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Message: [QUOTE="Porthoz, post: 2891620, member: 2221"] Of course a CEO will back his coach, but they had just re-signed a highly promising player and were now asked to release him within weeks by the coach. Do you think an operator of White's calibre wouldn't cross his t's and dot his i's before agreeing with it? White actually confirmed Gagai's release was due to multiple disciplinary issues. He didn't have to do that at all. You don't like being put words in your mouth, and yet there you are trying to put thoughts in my mind. Please don't parrot what one or two posters with a chip on their shoulder say, and argue the topic and opinions on their merit. I criticise Bennett where I think he fails, which is mainly tactically in my opinion (and totally irrelevant to this thread), but definitely not in his human management system, where I think he is at the very top, likewise in terms of strategic views. Let me make that clearer... in terms of player management, Wayne Bennett is second to none! It is quite possible, even likely, that Gagai might have been a success at the Broncos under Wayne. But Wayne was not at the Broncos, and despite all efforts from the club at the time, he was out of control, and not because he was being forced to eat too much in the morning and/or at night. This was admitted by many in the know, including Dane himself. Something smells bad about this whole Griffin/Bennett affair, all the way from Wayne's first approach to the club while Griffin was still on the job. This Gagai situation is just an extension of it, and a low blow from the current Broncos coach to his previous colleague, regardless of the veracity of the statements. Yes, and no one has denied that. But how else do you put bulk on players quickly if that is what you think is needed (rightly or wrongly)? Lean fat is not exactly in abundance in the NRL to start with, and for some players, quick bulk may well add to their value on the field, which doesn't mean it shouldn't be followed up by said extensive resistance as well as aerobic training. I am not denying in any way that there may well have been a bulking program, nor am I trying to imply I agree with it. It's the hyperbole I have an issue with, backed with zero evidence of the alleged abuse. Regardless, in this thread, I am disagreeing with Gagai's excuse and Wayne's recounting of it (possibly for trusting Gagai's version), because I know it to be false. [/QUOTE]

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