What continual chat? Source? It's much more likely that he had a falling out with Cleary senior as Luke Lewis did - and that's pretty public knowledge. Been more chat about the incompetence of our management and I think 2020 will FURTHER bear that out.
Luke Lewis leaving was more to do with Gould than Cleary though, although Cleary still played a part in it. Gould got rid of Jennings, Coote, Grant and Lewis to free up cap space and avoid large upgrades that they were all due under their contracts.