wp.me/pIMbK-1f My blog post taking in the Orford situation. Re: all the comments hoping he gets injured, I can understand people are upset but to wish that on someone is farcical and you should all be ashamed of yourself. Yes, Orford's screwed us over well and truly, but why wish that on someone?

wp.me/pIMbK-1f My blog post taking in the Orford situation. Re: all the comments hoping he gets injured, I can understand people are upset but to wish that on someone is farcical and you should all be ashamed of yourself. Yes, Orford's screwed us over well and truly, but why wish that on someone?

Sure , he's been on holiday for 6 months(!), but I think the original poster was quoted as saying "on holiday in America" which Mission rightly corrected, as that is where his agent is.

The BBC also report Orford is in America but I did think it was his manager!

I think the T&A says manager in America, so I'd tend to go with that being the most accurate here

I'd be up front with my current employers about it at the very least. I don't know if anyone blames him for actually being homesick (I certainly don't) but seeking employment in secret whilst contracted and waiting until you have extracted every last penny from your existing employer before leaving them in the lurch with no time to find a replacement is just shows him to be completely void of any honesty, decency or integrity.



IMO.

Matt Orford a good player for us?

LMAO, dont think so.

You can deny that when he was on the field he was a good player. He beat the eventual SL champions on his own.

But it is highly unlikely that a factory in Ireland will operate with a fixed term contract and a requirement for a third party to agree to a registration for me to work there.

So, come back with a good analogy and we might listen to you.

Didn't Sonny Bill Williams use the Bus driving job as a comparison to his former manager when he left lol?



Do you post as Bullschamp on BBC?

I thought Orford was a good player for us, and was certainly better than Deacs was in his last 2 season for Bradford.

I dont blame hime for wanting to be at home with his family, I expect I would miss my family too if i was on other side of the world.

It didnt work out, and people change their minds, that doesnt mean it is disengenuous.. In fact, I myself have given backword on a job before starting, and pulled out of buying a house in the last 12 months - does that make me as disengenuous as him?

He is an adult, so are we, he has made his choice, he will be replaced, and we will be fine. I wish him success back home, and have no ill feeling to him at all, those that do baffle me..

What difference does it make? Honestly?

He played more games for us last year than Deacs played for Wigan, he won man of the match for probably 50% of those games he played, and we will replace him with a younger aussie with a lot more games in him, a point to prove, and earning less money.. win win if you ask me. (which you didnt)

I'm not too sure on this one. I liked him as a player in the NRL and was thrilled when we signed him. He had some excellent games for us but got injured.

IIRC, most on here said that Sam would be mad not to choose Aus over England - doesn't the same apply for Orford. I'd love to have a fully commited Matt Orford in our side, but if he doesn't want to be here then what can we do. Okay, he shouldn't have signed a 3 year contract, but if he is genuinely homesick (i'm still not sure he is, seen as this cropped up whilst he was back home) then he can't help it.

I do think he should have handled it better, and told the club that he didn't want to come back as soon as he felt that way. That's the only think I hold against him, he's been taking our money happily until it's time to show up for pre-season training.

Anyway, it will all be over in a couple of weeks, and we can look forward to having a new 7 who wants to play in the RA&B (Hopefully)

He should have handled it a lot better.

Yeah - personally I have no issue if he wants to go home. It's all this perceived sneakiness (for that is all it is, we will probably never knowwho said what) that has really damaged his reputation as a person for me. If he'd been straight with the club/fans from the start then he could have left with a bit more dignity in tact.