the flying biscuit wrote:
He hardly left in Disgrace....a bit unprofessional maybe, he just didnt want to play for Brian Smith and was a bit petulant about it.
But by all accounts he wasn't the only player who didnt like Smiths coaching methods and wanted out.....
Totally wrong.
His girlfriend at the time (who is now his wife) suffered a miscarriage. Parramatta gave him a little time off but then asked him to play the first game on the season. He played and had a real shocker. He walked away from the sport straight after that game because he deemed family more important. He left the biggest salary to ever be given to a player of that age in Rugby league.
Lyon stuck it out despite being a real home bird. The only thing he would eat over here was marmite butties.
Listening to a recent interview from Barba and his management I feel Barba is finished with the NRL. The pressure is too much for him and his achieved everything he wanted to do. His now moved his 4 young kids from Oz to France and now to England in the space of a short time. I have a feeling he will see out his contract. Sandow was a little different he had no family support over here.
