The Semi Radradra situation has swamped the big decision by Brad Arthur and the Eels to give Kieran Foran a breach notice and to rip the captaincy away from him. Let's not mess around, everyone involved in this situation can see it for what it is: the first step in an attempt to breach Foran out of the club.
Foran is an intelligent man - he can see what is going on, and his agent, George Mimis, has been around the block too many times to have the wool pulled over his eyes.
It would appear the relationship between Arthur and Foran, which was almost like a father-son bond, is fractured.
As this column reported, Foran walked into a recent meeting with Arthur fearing he would be sacked. He now knows that is a reality.
But here is the difficult thing to comprehend. We told you a few weeks ago that Foran's recent visit to a mental health clinic was his second in the past six months.
He was treated just after Christmas, spending three weeks under supervision. And straight after that he was thrown into the captaincy role at the Eels.
The step from getting that kind of treatment into leadership of a team is a huge one - and you have to wonder what kind of consideration was given to that.
As an outsider, it seemed to be the most obvious choice you could make, but club officials must have had doubts. And now, as Foran struggles with depression and other mental issues, he has been penalised for not being the leader the club needed and wanted him to be.
I'd be horrified if Foran wasn't being smothered with support and care, but to issue him with a breach notice while he is in this state would indicate he is either on the way out or rejecting the support he is being offered.
There is also the burning issue of the way Foran carried the injury into the match against Newcastle in round 12. There is a thought that has caused a split between Foran and the club.
Whatever the case, Foran's wellbeing is what is really important. He has been close to the edge for some time and he needs ongoing support.
