I'm just catching up with the latest from the WT website and I noticed Jock Madden was the special guest of Justin Pascoe in "Ask the Boss" to announce his contract extension. Good on him. I hope it turns out well for both Jock and the club.
My regular meeting place for pre-LO games is the Orange Grove Hotel, a short walk from Mary St and the entrance to LO.
I was a bit surprised to see Justin Pascoe there having some beers at 1.40pm on Sunday (prior to the Manly NRL Trial) when games at LO had been going since 9.45am?
I would have thought a "boss" might have actually been at the ground, leading and doing "boss" things?
Sure, maybe he had been at LO for hours and just left for a quenching ale and lunch at the Orange Grove pub?
Entirely feasible. Appropriate? That's another thing
Why not appropriate? I was actually in the pub when Justin came in to have lunch with his son. He said gday to me, introduced himself to some other supporters, spoke with Wayne Cousins (ex employee) for a while then had lunch with friends/sponsors/corporates. Was doing the ‘boss thing’ pretty well in fact. 45 minutes later he was down on the field talking with players, coaching staff, media people. Doing the ‘boss thing’ again. The bloke is not above rebuke but seriously - having a go because he’s having lunch is in my opinion pretty pathetic and small minded
Haters gonna hate.
Guy might not be the smartest dresser or look the part but he is real. The common man and seems to be doing HIS job