Sean Long just tweeted to say London Broncos wanted him to be on a part-time contract. Due to travel finding that hard. Wishes the boys all the luck for the season. Real shame.

Sean Bernard Long ‏@TherealSeanLong 6m
London Broncos wanted to change my contract to part time.Finding that very hard with the travel.Wish the boyz gd luck for the rest of the yr.

Shame.

Didn't take Long did it. This season is shaping up well. Better must come!

Seeing as we were told he was a day a week at the Forum, seems to have taken some time to feed through to him!

I eagerly await droves of posters highlighting how this in some way another "positive"



It does pose a question as to why we are starting to ask staff to go part-time? We are most assuredly on a fixed income this year.........did someone get their sums wrong or has the belt tightening started already?

Can the belt be tightened anymore without stopping circulation?

Perhaps he can coach via a webcam?

Perhaps the Broncos could play their fixtures on play station, they have enough youngsters to win a few games at that!

Put "cowgirl" in a room with Gus and a belt and I suspect we'd find out pretty sharpish

Just when it seemed that Sean was really connecting with the younger players, especially with the backs, Tony Rea should have moved upstairs and taken over as CEO, still think he has lost it, as far as coaching goes.

The evidence for this was?

Followed them on Twitter ?

Yeah.....I enjoy catching the highlights of the Widnes game over and over again.....our backs were on fire

www.loverugbyleague.com/news_143 ... -exit.html Strong statement

www.loverugbyleague.com/news_143 ... -exit.html Strong statement

2 games to get rid of him - 2 seasons to get rid of the towel - maybe lessons are being learnt. Then again maybe not we still have a CEO to contend with

Poor guy, hope somebody can help him to get his head straight, he really was an Entertainer when he played for Saints.

Some people are gone but not forgotten.

Gus is forgotten but not gone apparently.

It would seem that the Clubs strongly worded statement is another example of people unfit for purpose at the club. The Irony of the London Broncos statement including the term:
...is indicative of someone wanting to sound like they are in charge when in fact, they haven't a bloody clue as to what is going on. Sounds like London Broncos RLFC have sacked a player who was actually "unwell"
[urlhttp://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/sean-long-suicide-bid-rugby-3197278[/url

Shame on you whomever issued [url=http://www.loverugbyleague.com/news_14307-london-broncos-confirm-long-exit.htmlTHIS[/url statement without first investigating further!



As I said earlier, I hope he gets the help he needs and gets through this terrible time with the support of those around him!

Why should they have to investigated further before London came out with the statement? Perhaps he hid from his new employers what was going on and maybe his performance was not what he has promised the club.He was working one day a week, perhaps he never turned up on time?
He had history at other clubs with off the field problems.Maybe London thought "Lets give him a chance" and he did not reach Londons expectations?

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The club has a duty of care to its employees. Money/Wages are increasingly seen as secondary to employees seeking "good employment" whereas working conditions, benefits etc are now a key element in selecting a prospective employer. If Long had "history" and the club were "taking a chance" then I would suggest that a certain amount of research and background checks would/should have been made. As it is, if he was "late" or "didn't turn up" then most employers would at first enquire as to 'why" and try to discover the root cause and offer a pathway to sorting any problems out. The Statement from the club is curt and to the point......and as a result, the subsequent suicide bid coming to light makes them look bad, regardless of whether they actually are or not.

This is not an attack on the club, but it does point to someone not really thinking through what they were going to say or how they were going to sound.


Insightful as ever.

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Not in this case.

He makes valid points and I'd like to see the club make a further statement and possibly an apology, dependent on what the facts were. Whoever put out the original one chose to remain anonymous, so responsibility for it must rest with the chief exec.

Sigh?

I feel sorry for Sean & hope he makes a full recovery. However the article linked to says 2.5 years of depression while the club employed him for 2-3 months. Surely every organisation who employed him previously should be equally to blame given the scandal implied in the post.