Macintosh is right to be angry

I'm with Glen Archer! Dean Laidley's floating of Hamish Macintosh as trade bait was tawdry in the extreme. I wonder what reaction there'll be, sometime next season, when Laidley implores Macintosh to find an extra ten percent? What about “F**k off”? What damage has Laidley, perhaps unwittingly, done to the invisible fabric of his team? Will the famous Shinboner Spirit be as weak as Pimms in ’09?

I remain convinced that the Bombers’ slide after 2001 was hastened by the way that Hardwicke, Caracella, Blumfield and Heffernan were seemingly disposed of. I don't think that team ever recovered their trust in the coach, match committee and club.

Back on Laidley's turf, the matter of Daniel Harris, if media reports are accurate, is a totally different scenario. Cameraderie and group cohesion is a fragile commodity, but Premierships are NOT won without it.