dazzledavey36

Could be worse, we could have what the opening ceremony in Paris just dished up.

Strange comment

Apparently both May and Lever have pulled up sore and are in serious doubt/wont play??

So.. home ground hey..

Sneaky deflect...

Bit more context Byron..? What are you hearing??

Paywall. Can you post a summary of what the article says?

Well written TL and i do agree with you in regards to turning this into a positive if Clayton decides to leave. At the end of the day the club is far bigger then the individual and this is something the coaching and list management would be having these discussions as we speak around what that potentially could look like.

But he was though Jaded.. He was disgruntled last year at the way he felt the club had managed his hamst injury even though Clayton went against Selwyn and the rehabilitations instructions and tried to push through/manage his injury like a pro. The club had to sit down with his management and family at the end of last year to soothe tensions over and implement support plan in place after all the [censored] hit the fan. The clubs support around him has been first class, but there comes a time where Clayton needs to also put his hand up and take some responsibility for his own actions. He's a grown adult. The Clayon Oliver story has carried noise since October last year and could continue to do so for the rest of his career. With that comes distraction and I'm not entirely sure this is something that club will want lingering on for years in the background. Maybe, just maybe that both Oliver and the club come to a mutual agreement at the end of the year that perhaps a fresh start at a completely new environment would benefit both parties moving forward. Goodwin has proven to make tough decisions on players who are much loved by the players and fans (See Jack Watts). Sometimes being in an organisation for so long can simply burn you out hearing the same voices all the time and it can then become a grind. Maybe this is now how he feels. Why change could benefit both parties is one, for Clayton's mental health perspective and a new lease in life, and two the club can simply move forward and start focusing in regenerating the list with fresh talent through the door.

Brilliantly said.

@croydick

Playing against the Northen Bullants. Which is pretty much playing against an undersized EDFL ruckman at suburban level.