Every employer over sells their company and every potential employee over sells themselves. Whilst you can't polish a turd, you can roll it in glitter. Wilky and Simms may have embellished a little (or a lot) about the club but the can bet your life that Parrish did too. He needed a job. simple. And to him, even we were a plum job.

Whilst i have sympathy for the bloke for his situation he was wrong to come out and make his greivances public. Gripes go upwards not down. All they did was endear him to a section of the crowd who expect champagne rugby on lemonade finances. I reckon he bit off more than he could chew and he very quickly realised it. The best way to direct criticism away from yourself is to criticise others. Parish got his defence in early.

As for the board, i'm sure they acknowledge they made a mistake with Parish and other aspects of running the club, but don't expect them to apologise to us or resign over it. There is a lot of criticism of them and certain individuals but we shouldn't forget, the club still exists thanks to them so they must be doing something right, even if we can't see it. Everyone thinks they can run a club/business better than those that do.

ex Manly :- forums.silvertails.net/Thread-Matt-Parish?page=3

ex Manly :- forums.silvertails.net/Thread-Matt-Parish?page=3

I can't be bothered looking up quotes, but John Wilkinson listed one of Matt Parish's qualities as, having done his homework on the club and our players. So, I don't buy this business that he was lied to. Not to say the board didn't bow smoke up his @rse. He, clearly, knew what the club was about and the strength of playing talent. Additionally, one of Parish's main tasks was to improve the supply line, of young players!

This smacks of, he didn't get his own way, and decided to take off.

I view the biggest worry of all as, what if Peel and the council have decided the club is becoming to big a risk and have decided to secure the safest possible method of protecting their investment.

What buying into the club or indeed maybe buying the club as a whole?

The council still see Salford as lead user of ground.

[2nd point------- If it emerges within the next week or so that Parish gets a job in OZ, he will lose credibility over here. It will be so obviouse he has been tapped up and he was just looking for an excuse to jump ship....]


So it looks like redballoon was right.