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Message: [QUOTE="Porthoz, post: 2891495, member: 2221"] It may sound like I'm defending Hook's methods, but I'm merely arguing this particular case, not defending Anthony Griffin. Yes, Dane might well still be with us if WB was the coach. But he wasn't, Griffin was, and he had his own standards he demanded from the players. It's not up to Bennett to stick his nose into other coaches' business or how they go about it, like it isn't any other coach's business to meddle in Wayne's. Your sentence in bold is of important relevance here. How many players have you seen flourish after a change of environment, and why is it so easy to believe Wayne's release of Taylor was for the player's benefit, and not Gagai's? Clearly Griffin doesn't have Bennett's talent to deal with problem cases, but he knew discipline wasn't going to fix it. There were months of issues leading up to his release, and while reggies might have been a suitable punishment, it may also have meant the end of his career, because it wouldn't have removed him from the poisonous environment he was in. So they decided to release him instead, knowing he would have to move away from it. Luck brought him to the person he could benefit most from, in a mentoring point of view, and he delivered on his potential. Blaming Hook, and pretending this all had to do with fattening the player, is of incredible pettiness, and frankly below Wayne. But then again, he had no issue offering his services to the club while Griffin was still on the job. [/QUOTE]

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