The lawyer for Isaac Gordon (pictured) has threatened legal action alleging he has suffered a range of problems due to the supplements programme at the Sharks in 2011. Source: DailyTelegraph
How the hell can Cronulla survive what appears to lay ahead?
Cheers of joy rang loud throughout the Shire on Monday when the current board lived up to their pre-election promise to overturn the previous board's decision to sack four staff members.
Head trainer Mark Noakes was returned to his old job and for him and the three other sacked staff it was their first step to having their reputation restored.
But things change quickly at Cronulla.
New Sharks' Chairman Damien Keogh said of their decision: "On conclusion of the review, the board has determined that the actions which we have taken in respect of these staff are in the best interests of the club and we believe we have the support of our members in doing so."
But is this decision really in the best interests of the club? Why did they not wait until the ASADA investigation is complete?
Less than 24 hours after the board's "feel good" decision interim CEO Bruno Cullen walked out in disgust.
"I haven't seen any of the documentation that was made in the reinstatement process so it would be difficult for me to comment on that other than to say they've got the right to do it.
"From the documentation that I've seen that was around the original decision, it just makes absolute sense in a professional and corporate governance sense.
From what Bruno has seen the original board got it right and the new board horribly wrong.
Cullen was sent in by the NRL to guide Cronulla through this sorry mess, he had no other agenda other than to help the Sharks get on the right track.
Clearly the current Sharks board think they know better than this very experienced and respected football administrator.
Then no sooner had Cullen left the building than the first lawyer was knocking on Cronulla's door threatening to sue the club on behalf of former player Isaac Gordon.
Gordon claims he suffered a range of problems that were a direct result of the 2011 supplements program.
"He feels very let down by the club and particularly the coaching staff," says Gordon's lawyer James Chrara.
The timing of this new legal action is no coincidence. Cronulla's decision to reinstate the staff members is a green light to the lawyers who are hearing the club effectively saying "we are ok about whatever went on in 2011".
The previous board under Damian Irvine made the decision to sack the four men and stand down coach Shane Flanagan because they were advised that if they didn't take that action then the club would be seriously exposed to mass legal action from players.
The internal reviews that were done by Irvine's board earlier this year showed enough evidence to suggest to them that a "serious breach of duty of care may have occurred during the 2011 supplements program."
It's becoming more and more apparent that the original board under Damian Irvine perhaps know things that went on in 2011 that the rest of us may not.
Irvine has been cast out by the club and seen as someone who overreacted and caused great heartache to staff much loved by Sharks members and fans.
But Irvine was also a fan before he was their chairman and headed the Cronulla supporters' club. He will tell you he made the decision to protect the club he's loved all my life.
Many believe he and his board panicked and overreacted. But did they?
Of course it needs to be said that the coaching staff and all related parties totally deny any wrong doing or knowledge of any banned substances being used during the 2011 supplements program.
So now what? Next week the second round of player interviews begin and Gordon's legal action could be a snowball that turns into an avalanche.
The united stand by the current playing group may begin to crack if it appears the ship is going down.
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