The past few days
have been interesting to say the least. Our coach
is rumoured to have handed his resignation, certain
players are upset by this and converge on the club
to vent their anger. The club denies the rumour.
WOW what do we make of it all?
Rumours are just that
rumours. However, rumours like these don't build
the momentum it had unless there was some truth
to it. Players that made their way down to the Taj
must have thought it to be true. These players are
close to the coach. One must assume they would have
phoned Farrar to confirm these rumours before they
raced to the club and made such a racket. So by
their actions one can conclude the rumour was genuine.
Some would say that
if these players feel so strongly about the coach
that they are willing to compromise the overall
wellbeing of the club they don't belong at this
club. Others feel that loyalty to your friends is
a fine characteristic in anyone and to believe so
strongly in your mates is worth of recognition.
Yes but to be blinded
by friendship is a dangerous matter. To place a
friends importance ahead of the teams and the clubs
is not only wrong but also selfish to say the least.
There are other ways, more diplomatic ways of showing
support for a friend in need. Barging into the leagues
club with a full head of steam like Rambo shooting
your mouth off is not one of them.
This is another example
that typifies the underlining problem at our club.
The lack of leadership both on and off the field
has created a culture. Which not only lacks discipline
but also has allowed immaturity to flourish. It's
allowed certain players to dictate terms and thus
hold the club to ransom. The question must be asked
WHY?
The only thing one
can conclude from that is that Peter Doust must
be a part of the problem. As an Eastern European
proverb says, "a fish always stinks from the
head." A good CEO knows that he is responsible
for actions of his subordinates, whom he must hold
accountable for the results they deliver.
Harry Truman knew
that when he said, "the buck stops here"
(meaning at the White House). Evidently not so at
the Dragons House.
It is utterly amazing
that no official has so far taken responsibility
for what happened this year yet alone the last 2.5
years. No one is being held accountable. Is that
why Doust and his cohorts in the Dragons Inc. are
now trying to deflect our attention and scrutiny
away from themselves, by skipping proof (of Doust's
culpability), and rushing straight from grieving
to retaliation?
Regardless of how
the lower grades fare this year, 2002 on field performances
have been a major disappointment as a St.George
Illawarra Dragons fan. :(
