Given the lack of communication from the QRU over whats going on, its a little hard to not but feel despondent about the upcoming season, QRU's handling of the Reds over the past 3 months has been shocking IMO. Starting with the rumours over the head coach circling for months and then the Quade/Frisby issue, as a potential member for 2018 you would have to ask what attraction is their to sign up and give your money to that organisation.
It is a pretty simple equation. They are doing well in any measure that marks how to "un-rust" supporters. This second treatment of Quade is too much.
So Brad needs the courage of his convictions, and he needs to be right. OK, it's not a polemic, he needs to be performing to some kind of level with his decissions.
The only thing they could do to perfect their disrespect to fandom, would be to belatedly do something kind further "length of bus dick" competition, but with Slipper.
However, HQ's biggest error, is the blunderbus treatment to avoiding home games during the Commenwealth games. Watching Brad is going to be difficult. Reds have created problems, Brad has created problems.