Ozzie bro, Radio Sport is a tabloid news media. They're always going to go for the controversies, most talk shows do primarily because that gets people interested. Think of Jerry Springer or Rikki Lake as a talk show, or even a lot of political coverage on say Newstalk ZB. Its not always favourable, the media will sit back, wait, and attack like vultures. Thats a given, whether Mick keeps the vultures off the door step or not, they're still going to make comment. If you choose to push them away, they'll make far worse comments.
Some of what a lot of critics have said on the Warriors is dead right, the Lauitiiti affair was a shambles, a lot of fans did stop coming because of it, the Anderson affair was a cover-up debacle, the Jones/Betham so called press release was a joke (Imagine Brett Kimmorley saying he'd lost all his pace!!! :roll: ), the website is a disgrace, the players fitness is dead set atrocious, the lack of middle management accountability has been dreadful. Spiro Tsiros appeared on the news following Ali's offer of a release with a beaming smile on his face, not really the impression I wanted to see from the club at all. I expect some dignity and integrity, not a show of arrogance.
I've got no doubt Mick Watson overall has done a good job with the Warriors, his skills have been on performance and the financial aspect. But sooner or later we need to look beyond that and how he is able to get himself perceived amongst the core shareholder, the public. Currently the perception of him is ordinary, and that goes part and parcel with ticket sales etc. Mick needs to spread some positive news, clean up the Warriors administration and get involved in what truly makes this club great, not get petty and focus on aspects he simply cannot control, aspects that the only thing he can do is add further fuel to the fire instead of dowsing them. Co-operate with the media which is the publics watchdog, and get some positive spin doctoring going. Beat up the Koomwaiyou rumours if he must, beat up the positive form of Paleaaesina, beat up Steve Price's continued form for the Bulldogs, beat up the family spirit and effort that helped sway Price and Wiki to the Warriors, tell us more about the Warriors work in the community - work with Allan Mac, Willie Lose, Richard Becht etc to get the public to understand the good sides of all of these things, rather than further fuel scandals.
I'm sure from your thoughts Oz, and your memories of him talking to you and other great fans of the club that Mick does hold the Warriors best interests at heart and he is a decent man, he has to find the right way to portray that to his major shareholder, the fans. Currently, he is not.
