Has there ever been a club in any sport that's gone through as much in a short space of time as the Sharks? If so then tell me who it is?
Cronulla have hit rock bottom with 3 bits of news over the past 24 hours. Reni Maitua's positive drugs test, Tony Zappia allegedly paying off an ex staff member after he struck her, and LG deciding not to renew their sponsorship.
The saying goes that bad news happens in 3's. I think in Cronulla's case it might be 6's.
The Matthew Johns revelations last week did an almighty amount of damage to a club that was struggling.
I predict the next bit of news will be about Zappia needing to stand down while an investigation takes place into the alleged incident and the Sharks falling from grace so badly that the NRL need to step in and take over the club.
How else will they be able to survive unless the NRL takes over like an administrator takes over a failing business and that's what the Sharks are. A failing business. They have no money, losing sponsors, crowds are dwindling and if you believe the street corner gossip, paying the staff wages will be a major problem sooner rather than later.
The Central Coast want nothing to do with another failed option so that's out of the question.
If David Gallop does not make this decision immediately then the future of the Sharks is doomed. It may well be doomed already but if the big brother steps in and takes over then maybe some stability can be brought into the place.
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