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Daily Mail
24-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Footy great Jamie Soward took his team to a grand final win - now he says the club doesn't even have his phone number even though he worked for them last year
Dragons legend Jamie Soward has taken aim at his former club ahead of an upcoming players' reunion, claiming team bosses don't even have his contact details. The ex-Saints halfback, who led the club to a grand final win in 2010 and later coached their NRLW team, has shed light on a rift that has left fans stunned. Soward says things are so bad that club bosses had to ask a third-party contact for his details to invite him to an upcoming premiership reunion. 'There's [a former players' day] coming up next month, which this sums up for me,' he told James Graham's The Bye Round podcast. 'They had to ring someone, a mutual person that works at the club, to get my details to invite me to it. Really? I worked there last year. 'I've never felt welcomed back after I left. Even when I was coaching, I've never felt welcome back. And they can say what they want to say. That's how I feel.' Soward, who racked up 141 games for the Red V, revealed that notable club figures didn't reach out to him after he was sacked as the NRLW coach. 'There's people there that knew me before I came back into coaching that I would talk to, that see around the traps, that when I got let go, didn't check in on me, didn't see anything at all,' he said. 'And rugby league is a really small world. If you really, really hate someone, that's hard to come back from. But there's guys there that I expected to reach out. 'I had guys from other clubs - former players, Ben Hornby, Brett Morris, Dean Young - rang me personally. "Flanno" rang me. But there's other people in that organisation that looked at me and just treated me like [they did in 2013].' Soward joined the Panthers on a four-year deal in 2014 after the Dragons decided to only offer him a one-year extension. 'People say, "Why'd you leave the Dragons?" The Dragons got rid of me,' he said. 'They didn't want me there in 2013, which is fine. When one club is offering you four years, and a club you've won a premiership with offers you one year without any resolution to sit down and say, "Where do you want to get to?"
Yahoo
13-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Sunlake Capital Partners Launches Investigations Platform
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., March 13, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sunlake Capital Partners ("Sunlake") is pleased to announce that it has invested in Sphere Investigations Holdings, LLC ("Sphere" or the "Company"), a fraud and corporate investigations platform, via partnerships with Fraud Sniffr, Inc. ("Fraud Sniffr") and Phenix Investigations, Inc. ("Phenix"). Sphere was formed and funded in collaboration with Mangrove Equity Partners. Founded in 2013, Fraud Sniffr leverages data from sources such as social media, physical surveillance, and medical canvassing to facilitate fraud investigations. Customers value Fraud Sniffr's detailed and accurate reports, highly responsive customer service, and quick turnaround times on report delivery. Fraud Sniffr serves major insurance companies, third party administrators, and law firms as clients. With over 30 years of experience, Phenix provides comprehensive investigative services including asset search, surveillance, and customized complex case assignments. Phenix has performed thousands of engagements for major law firms, multinational corporations and various public figures, often delivering decisive results in connection with complex, high-value investigative matters. Andrew Galante, Principal at Sunlake, said, "We are thrilled to partner with the Fraud Sniffr and Phenix teams as we execute on our thesis in the investigations space. These businesses are complementary assets that position Sphere as a market leading investigations platform with significant growth potential." Brett Morris, Principal at Sunlake, said, "The combination of Fraud Sniffr and Phenix allows Sphere to offer discerning clientele a full set of high-quality investigation services. Fraud Sniffr and Phenix prioritize customer service, thorough investigations, and timely reporting, which stand out in the fragmented investigations sector." Sphere is Sunlake's second platform in the safety and security industries, building on the success of PPS, the firm's contract security and protection services platform. About Sunlake Capital Partners Sunlake Capital Partners is a Florida-based private investment firm focused on control investments in family and entrepreneur owned companies. Beginning operations in 2017, Sunlake specializes in the security and safety industries. Sunlake seeks to deliver proprietary value creation by leveraging its deep experience and extensive network in the security and safety industries. Sunlake is actively seeking acquisitions of standout investigations firms to support Sphere's growth with new and existing investigative capabilities. For more information, visit View source version on Contacts Sarah Yansura Cookesarah@ 561-315-6946 Sign in to access your portfolio
