The May situation is a cluster F. May being a dill on Insta and even after his court appearance is one thing...but then the Board had to go and react the way they did to pour even more fuel on the fire is just lunacy.
I agree with the general consensus that if it's for non-DV related matters then they signed him up knowing about most if not all of it already.
The only thing that makes sense to me is if May signed up knowing that he was likely to be charged. If he is found innocent, does the Board think he will play hard for us? They have just created a disgruntled employee that could send ripples through the squad. Is this perhaps a reason Tago is out of form? His best mate at the club is being treated like this? Believe you me, the Samoan/Polynesian fanbase is looking at this treatment and is NOT happy about it at all.
This is also a reason I am against extreme ideologues being put in positions of power. Because at the end of the day, their first priority is not the success or wellbeing of the organisation they are representing, their first loyalty is toward their 'cause' whatever that may be.
Not quite sure I'm following you here.
This isn't a matter of an extreme ideologue pushing a niche agenda. This is a guy on a substantial contract who's unlikely to be able to take the field for the majority of the time his cap allocation is in play. The capacity for the club to use that money how it sees fit may be the difference between us going through this decade with 5 premierships instead of 3.
The Tago thing is pure speculation. Much more likely hes having an extended hit to his confidence after an injury that banged him up a bit. Much the same with the Polynesian community. I don't see why they'd be anything but disapproving of his behaviour as opposed to standing with him in some sort of tribalism.
I agree it's a clusterf**k if there's an extended rap sheet the club knew about before signing him. But there's no evidence of that. Much more likely the club knew of a few incidents, loaded his contract with behavioural clauses which are now being used to terminate his contract after incidents (aside from the alleged DV) that occurred post signing.
Finally, as
@Hamstring awareness mentioned, being against DV isn't really an extreme ideology.