I think, however well intentioned, your trust in this club is naive at best.
For all of this to be bullshit, you are saying that 5 ex coaches, some club legends and a handful of ex players are lying? Come on man that’s just dumb.
It was widely reported at the time that Benji was upset that the club had reneged on his next contract.
Taylor was 100% a pawn, a useful idiot if you will, used by the club to get Farah to walk out. You are correct that no one in their right mind would relegate an incumbent SOO player to reggies. The club allowed it…ask yourself why? He was set to be paid nearly a million dollars due to his sacrifices re backloading his previous years payments to facilitate the club fitting under the cap due to their mismanagement of it. The club tried to f**k him, pure and simple. He called their bluff and Taylor paid the price the following year.
This surprised me too. If true, the club sacked some good players who were busting their arse for the joint, to hire a big name who turned out a dud, then let Sheens walk the plank for it. That is poor form.
Until the board is cleansed of the maggots from Wests and Balmain and replaced with neutrals who understand football and work together, then the NRL side of the club will remain a disaster.