I personally think this statement is very weak.







No mention of the club distancing itself from the remarks, or mention of standards it upholds - nothing.



For example we could have said

Is Pop McGuire's post still out there, not been able to view it thus far?

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There was probably an agreement in place with both parties or there respective legal teams about the statement and they are usually short.



There is nothing to stop the club releasing a follow statement article about its inclusivity though.



I also naively thought that the delay was so they could get something on a replacement.

Thanks Wires71



As has been said, some outlandish allegations made there.

Indeed. I don't believe the club would act like that. Mr Maguire is just sticking up for his son I guess and is lashing out.



On the whole a very unfortunate series of events that are best put behind all parties.

Interesting you take it that way, when it's clearly not worded or intended like that.

Mate I can read you like a book and not a bloody good book like Bravo Two Zero. Go and tear down a 5G mast.

No doubt all the wires players are thinking would the club hang them out to dry if something cropped up

https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/josh-mcg ... xit-77057/

https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/josh-mcg ... xit-77057/

Which actually gets better with every read

Please don't tell me we've signed Joe Westerman, again.

He can certainly take control around the perimeter and fill a hole in the backs

https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/warringt ... xit-77097/

https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/warringt ... xit-77097/

I wonder which bits [iwere[/i true?

I'm guessing .... Coach and Club didn't want him anymore.

I actually thought that was a strange comment to add to the post.

The comms and optics of this whole sorry saga have been a show.

The one thing that doesn’t need scrutiny is what he may or may not have said!…



McGuire didn’t need to have said anything the second time, even whispering ‘sorry Joel’ would have been so dumb and left himself open to a set up! Just keep his mouth shut and all would have been kosher for everyone….!



Which leaves one very simple question.,,why didn’t he?

It comes down to what I said the other week in various forms and posts regarding this.

I had said that the responsibility of this comes down to Darryl Powell and the coaching staff to protect his players from anything that may arise.

Josh mcguire in the leaving him out of the leigh game. This would have protected him from anything that would have arisen and made sure that there would be no repeat of the pre season game.

I also extended this to the gil dudson red card at catalans. If what happened with Tom Johnstone is true. And that he did indeed sleep with dudsons wife as is rumored. I would protect dudson from himself and have left him at home for the catalan match and live to fight another day.



2 separate times in which the coaching staff. And in particular daryll Powell should have addressed and acted on the situation to not only protect the players involved. But also the club and the integrity of everyone.

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Sorry I can't agree, they are professionals, they need to be able to control their actions.

I agree with you that Powell and the coaching staff should do what they can to protect players, with them being able to appropriately handle flash points. However, to start leaving them out from specific games, is only going to encourage other teams, besides Catalans and Leigh in your post, to wind up these players and get them to react. We don't want to highlight to any opposition a perception of an individual's weakness.

I do think that in these 2 individual circumstances. It would be appropriate to have left out in these situations given the gravity and severity of the circumstances,



I for 1 minute am not saying we should be dropping players out of weakness of winding players up...