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Moses Mbye is on his way to becoming a great footballer. In the meantime, following the birth of his first child, he wants to be a great father.
“I think everyone should have that mindset, that motivation,” Mbye said.
“Obviously I want to be a great dad. It has been unbelievable. To be honest, it was the best experience I have ever had.
“It’s pretty amazing how you can create that but I am loving it. Your roles and responsibilities change overnight.
“I guess it is young to be a father but if you think you’re equipped for it, we’re fortunate enough to have a job we do that was good hours and a good salary.
“So supportive wise, it’s something I am looking forward to — becoming a dad a few more times. I love it. I have been quite hands on.”
Mbye’s partner Maddy gave birth to their daughter Mya last month. Mbye himself was brought up by his mother Kay after his father walked out on the family when he was a toddler.
“My mother did a great job,” he said.
“She is a strong lady. She had three boys. She obviously played both roles and I think she did quite a good job, she showed us how to handle these things.
“We learned a lot which was good.”
His own daughter arrived at a pivotal time in his career. Mbye had secured a place in the starting side but was given a fortnight off by coach Des Hasler, appearing to lose his place to the benefit of Josh Reynolds and Trent Hodkinson.
“I didn’t look at it as a negative,” he said.
“Des and myself communicated in depth about the situation. It was just one of those things where you have three halves and two really experienced ones.
“I think to be honest they probably deserve that spot. Josh’s resume is pretty good along with Trent. It’s pretty obvious they are great players.
“There wasn’t high demand with Trent and Josh available — he gave me an opportunity to have a bit of a rest with the birth of my daughter.
“It is quite tiring the first few weeks. Dessie said put the feet up and freshen up. It was a bit of a blessing in disguise to be honest.
“They’re nocturnal little creatures. They don’t have much thought about going to sleep for you. It was a bit tiring those first few weeks but we’re in a bit of a routine now.
“We have learnt a few tricks of the trade. The bub is great. She sleeps the majority of the night,” he said.
An injury to Reynolds opened the door for Mbye’s return and he shapes as a key player as Canterbury attempt to maintain their *finals push tomorrow against Gold Coast on the NSW central coast.
The Titans are among the sides believed to be pursuing Mbye, whose contract with the Bulldogs comes to an end next season. The 22-year-old has already opened talks with Canterbury over an extension and looks set for a windfall wherever he ends up.
“There is no rush for us,” he said.
“I will bounce it off the missus. At the moment we are quite happy and going forward I am sure we will figure something out in the near future.”
His more immediate focus is securing his place in the halves with Reynolds due back in coming weeks.
“The situation we’re in where there is three halves fighting for two positions, you don’t really want to take the week off and risk dropping your position,” he said.
“Unfortunately for Josh I have the opportunity to come back into the side. If that hadn’t happened I might have been playing NSW Cup for the rest of the season.
“Obviously credit to Josh — he came back and played great football. That’s the situation we’re in at this club. We have great depth across all positions.
“When there is three halves fighting for two positions, only two can get picked.
“We’re not panicking here. Everything is optimistic and we’re extremely optimistic about the rest of the season.
“I think we’re in with a chance. There is enough time to make a good run for the finals. We proved it can happen. We came from seventh last year. There’s nothing to tell us we can’t do it again this year.”
https://sslcam.news.com.au/cam/auth...uts-family-first/story-fnca0von-1227484382064
“I think everyone should have that mindset, that motivation,” Mbye said.
“Obviously I want to be a great dad. It has been unbelievable. To be honest, it was the best experience I have ever had.
“It’s pretty amazing how you can create that but I am loving it. Your roles and responsibilities change overnight.
“I guess it is young to be a father but if you think you’re equipped for it, we’re fortunate enough to have a job we do that was good hours and a good salary.
“So supportive wise, it’s something I am looking forward to — becoming a dad a few more times. I love it. I have been quite hands on.”
Mbye’s partner Maddy gave birth to their daughter Mya last month. Mbye himself was brought up by his mother Kay after his father walked out on the family when he was a toddler.
“My mother did a great job,” he said.
“She is a strong lady. She had three boys. She obviously played both roles and I think she did quite a good job, she showed us how to handle these things.
“We learned a lot which was good.”
His own daughter arrived at a pivotal time in his career. Mbye had secured a place in the starting side but was given a fortnight off by coach Des Hasler, appearing to lose his place to the benefit of Josh Reynolds and Trent Hodkinson.
“I didn’t look at it as a negative,” he said.
“Des and myself communicated in depth about the situation. It was just one of those things where you have three halves and two really experienced ones.
“I think to be honest they probably deserve that spot. Josh’s resume is pretty good along with Trent. It’s pretty obvious they are great players.
“There wasn’t high demand with Trent and Josh available — he gave me an opportunity to have a bit of a rest with the birth of my daughter.
“It is quite tiring the first few weeks. Dessie said put the feet up and freshen up. It was a bit of a blessing in disguise to be honest.
“They’re nocturnal little creatures. They don’t have much thought about going to sleep for you. It was a bit tiring those first few weeks but we’re in a bit of a routine now.
“We have learnt a few tricks of the trade. The bub is great. She sleeps the majority of the night,” he said.
An injury to Reynolds opened the door for Mbye’s return and he shapes as a key player as Canterbury attempt to maintain their *finals push tomorrow against Gold Coast on the NSW central coast.
The Titans are among the sides believed to be pursuing Mbye, whose contract with the Bulldogs comes to an end next season. The 22-year-old has already opened talks with Canterbury over an extension and looks set for a windfall wherever he ends up.
“There is no rush for us,” he said.
“I will bounce it off the missus. At the moment we are quite happy and going forward I am sure we will figure something out in the near future.”
His more immediate focus is securing his place in the halves with Reynolds due back in coming weeks.
“The situation we’re in where there is three halves fighting for two positions, you don’t really want to take the week off and risk dropping your position,” he said.
“Unfortunately for Josh I have the opportunity to come back into the side. If that hadn’t happened I might have been playing NSW Cup for the rest of the season.
“Obviously credit to Josh — he came back and played great football. That’s the situation we’re in at this club. We have great depth across all positions.
“When there is three halves fighting for two positions, only two can get picked.
“We’re not panicking here. Everything is optimistic and we’re extremely optimistic about the rest of the season.
“I think we’re in with a chance. There is enough time to make a good run for the finals. We proved it can happen. We came from seventh last year. There’s nothing to tell us we can’t do it again this year.”
https://sslcam.news.com.au/cam/auth...uts-family-first/story-fnca0von-1227484382064
