09-23-2020, 09:31 AM
Having read the replies of those who disagree with me, I will add this.
Unfortunately, sometimes the heart rules the head. It happens all the time with parents and their children. And to many in a football club, over time, if they are there long enough, the players become like children and the powers that be are their parents.
Someone in authority, preferably the coach, should have sat Murphy down, and shown him a montage of his season. When he should have tackled and didn't. When he should have gone in hard and didn't. And while he was at it, reminded him of the turnovers, stupid little kicks and the multitude of other errors that have permeated his game, in particular, over the previous 2-3 years.
I agree that they must be aware of his shortcomings. However, as I stated above, it's heart ruling head stuff.
And that does Murphy, but more importantly, his team mates and the club, a huge disservice.
Add to that, the salary that Murphy is taking up, probably around $300-400,000, which would be freed up to give the club the best opportunity to draft a top line player, and Murphy and the club have, in my opinion, totally let down themselves, and more importantly, our supporters.
If there is at least one thing that my 70 plus years on this planet have taught me, it is that the hardest decisions that we have to make in life, are the ones where, as difficult as it always is, our head has to overrule our heart.
And from that life long experience, I can tell you, that the head is right 99.9% of the time.
The club and Murphy, have let us down. Murphy has been a great asset to the club over the course of his career. But the time had come for him to retire gracefully and with dignity, for the good of the club and its future.
That he hasn't done so of his own volition, is in my opinion, a selfish act.
That the club haven't told him that his time was up, is symptomatic of the way the place is run and why we languish in the bottom half of the ladder, and will continue to do so unless and until the powers that be at the club, are prepared to make the difficult decisions that are needed to take our club where we all want it to be.
Unfortunately, sometimes the heart rules the head. It happens all the time with parents and their children. And to many in a football club, over time, if they are there long enough, the players become like children and the powers that be are their parents.
Someone in authority, preferably the coach, should have sat Murphy down, and shown him a montage of his season. When he should have tackled and didn't. When he should have gone in hard and didn't. And while he was at it, reminded him of the turnovers, stupid little kicks and the multitude of other errors that have permeated his game, in particular, over the previous 2-3 years.
I agree that they must be aware of his shortcomings. However, as I stated above, it's heart ruling head stuff.
And that does Murphy, but more importantly, his team mates and the club, a huge disservice.
Add to that, the salary that Murphy is taking up, probably around $300-400,000, which would be freed up to give the club the best opportunity to draft a top line player, and Murphy and the club have, in my opinion, totally let down themselves, and more importantly, our supporters.
If there is at least one thing that my 70 plus years on this planet have taught me, it is that the hardest decisions that we have to make in life, are the ones where, as difficult as it always is, our head has to overrule our heart.
And from that life long experience, I can tell you, that the head is right 99.9% of the time.
The club and Murphy, have let us down. Murphy has been a great asset to the club over the course of his career. But the time had come for him to retire gracefully and with dignity, for the good of the club and its future.
That he hasn't done so of his own volition, is in my opinion, a selfish act.
That the club haven't told him that his time was up, is symptomatic of the way the place is run and why we languish in the bottom half of the ladder, and will continue to do so unless and until the powers that be at the club, are prepared to make the difficult decisions that are needed to take our club where we all want it to be.