On an official basis I work with another NRL Club, and I was discussing Gallop with their General Manager the other day, and whilst he wasn't too free with his information he did make some interesting comments.
One of which was " at a recent function, held prior to a big game (and my assumption is this may have been SOO 1 in Melbourne) he was the official guest speaker, but once the game was under way he sat by himself, in a corner with not a person going near him for a complete half of football", in essence no one wanted a bar of him after he had said his piece. And the assumption was that this was a "high power" group of people, so it seems not only Manly fans disliked him!!
Personally I hate the prick over the Brett affair, and am happy he's gone but I can see how some people would rate him.
I meet him face to face once (pre the Brett issue otherwise I would have told him to **** off) and the word "aloof" springs to mind.
Close the door on the way out David and enjoy your handsome payout!!