Too right Jerry. @Mark from Brisbane is a good guy and like all of us on here he has Manly at heart.
Come to think of it ............
everyone in their own right is a good guy on this forum . After all they all are Manly supporters .
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Come to think of it ............
everyone in their own right is a good guy on this forum . After all they all are Manly supporters .
Disagree mate . At the peak of the boardroom battles Des won premierships
A quality coach does make a big difference .
Now go and have a beer and chill out and smile from ear to ear
@Mark from Brisbane
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I can’t recall a darker day for the club. They should pay Trent out this weekend and have Geoff Toovey start first thing Monday morning.
Adam Hawse @AdamHawse
Manly can't blame a lack of resources for this. It's a lack of something else.#NRLManlyTitans
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I can’t recall a darker day for the club. They should pay Trent out this weekend and have Geoff Toovey start first thing Monday morning.
Adam Hawse @AdamHawse
Manly can't blame a lack of resources for this. It's a lack of something else.#NRLManlyTitans
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Gus Gould conned whoever signed him up, into believing he would make a huge impact ,he has but unfortunately at the wrong end of the scale
Trent was a rookie coach with potential .
We have seen enough of his potential
We wont see any club that is looking for a head coach looking at Trent that's for sure
Michael Clare
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Des and Tooves get my vote every time, but it most likely won't happen I'm afraid.
Stevo
First Grader
Good. If he wins the next two games then let him coach next year too.
malroon
Reserve Grader
never say NEVER...
It ended weeks ago.
Brissie Kid
Bencher
Get Malcolm Reilly and lock the team inside the Narrabeen gates with him for the last 2 games.
Interesting view from @readingtheplay:
Barrett seems untouched in all the debacle at Manly. Yet he has spent much of last 18 mths talking to other potential clubs about his next coaching role (inc Bulldogs, Rabbits, Panthers & others) - maybe a focus on coaching & the task at hand & not his ego was required? 1/4 #NRL
Barrett released Green against best advice. Splintered his playing group over Hastings. Lost on occasions many of his group over his questionable focus elsewhere.. The club ownership, funding, politics, & shambolic admin has much to answer for, but so does Barrett.. 2/4 #NRL
The latest stalemate & media leaks & posturing is due to Barrett seeking a severance payout, after he gave notice many months ago. He’s been told (rightly) to stick it where the sun doesn’t shine. So, …once a win or two arrived the leaks & destabilising started, again.. 3/4 #NRL
Reality might be that the coach has always put himself first? Is it all about him, his success, his next deal? No doubt he’s surrounded by a complete mess, there is blame everywhere but don’t for a minute think he hasn’t had a significant role in it all. 4/4
Barrett seems untouched in all the debacle at Manly. Yet he has spent much of last 18 mths talking to other potential clubs about his next coaching role (inc Bulldogs, Rabbits, Panthers & others) - maybe a focus on coaching & the task at hand & not his ego was required? 1/4 #NRL
Barrett released Green against best advice. Splintered his playing group over Hastings. Lost on occasions many of his group over his questionable focus elsewhere.. The club ownership, funding, politics, & shambolic admin has much to answer for, but so does Barrett.. 2/4 #NRL
The latest stalemate & media leaks & posturing is due to Barrett seeking a severance payout, after he gave notice many months ago. He’s been told (rightly) to stick it where the sun doesn’t shine. So, …once a win or two arrived the leaks & destabilising started, again.. 3/4 #NRL
Reality might be that the coach has always put himself first? Is it all about him, his success, his next deal? No doubt he’s surrounded by a complete mess, there is blame everywhere but don’t for a minute think he hasn’t had a significant role in it all. 4/4
fLIP
UFO Hunter
I've always been perplexed how Barrett seems to slide through the media unscathed while every single other entity in the club is drawn into question.
Mind you he did it as a player also, despite perennial failure. It must be the 6 pack abs and chiselled jawline that prevents comment on such a specimen.
HappilyManly
Journey Man
I still want Cartwright and to a lesser degree, Randall to be reviewed.
What are their responsibilities and who holds them to it
Manly have had a succession of assistant coaches but only Cartwright was kept on with Baz - why
What are their responsibilities and who holds them to it
Manly have had a succession of assistant coaches but only Cartwright was kept on with Baz - why
Simonmyers11
First Grader
Just bring back the old manly team of des and tooves and don. Dez took no bull**** and got things done and ran the club with no excuses. He can rebuild.
The Royal Soup
First Grader
Is he gone yet?
HappilyManly
Journey Man
From Brookie yes, but Baz's farewell tour will visit Campbelltown and Bris Vegas this month
Brooke
Bencher
Do you subsribe to Reading the Play to view this?
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