I only found this one now.
https://www.theroar.com.au/2015/08/27/exclusive-robbie-farah-behind-push-sacking-wests-tigers/
In another pseudo-exclusive from The Roar, we can reveal that the push to oust Robbie Farah from the Wests Tigers was sparked by a player-led revolt hatched by Robbie Farah.
The Blues hooker has been sensationally instructed that he is surplus to requirements in 2016, with the club going to great lengths to confirm they aren’t joking by threatening a year in the backwaters of reserve grade.
Tigers officials cited the reasons for Farah’s dumping as salary cap constraints and restructuring and stuff, but insider reports expose his demise as being propelled by certain factions inside the playing group, most notably, Farah’s.
After a season of abominable performances from the Tigers which sees them mired in a sloppy brawl for the NRL wooden spoon, Farah had reportedly identified himself as the catalyst for the club’s poor position after losing faith in his own direction.
These rumblings have resurfaced in recent times, after supposedly being put to bed with a mediation session in June where Farah reached an uneasy truce over pizza, despite disagreeing with himself on the choice of topping.
Here the whispers ceased temporarily as he returned his attention to undermining the club’s head coach, however it all unravelled with the weekend’s prime flogging at the hands of the Sharks.
The insipid 40-18 loss was the final straw for Farah and the moment he ultimately ran out of patience with his own leadership. Sensing action was required, he took it to a vote with teammates before making an executive decision to nip the issue in the bud using familiar tactics.
What resulted was three days of behind-the-scenes whispers that grew too loud for the administration to ignore, and yesterday their hand was forced in to fabricating some BS about the salary cap, which gave the subsequent blessing to terminate the hooker’s 12-year career at the Tigers.
When questioned on whether this was a decision driven by the player group, Tigers officials categorically denied their involvement in Farah’s sacking before happily stating, “Frankly, it’s just refreshing to be sacking someone other than a coach for once.”
As league wires began to run hot, Farah called a press conference to douse the gossip with a one-man united front, fervently denying having his own blood on his hands, while restating he has a solid working relationship with himself.
“I don’t know where all of this has come from. Me and myself get along fine.
“How much more proof do you need? We live in the same building complex together. I even play myself at tennis at least once a week.
“This is all Gorden Tallis’ fault, I bet.”
Farah’s shaky reassurance flies in the face of intel received by The Roar’s moles.
An unnamed associate of Farah says he feared the worst when the Blues hooker began questioning his own performances in online forums, and then when he refused to acknowledge himself on the field at the end of a game against the Eels, the writing was on the wall.
When again pressed on Farah’s role in his axing, the club reiterated their stance:
“The fact of the matter is this; it’s a cap issue, and the Wests Tigers are in the business of paying blokes to work for anyone as long as its not the Wests Tigers.
“Robbie has a massive back-ended deal that we pledge to continue paying, just like we still are with Tim Sheens, Mick Potter and half of our 1989 grand final winning side.”
The board has employed Farah in an advisory role in the short-term to assist in finding someone suitably disruptive as his replacement.
