In January, in your wildest dreams would you ever have thought that these paragraphs would have appeared on NRL.com by July?
"The Eels are closer to freeing up their books, wiping off what had been left of Foran's lucrative $5 million, four-year deal.
Arthur was considered instrumental in luring Foran from Manly over the summer in what was trumpeted as the greatest signing in Eels' history.
But his stint in blue and gold lasted just seven games before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury in round 12. He also missed time after checking into a rehabilitation clinic in April.
His release is the latest blow for Eels fans in a disastrous 2016 that has included the cap saga, the subsequent sacking of club executives and Corey Norman's sex tape and drug charges."