he is truly a nice guy too !
Then there are the weasel words like "yeah but he was well paid" or "he was stealing a living !" which somehow explains away poor treatment.
So we have the upsets now about how some are treated and not about others. This week, anyone who has left the club in the last decade is fair game to slot into the "unfairly treated by BA" category. But let's ignore those that need to be chopped this year for the good of the club ? That seems "convenient".
As I said in the other thread, when Bennett got rid of King Wally, he was a genius. From Wally's POV, he was stripped of the captaincy in 89 and forced out of the club he loved. To this day, Wally hates his guts. These days, when a player is reaching the end of his time, people still sight Brisbane as being the benchmark for the management of their older players.