Mitchell gives his reasons
For those wondering if the Firepower saga is all just a Grimm’s fairytale, here is what one of the players is prepared to say about our friend Tim Johnston. Real people were hurt by this, and not just shareholders. I wouldn’t want to be Johnston if he ever returned to Perth. Some very large Wallaby players are looking for him, according to this article. You gotta ask though why people didn’t kick up a stink sooner. One player agent explained it to me last week when he called up to try to find out what was in the book. The players, he said, were just keen to get paid. That’s why they stayed right behind Firepower, as did the Western Force. Well, it is bye bye players and almost bye bye Western Force. And that is sad. The only good thing to come out of it seems to be that the players are now doing what is right for their rugby and not for just their pockets. As the player agent explained, success will bring its own rewards anyway.