It's good from a marketing perspective.
However in this instance I feel that the delays are creating risks for a change of heart.
Even if he has signed a contract, until he aannounces it with perhaps a photo shoot deep down he hasn't committed. If then ,by some small chance he and Ivan make up, he possibly could back out and in that case contract or not we wouldn't want an uncommitted signing.
The other thing is and this is the biggest, the delays are increasing the chances that he doesn't come this year.
We needed a dummy spit. Pascoe in this instance would've been hypothetically maybe better by perhaps reminding Ivan how he broke contract so who is he to stand in Luai's way for 24.
And then he could've graciously resigned making way for Richo. Aka Gould with Cleary.
Perhaps Shane starting earlier could have made waves but probably didn't want to start that way.
If Luai comes this year we're for semis.
Hard without him.