Coach Seibold thoughts so far.... so good

[Phobia]

The biggest myth going around on here is that we need a "Manly man"

We won comps with Bozo and Des because they were all time great coaches - not because they played for the club.

We just need a really good coach no matter the background

We also had some great operators steering the ship, unlike an owner who had players changing out the back of their cars less than ten years ago...

I'm of the opinion that correct opinions can come from the wrong people. Barrett complained that the football department didn't have enough funding or staff from Penn. So Penn hired a notably solo coach, who only wanted a skeleton crew staff, to keep those expenses down.

As a result we are light-years behind the rest of the competition, who realised in ~2016 that they needed to adapt or die. There's a reason only three clubs have won premierships since then.

 

[eaglebuzz]

How much time is enough time?

In Des' first stint, the team finished in 13th, 8th, 5th, 2nd (Runners-up)... then won two premierships in the next 4 years.

Since then, we had Toovey and Des v2... both missed the finals in their 4th year as coach and were shown the door. Was that enough time or not?

Seibold as Manly coach has finished 12th, 7th, and in his third year we can very feasibly make the finals... and quite a few here seem to want him sacked yesterday.

One thing I have appreciated about Siebold is that the squad has gotten stronger every year since he arrived. He has tried to cut dead wood and add value where he can. Looks like next year could be our best yet in that regard.