I think players at a professional club know that players will be asked to move on or leave of their own accord as its a business at the end of the day. Ever seen a coworker leave for another opportunity because they put their own needs and wants above the team? Did you not want to work with them as a result? Did that person owe the company something? Did they owe ypu something? Its all a transaction.
I think its only the fans or rather some fans who are making this out to be a bigger deal than it is.
All parties involved in the Metcalf drama won out in the end. We ended up retaining Boyd who is probably a better fit as a halfback for the club. Metcalf got to go back to Syd closer to family esp after a newborn, with a bumper contract that he prob didnt envisage when he first signed on for the Warriors. Boyd's persistence and hard work paid off and is now our halfback. We got Metcalf's 900k off our books. Dragons landed some firepower. Chitty extended and solidified his position as our starting 5/8. It woulda been a waste to have all 3 signed up on decent contracts and have our 900k player in reserve grade. What is the actual issue in all this? Whats not to like? We still have Metcalf for this year, and with Boyd out im sure he will want to prove he deserved that contract, esp with a team that is amongst the best in the comp on the ladder right now, as he may never get this opportunity again.
Time to move on and support the players we have and think forward to what we can potentially achieve this year.
