Without wanting to revisit the Beale debate itself, I am not sure just exactly what we are saying Pulver has or hasn't done other than to rein in a baying media frenzy furiously muddying the waters by implying the 'real issue' wasn't Beale's conduct because that was 'symptomatic' but McKenzie and Patstons supposed conduct. Wherein we saw articles doing everything but state the two were having an affair, and quite a few impugning Patstons role on the team. It is an old and proven issues management approach, that Beales backers seem to know well. Distract, defuse, amplify the peripherals, suggesting bigger issues on the slimmest of cues, while minimalising the issues your client has.
Pulver had Beale investigated, using a due process. And Beale was found guilty (civilly not criminally) on one count. But Pulver is incompetant for following die process?
Bizarre. Or is it because McKenzie resigned? Not seen a single skerrick of tangible material to suggest Pulver was aware of Beales transgression in June and failed to act. It is possible McKenzie did of course, but he has resigned.
Quite remarkable. A series of innocuous events. A staffer some players seem to have not liked, add a hothead, then mix well with agents and lawyers looking to divert.
Or you could have subtracted the hothead last year and had none of this.
Beale is a hothead, but a talented one that was important to Tahs success this year, ie the first year since forever the results were good and fans happy.
Until we learn this lesson we are going to be doomed to repeat it. The only bright side from all this from my perpective is that I can't think of any players we have had come on board since with Amigo-itis.
