Titans ‘trying to offload’ Peachey

TYRONE Peachey’s manager Sam Ayoub has accused the Gold Coast Titans of shopping his client to another club without consent.

Ayoub said the Titans were displaying double standards given their strong stance on Peachey honouring his threeyear deal.

The Gold Coast have strongly denied they have tried to offload Peachey. the off-field controversy had only made the Rabbitohs tougher ahead of Saturday night’s preliminary final against Sydney Roosters.

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The former Penrith playmaker remains undecided about joining the Titans due to unresolved welfare issues.

“They offered him to another club without his knowledge, not once but twice,” Ayoub said.

“Why would a club do that and why would a player want to play for a club that has done that to him?

“It appears hypocritical that they want to hold on to a player whom they have discreetly are expected tomorrow.

An emotional Burgess addressed the scandal on Tuesday, repeatedly saying he would be “happy for the truth to come out” without going into specifics.

Seibold echoed Burgess’ thoughts after saluting his to conclude been trying to offload behind the scenes.”

Ayoub said he contacted the Titans six weeks ago to raise Peachey’s concerns about relocating to the Gold Coast.

Peachey’s partner is reluctant to move after they recently built a home in Sydney.

She has also spoken to partners of former Panthers players now at the Titans who expressed concerns about living away from home.

Ayoub said the Gold Coast team’s resilience for overcoming the off-field distraction in their dramatic 13-12 semifinal win over St George Illawarra.

The allegations were made public on the eve of the Rabbitohs’ clash with the Dragons although the alleged incident occurred back in May. was yet to resolve Peachey’s concerns and at this point he wouldn’t be joining the club. He also stressed he hadn’t asked the Titans for a release.

“Contrary to what the Titans have said in the public, I went and raised Tyrone’s concerns with the club,” he said.

“I hoped the concerns would have been addressed six weeks ago but I’ve had nothing come back to me of any constructive nature.

“The public has only heard one side of the story,” Seibold said. “The investigation will hopefully conclude today or tomorrow and then people can make up their own mind.

“Obviously it wasn’t ideal having the club on the front page … but I thought the guys showed a lot of resolve.”

“In fact, there has been no direct contact with the player on any significant level other than to say ‘we want you here and we’ll talk to you’.

“The chest-beating by the Titans is nothing but a foil to disguise the facts.

“The procrastination and lack of attention will eventually lead to further investigation.

“It is amazing because a little action and care earlier would have avoided all of this.”