Quote: phibes "For all his talent, it's not just that he hasn't progressed, his form is very hit-and-miss. I can't remember the last time he put together 2 quality performances from one week to another, so it's always one-step-forward and two-back. Despite his great step, solid defence and brilliant short kicking game, he does not seem to have a 'rugby brain' that is the difference between a good and a great halfback - in other words, his pass selection and decision-making is often poor, especially for a player who can break a line and play off the cuff.
Unfortunately he's very important to our attacking options because he's the only halfback we currently have who can create scoring opportunities. Perhaps if we had more quality elsewhere in the squad, George's erratic form and decision-making wouldn't matter as much as it does.
Personally I'm getting tired of the soap opera around this lad, this is the second time we've had the 'his head isn't right because he has big decisions to make' saga. We don't have the option of dropping him, but this prima donna behaviour causes huge disruption to the team as a whole because he's pivotal to our attack.'"
This was more or less hinted at the other day by Adrian Lam in an interview.
It's absolutely true, that some players simply have too much baggage. George is evidently one of them. If he was turning in top-quality performances each week, I'd want the club to fight tooth and nail to keep him. But as you say, he's a long way off that, with no sign that improvements are happening. So maybe it's best if we just let him go and milk the next club for as much cash as we can in the process.