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StCicatriz
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- Aug 3, 2016
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So are we saying it wasn't discussed back January that we wanted to get back into the top end of this draft and SOS & Gubby decided it would be Battle that would be used for this, well before the season had even started
Is the reason Battle changed his mind after the Pies game that he and his management found out/got pissed when they got wind of what was going on, maybe the same reason Steele is pissed because the 2 incompetent fools that are SOS & Gubby tried to flog off the Captain of the club without even speaking to him ?
If Battle leaves for anything less then pick 7 the fools from list management should be marched out the front door
So everyone blaming Battle or wondering why he is leaving there is always 2 sides of a story
Gubby is a dinosaur and SOS seems to upset every place he works
this sums up my worry.
i got worried at the start of the season when Stav was very quick to mention we could have multiple picks in the first round if we let battle go to FA. i remember thinking "wtf why would battle leave". it makes sense now.
i think it's pretty ****ing clear the club has seen Battle as an important piece in their list strategy. not because they want to keep him, because they think its an avenue to the first round. its extremely short sighted. its lazy list management tbh.
what i find disappointing is they're hiding away from this. just own it, if thats the list strategy. don't claim its about money and theyve done everything in their power to retain him. own the list strategy. own the decision. instead they'll hide behind the ambiguity. let the bloke go. then when it all goes **** up, claims it was never their fault.
if we do not become competitive soon, Battle won't be the only one leaving in the current climate. Look at Barrass, he's a ****in leader at WCE and he's not sticking around for their rebuild.