Sonny Bill Williams reportedly homesick and lonely in France

[Terry-Randal]

Manly should get him

 

[ShadesOfTheSun]

Sonny sorry for leaving mates in the lurch but all's still sweet in France

Brad Walter | September 25, 2008

SONNY BILL WILLIAMS has just one regret about leaving the Bulldogs - the way he went about it.
With his girlfriend Jenna Shaw due to join him in Toulon later this week, Williams told the Herald he was enjoying life in the south of France and couldn't be happier with his change of club and code.
"The only thing I regret is the way I left," Williams admitted for the first time. "But I didn't have any choice. Originally, I planned to sit down with all the boys at the end of the year and tell every single one of them. But after getting legal advice from one of the best lawyers in Australia, Mark O'Brien, it became apparent that I was going to have to leave the way I did with no one knowing and still seven weeks to go."
After just recently watching the interview that was shown on The Footy Show the week after he arrived in Toulon, Williams wanted to provide some explanation for his sudden departure. At the time, the 23-year-old Kiwi was restricted in what he could say as the Bulldogs had begun legal action against him and Toulon.
"When I sit back and think about things it gets to me a lot that me having to go the way I did hurt a lot of the boys the way it did," he said. "If I could change anything it would be how I left because I never wanted to hurt the boys."
Out with a leg injury, Williams admits he is frustrated that he is unlikely to play for another three weeks but he said he has been able to study the game more closely during his time off. "I'm loving it over here," he said. "I don't have any problems with the club and I don't have any problems with the president [Mourad Boudjellal].
"The people who have been saying that are just trying to drive a wedge between me and [coach] Tana [Umaga] and me and the club. It's obviously disappointing being injured but it's given me a chance to really watch the game a bit more closely. When I got here I was pretty much thrown into the deep end. One of the things I'm enjoying is not being in a fishbowl existence like in Sydney and being able to relax ."
Asked about speculation that he was homesick and wanted to return to the Bulldogs, Williams said: "I moved from Auckland to Sydney when I was 16 so I've been through all that before and it doesn't bother me. I just think it's a bit sad that I'm on the other side of the world playing rugby and enjoying myself and there's people over there obsessing about what I'm doing or how I'm feeling. My dad phoned me up about it and I've had a few other people ring me up but they're OK. Unless I'm quoted in the story they don't worry about it. The same people had an agenda against me virtually since I started my career."
Meantime, Umaga's agent has denied his coaching position at Toulon is under threat. Umaga's New Zealand-based agent, Glenda Hughes, told NZPA: "He coached them today, he'll be coaching them tomorrow."
And Queensland's Director of Public Prosecutions might be asked for a second opinion after police complete their investigations into a sexual assault complaint against three Broncos players. Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson yesterday said investigations into the allegations should be completed next week.
"It may well be … that when the investigation is concluded, regardless of the conclusion, that we get independent advice, or an opinion," Atkinson said.


Source: http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/new...es-in-the-lurch/2008/09/24/1222217331190.html

 

[no name]

F*ck, now he is sorry the way he left. Bit late for that.
I wish this bloke would make up his mind. He is a walking contradiction.

 

[Brutus]

He's a total mong.

 

[Scorpio30]

Sonny sorry for leaving mates in the lurch but all's still sweet in France

Brad Walter | September 25, 2008

SONNY BILL WILLIAMS has just one regret about leaving the Bulldogs - the way he went about it.
With his girlfriend Jenna Shaw due to join him in Toulon later this week, Williams told the Herald he was enjoying life in the south of France and couldn't be happier with his change of club and code.
"The only thing I regret is the way I left," Williams admitted for the first time. "But I didn't have any choice. Originally, I planned to sit down with all the boys at the end of the year and tell every single one of them. But after getting legal advice from one of the best lawyers in Australia, Mark O'Brien, it became apparent that I was going to have to leave the way I did with no one knowing and still seven weeks to go."
After just recently watching the interview that was shown on The Footy Show the week after he arrived in Toulon, Williams wanted to provide some explanation for his sudden departure. At the time, the 23-year-old Kiwi was restricted in what he could say as the Bulldogs had begun legal action against him and Toulon.
"When I sit back and think about things it gets to me a lot that me having to go the way I did hurt a lot of the boys the way it did," he said. "If I could change anything it would be how I left because I never wanted to hurt the boys."
Out with a leg injury, Williams admits he is frustrated that he is unlikely to play for another three weeks but he said he has been able to study the game more closely during his time off. "I'm loving it over here," he said. "I don't have any problems with the club and I don't have any problems with the president [Mourad Boudjellal].
"The people who have been saying that are just trying to drive a wedge between me and [coach] Tana [Umaga] and me and the club. It's obviously disappointing being injured but it's given me a chance to really watch the game a bit more closely. When I got here I was pretty much thrown into the deep end. One of the things I'm enjoying is not being in a fishbowl existence like in Sydney and being able to relax ."
Asked about speculation that he was homesick and wanted to return to the Bulldogs, Williams said: "I moved from Auckland to Sydney when I was 16 so I've been through all that before and it doesn't bother me. I just think it's a bit sad that I'm on the other side of the world playing rugby and enjoying myself and there's people over there obsessing about what I'm doing or how I'm feeling. My dad phoned me up about it and I've had a few other people ring me up but they're OK. Unless I'm quoted in the story they don't worry about it. The same people had an agenda against me virtually since I started my career."
Meantime, Umaga's agent has denied his coaching position at Toulon is under threat. Umaga's New Zealand-based agent, Glenda Hughes, told NZPA: "He coached them today, he'll be coaching them tomorrow."
And Queensland's Director of Public Prosecutions might be asked for a second opinion after police complete their investigations into a sexual assault complaint against three Broncos players. Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson yesterday said investigations into the allegations should be completed next week.
"It may well be … that when the investigation is concluded, regardless of the conclusion, that we get independent advice, or an opinion," Atkinson said.


