NRL CEO Todd Greenberg gave disgraced former Eels boss John Boulous a personal reference

NRL boss Todd Greenberg gave disgraced and deregistered former Eels head honcho John Boulous a personal reference when he applied for the job as Parramatta boss.Greenberg admitted he had known Boulous for 10 years when he worked for soccer and cricket.“The recruitment company rang me when John applied for the job and I happily endorsed him,” Greenberg said from Darwin.“I’ve got a high opinion of John but he found it difficult to break away from the architects of the mess at the Eels and he has to accept some responsibility for that.NRL boss Todd Greenberg gave disgraced and deregistered former Eels head honcho John Boulous a personal reference when he applied for the job as Parramatta boss.Greenberg admitted he had known Boulous for 10 years when he worked for soccer and cricket.“The recruitment company rang me when John applied for the job and I happily endorsed him,” Greenberg said from Darwin.“I’ve got a high opinion of John but he found it difficult to break away from the architects of the mess at the Eels and he has to accept some responsibility for that.Greenberg’s relationshi with Former Parramatta Eels CEO John Boulous has been questioned.“It was a very hard thing for me to include John in the five names I deregistered but this job has to carry no fear or favour and that’s why I did what I did.“It is very difficult to hand out punishment but he was the chief executive and he really had to be prepared to break away from the group who engineered this whole thing. In senior roles, you have to act.“I’m not here to be popular. It’s a hard thing for me to punish but I did what I had to do.”Boulous, a father of several young children, is now deciding whether he will pursue more legal action against the NRL. But the chances are he will accept that he is not going to work in rugby league in the future.http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-ceo-todd-greenberg-gave-disgraced-former-eels-boss-john-boulous-a-personal-reference/news-story/c3f3cfa888b1c0f59775fb9df1c11511

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Big Dave July 14, 2016 at 9:18pm

Who cares. Sports Management Administration is a small world in this country and most would know each other on a personal note.
Snakey - Sack Dylan Brown July 14, 2016 at 9:20pm

Wasn't Greenburg allegedly Scott Sewards reference too?
- Doombaby69 > Snakey - Sack Dylan Brown July 14, 2016 at 9:35pm
  
  And bum buddy?
Snakey - Sack Dylan Brown July 14, 2016 at 9:26pm

Its nothing short of unbelievable the amount of links that go directly to TG.
eels_brad July 14, 2016 at 9:27pm

Lol.. So he endorsed Seward, then endorsed Boulos.

No wonder Greenberg doesn't want us appealing, everyone being dodgy was his mates!
Nutcracker July 14, 2016 at 9:53pm

I know I'm in minority here but so what? There are a limited number of senior level staff in rugby league. I don't think there is any Greenberg led conspiracy to install crap staff at the Eels so he could take us down four years later.

Greenberg hasn't done Boulous any favours. Boulous will never work in the NRL again. Neither will Seward or Irvine. In fact, they'll all be very lucky to get jobs in any Australian sport.
- Snakey - Sack Dylan Brown > Nutcracker July 14, 2016 at 10:08pm
  
  No theres no way theres some conspiracy that this is somehow planned by TG, but imo he was up to his neck in all this at the dogs and he has huge vested interests in all this.
  
  I still believe we hired Scott knowing full well he was our man to do all this, i think we knew of Scoots capabilities all too well before we hired him, but thats only my opinion.
Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin 🐐 July 14, 2016 at 9:54pm

So What. Does that mean the Board and Boulos had a license to cheat - then come back & say - hey Greenberg endorsed me.

Means f-all sorry.....
Tin Tim July 14, 2016 at 10:03pm

I'm surprised Greenturd hasn't been quizzed about his roll in this mess. He name also has links to some of these indiscretions.
Wizardssleeves official receipts July 14, 2016 at 10:30pm

He's blaming the club for corrupting Boulous lol .