Michael Foley slams ARU for freeing Honey Badger

[Alison]

It's difficult to get it when we don't know all the facts!

[Alison]

How will playing in Japan give him any more time???

[hertryk]

A response I received when I questioned the venue of Subiaco for the coming Test against the BOKs. I advised that whole point of paying good money is to see a Test..but in Subi we are unable to actually "see".....so many fans won't waste their money.. there is hardly any atmosphere to enjoy either because of the many many vacant seats...

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[The InnFORCEr]

He is not playing in the top flight league, he will have minimal training and turn out once week, he will not doing breakfast to dinner like he does Force HQ, plus he will not have any National duties as would have has here for Rugby Championship, Spring Tour etc. He will have many hours a week more time for him and his family

[SG1]

How will playing in Japan give him any more time???

More money in a shorter period of time it would have taken him to earn here.

[AndyS]

But he will still be in Japan, so how does he get more time with his family - are they all moving there too, or is he commuting?

[The InnFORCEr]

B I N G O

[Alison]

Foley does have a point though, no?

[jono]

It's difficult to get it when we don't know all the facts!

at the end of the day we don't have to get it, or understand to be sympathetic.
we have no right to know the ins and outs.

[palitu]

well, i guess he is away for the months of the competition, then comes back loaded and supports his family, in way not so financially.

[jono]

well, i guess he is away for the months of the competition, then comes back loaded and supports his family, in way not so financially.

or if he doesnt they all get a working holiday in France.
you cant tell me that Mourad Boudjellal (for example) wouldn't rent him out a 5 bedroom house if he said he was only signing for toulon (again, for example) if his family could stay with him

[jargan83]

at the end of the day we don't have to get it, or understand to be sympathetic.
we have no right to know the ins and outs.

Spot on.

The negotiations were between two parties who came to the agreement. We don't get all the details and nor should we for that matter.

[Tonkar]

It does not matter about all the ins and outs Nick is going so lets support his will and hope he comes back to the west and plays again in Blue ...
We will never beat the ARU form of reasoning so we have to live with it....

JOC coming home and Carmicheal hunt code swapping were more important to the east...
Its like the Memberships recorded ion QLD all a croke of crap
What we need to do is support who is left and whose coming and if we leave the politics out we will all live longer

ARU Arsehole retirements United

[DazloT]

But he will still be in Japan, so how does he get more time with his family - are they all moving there too, or is he commuting?

From something I read his dad said was Nick will have more time to research and look at alternative therapies, some of which I assumed were from Japan.

[jargan83]

Given the other factors in the Badger leaving maybe we can get over the Folau bashing from the 1st page of this thread.