Source: http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/new...es-in-the-lurch/2008/09/24/1222217331190.html

Ahhhh...The integrity of one of Australia's "top lawyers"

 

[Shorty]

F*ck, now he is sorry the way he left. Bit late for that.
I wish this bloke would make up his mind. He is a walking contradiction.

The whole article is though.
He regrets the way he left but then goes back to state that he had no choice:lol:
He really is just a pretty face,poor boy!

 

[russ13]

..But after getting legal advice from one of the best lawyers in Australia, Mark O'Brien, it became apparent that I was going to have to leave the way I did with no one knowing and still seven weeks to go."

Here he is - I don't think he would appreciate having his name mentioned by SBW:
http://www.jws.com.au/profiles/mark_obrien.php

Partner
Acknowledged as one of the leading media litigators in Australia, Mark is considered a “top-tier operator” advising clients in the high profile TMT market (Chambers Global, 2006).

Mark's pre-eminent reputation has been gained from 'high-stakes' work, such as representing Publishing and Broadcasting Limited and the Australian Rugby League in the Superleague dispute with News Limited. He has advised on many significant media cases.

Mark is regarded as a trusted advisor to media corporations on many commercial aspects of their business including, broadcasting issues, contempt and copyright and intellectual property. Over many years Mark has supervised major litigation in the Federal Court, and in the Supreme Courts in all States of Australia.

Many corporate clients now regard Mark as a trusted advisor on issues outside the media area including ICAC and ASIC investigations, dealing with Government and statutory authorities and disputes between public corporations.

Mark is a member of the Law Society on NSW and the Communications & Media Law Association.

 

[ShadesOfTheSun]

Girlfriend move hints all is Sonny

By Dan Koch
September 25, 2008 SUGGESTIONS Sonny Bill Williams is looking to return to Australia appear wide of the mark, with news the former Bulldog's girlfriend is on her way to France to join him.
The Australian has learned Genna Shaw, 23, will arrive in the southern French town of Toulon within the week, scuttling reports Williams is preparing to leave the country.
But the odds of former Wallabies coach John Connolly joining the club have lengthened, with Toulon officials wavering on plans to add him to the staff after reports head coach Tana Umaga's position was under threat.
Williams fled to France in July despite having four years to run on his deal with the Bulldogs. But over the past week rumours were rife that Williams had fallen out with Toulon club president Mourad Boudjellal.
A self-made millionaire, Boudjellal was reportedly upset at having one of his most expensive assets grounded by injury after Williams fractured his leg in a 3-all draw with bottom-placed Brive.
Williams was said to be feeling homesick and upset with Boudjellal's temperamental behaviour and treatment of him since his injury. But sources close to Williams denied the allegations, admitting he was frustrated by his stint on the sidelines, but insisting he was enjoying his life away from Sydney.
Similarly, the Williams camp has played down claims his manager Khoder Nasser was on his way to France to check on his charge, saying the trip had been planned in advance and coincided with Nasser's return from a World Boxing Association meeting in Panama.
Speculation about Williams's "plight" failed to register much sympathy with Bulldogs chief executive Todd Greenberg, who rubbished suggestions Williams would be welcomed back at the club under any circumstance.
"We've heard those rumours as well and it's not surprising at all for us that he's homesick," Greenberg told 2KY radio. "Sometimes he got homesick when he was living back here in Sydney. But if you're asking me if we want him back, the answer's no.
"We've had no contact from Sonny Bill or his manager. We've moved on and our suggestion is he does exactly the same. In my view, this chapter's over, it's complete. Sonny made his choices some months ago, the reality of that is now he has to live with those choices."
Greenberg also gave an exasperated dismissal of reports Williams had been upset by Boudjellal.
"I think there's some reality checks in that, it's welcome to the real world," Greenberg said. "People expect a return on their investment and millionaires don't become millionaires by making stupid decisions. Millionaires like this guy in France don't give away money without expecting a return on the outlay.
"Some are more bullish than others and I'm sure this gentleman, by the sound of things, sounds a little bullish, but my advice to Sonny would be put your head down and do your best. I'm sure he'll be a great rugby union player."
Meanwhile, Connolly's trip to meet Boudjellal has been cancelled after the news that he had been approached was leaked to the media in London.
It was unclear whether Connolly had been earmarked to replace Umaga or work alongside him as director of rugby. Umaga's New Zealand-based agent, Glenda Hughes, said reports Umaga's position was under threat were wrong. "He coached them today, he'll be coaching them tomorrow," she said.

Source: http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24399171-23217,00.html

EDIT: No idea why the title is quoted separately from the body. I keep trying to remove the extra [.quote] [./quote] and the site keeps re-adding it.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

elohel @ bobby digital tryna e-pimp ... androtop

 

[Miller was a legend]

f**k all the bus drivers that walked out on their job will be mightily pissed off now

 

[Calixte]

Careful, miller is.

ozbash assures us he is a champion.

Must be true.

 

[Johns Magic]

He regrets the way he left but then goes back to state that he had no choice:lol:

What's your point