OK, its still not a direct quote from Orford. Once again, its someone speaking seemingly for him. So once again there have to be caveats, although if either orford or that scumbag Mimmis do not agree with the report then they would surely come out and refute it immediately?
Assuming for now the treport is true, he's not necessarily a big wuss. Until you have been there and done that - I have - you are not really in a position to say someone is a big wuss because he struggled to settle in another country. It happens - I hated my first few months in NZ. However, I stuck it out and give it a fair go, and after a few months I loved the place. And as someone said above - and I think someone who too has been there done that? - you have to give it time and not chicken out early. Maybe without his injury he might have too, since he would have had to stay here a few more months at least? Maybe? Or maybe he indeed IS a screaming great wuss? And a lot of other things to boot?
But, again if the report was true, what it seems he WOULD be - again taking the report at face value - is an underhand sneak and a screaming great coward. If it really has taken him till now to say he'd better get round to asking the Bulls for a release, when he could have dealt with the issue months ago as soon as the press speculation (clearly now was rather more than that) started. And when he would knowm full well the implications for Bradford if he strung them out then at the last minute failed to show. The club might probably consider him a liar too, depending on what he actually said to them and when. If such were the case, you would hope and expect the club to screw him and/or his new employers for ever dollar and cent they can.
And if it is true, then I imagine a long list of people will not wish him well, at all. If its true.
And as for Mimmis...whether its true or not, may he rot in the darkest pits of hell. At least he'll be in good company, with most of the other players' agents.
ps. if it transpires he never did intend to come back, and we have been paying him all this time...
