These rumours always seems to crop up when we are losing! What I would like to know is that if our squad is so ill-disciplined and Maguire is so hellbent on running the team likes its the army, then why has he barely dropped any players to reserve grade this season for their misconduct?
Not too sure what's going on at Sths but the rumours do persist about unrest.
I can only guess!
Madge has stuck stubbornly to players throughout the season who probably needed long stints at the Bears.This means that players at the Bears must wonder what they must do to get a chance!??[eg.Cody Walker,who had been on fire at the time Reynolds was injured & found JS moved back from the pack to 5/8].
We have,it appears,found it difficult to attract top replacements for Sam & Teo;who LEFT the club for reasons we wouldn't really know about!??
Our recruitment has been ordinary to say the least, especially in the backline.
Now only one year into a 2 contract Stewart wants out!
One of the stories circulating was that some of the players were very unhappy with their severe pre-season regime that occurred on top of their extra World Champ game etc. & the burn-out it may cause.
There has also,allegedly, been a problem with the head-down,arse-up style to which Madge seems addicted----his strict & severe disciplinary approach also questioned.
I don't know what recruitment is on the horizon for 2016 but Grant & Stewart haven't exactly set the world on fire since their additions to the club.Now Stewart wants out.
I noticed in the RLW Player's POLL[100 top NRL players questioned]---
Who is the best coach??
Result. Bennett 33% Bellamy 31% Robinson 11% Green 5% Others 20%[Madge amongst the also-rans]
And this is after Sths winning a p/ship & still in the 8 for 2015!