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10 OCT 11 @ 05:37PM BY JON GEDDES
http://manly-daily.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/its-back-to-the-future/
MOVES are underway to entice Sea Eagles legends Cliff Lyons and Steve Menzies on to the club’s coaching staff as part of a new regime when Des Hasler departs for the Bulldogs.
In another major development, chairman of the Manly leagues club and Manly district football club Bob Reilly took a proposal to the board meeting on Monday night that Geoff Toovey be appointed head coach for 2013.
“I want Cliff Lyons to be approached to be on the coaching staff or assistant coach,†Reilly said.
“And I want Steve “Beaver†Menzies to be approached in France to come back and work with the Sea Eagles in some capacity, either in coaching or administration or whatever he wants. I want to bring these people into the organisation.â€
Ageless backrower Menzies finishes up playing with his French club Catalans next year.
Lyons coached the Narraweena Hawks to the Manly A grade premiership this season and is keen to forge a coaching career.
“I’d be very interested, that would be great,†the former champion five-eighth said.
Reilly also claimed procrastination was the reason why Hasler was leaving the club and that action needed to be taken right away to name Toovey as the club’s next NRL coach.
“I firmly believe in promoting from within and I think Geoff Toovey has absolutely done his apprenticeship under Des and think he will make an excellent coach,†Reilly said.
“We need stability and be able to put forward a structure that can go forward and I think it is important we know who is going to be coach beyond Des.â€
Sea Eagles second-rower Anthony Watmough yesterday backed Toovey as Hasler’s replacement beyond 2012.
“My job is to play footy and I’ll leave decisions as to who takes over from Des to the board, but I think the boys would love to see Tooves in charge,†he said.
Former Manly owner Max Delmege has backed a Toovey-Lyons coaching team.
“I have been saying all along Geoff Toovey should get the job because he knows the players well and he’s watched Des do the job,†Delmege said.
“In my opinion Cliff Lyons should make a good deputy for him.
“I don’t think we could go past those two.â€
http://manly-daily.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/its-back-to-the-future/
MOVES are underway to entice Sea Eagles legends Cliff Lyons and Steve Menzies on to the club’s coaching staff as part of a new regime when Des Hasler departs for the Bulldogs.
In another major development, chairman of the Manly leagues club and Manly district football club Bob Reilly took a proposal to the board meeting on Monday night that Geoff Toovey be appointed head coach for 2013.
“I want Cliff Lyons to be approached to be on the coaching staff or assistant coach,†Reilly said.
“And I want Steve “Beaver†Menzies to be approached in France to come back and work with the Sea Eagles in some capacity, either in coaching or administration or whatever he wants. I want to bring these people into the organisation.â€
Ageless backrower Menzies finishes up playing with his French club Catalans next year.
Lyons coached the Narraweena Hawks to the Manly A grade premiership this season and is keen to forge a coaching career.
“I’d be very interested, that would be great,†the former champion five-eighth said.
Reilly also claimed procrastination was the reason why Hasler was leaving the club and that action needed to be taken right away to name Toovey as the club’s next NRL coach.
“I firmly believe in promoting from within and I think Geoff Toovey has absolutely done his apprenticeship under Des and think he will make an excellent coach,†Reilly said.
“We need stability and be able to put forward a structure that can go forward and I think it is important we know who is going to be coach beyond Des.â€
Sea Eagles second-rower Anthony Watmough yesterday backed Toovey as Hasler’s replacement beyond 2012.
“My job is to play footy and I’ll leave decisions as to who takes over from Des to the board, but I think the boys would love to see Tooves in charge,†he said.
Former Manly owner Max Delmege has backed a Toovey-Lyons coaching team.
“I have been saying all along Geoff Toovey should get the job because he knows the players well and he’s watched Des do the job,†Delmege said.
“In my opinion Cliff Lyons should make a good deputy for him.
“I don’t think we could go past those two.â€