CRONULLA returned to training this morning but the animosity lingering from the 2011 ASADA drugs scandal has clearly not eased.
The aftermath of the supplements program threatens to continue to damage the club in the future after a fiery showdown between coach Shane Flanagan and the media this morning which culminated in the coach bringing an abrupt end to the media conference and walking out.
Flanagan appeared unhappy with the media’s presence when he exchanged words with cameramen who had turned up to film the training session, telling one cameraman to “get out of here’’.
It then escalated when Flanagan fronted the media, admitting it would be hard for the players to get over some of the animosity that had festered throughout the ASADA investigation.
Flanagan took exception to a question relating to*Matthew Wright’s comments, the former Sharks player who said he felt “badly let down by the Sharks’’, Flanagan responded: “I’m disappointed Matthew made those comments that the club let him down. If he believes that, it’s unfortunate.’’
Asked if he felt he had let anyone down, Flanagan said: “We are talking about season 2015 now. We have gone through paper after paper, comment after comment. We are concentrating on season 2015.’’
Asked when he would answer those questions, Flanagan fired back: “What questions? ... we have gone through that numerous times. We are talking about season 2015 and the return of the players. That’s what I’m here to talk about.’
Asked again when he would answer those questions, Flanagan said “What questions?’’Asked if he was sorry the club allowed players to be injected with illegal substances, he’d had enough. “Excuse me, I have gone through this all before. I’m not going to go over it again.’’
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...d-on-asada-drama/story-fnp0lyn3-1227132741771
The aftermath of the supplements program threatens to continue to damage the club in the future after a fiery showdown between coach Shane Flanagan and the media this morning which culminated in the coach bringing an abrupt end to the media conference and walking out.
Flanagan appeared unhappy with the media’s presence when he exchanged words with cameramen who had turned up to film the training session, telling one cameraman to “get out of here’’.
It then escalated when Flanagan fronted the media, admitting it would be hard for the players to get over some of the animosity that had festered throughout the ASADA investigation.
Flanagan took exception to a question relating to*Matthew Wright’s comments, the former Sharks player who said he felt “badly let down by the Sharks’’, Flanagan responded: “I’m disappointed Matthew made those comments that the club let him down. If he believes that, it’s unfortunate.’’
Asked if he felt he had let anyone down, Flanagan said: “We are talking about season 2015 now. We have gone through paper after paper, comment after comment. We are concentrating on season 2015.’’
Asked when he would answer those questions, Flanagan fired back: “What questions? ... we have gone through that numerous times. We are talking about season 2015 and the return of the players. That’s what I’m here to talk about.’
Asked again when he would answer those questions, Flanagan said “What questions?’’Asked if he was sorry the club allowed players to be injected with illegal substances, he’d had enough. “Excuse me, I have gone through this all before. I’m not going to go over it again.’’
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...d-on-asada-drama/story-fnp0lyn3-1227132741771
