Sometimes you can get Bargain buys and prosper with a proper coach
Proper coaches over achieve like Bellamy or Ciraldo that Brings out the Best out of those Bargain Buy players .
On the other hand if you have an underachieving Mediocre coach . He will have his team icludinng his star players underperforming.
This why a Clever coach is critical
Those two clubs as examples reinforces the need for $$$$ and a club willing to play the long game with a coach.
Storm and Bulldogs since Landy involved at dogs both are cashed up clubs.
Yes invested in a young coach with a long game plan. But $$$$$ spent on getting junior stars to the club and staffing far exceeding Manly.
At Manly Ciraldo would get the sack when the coach was trying to change a loser culture with a wrestling session that resulted in some players including their Captain at the time, throwing toys out of the cot.
Manly and Seibold might actually be in a very similar places right now. Captain DCE has absolutely thrown his toys out, and the culture of this group with Captain DCE has been crap, it needs change.
Manly won't back Seibold like Dogs backed Ciraldo at this same point. Club is too emotionally inclined to Sackings. But in any event Manly $$$$ just won't get recent premiership winning rep players like Button, Crichton, Kikau and Tuipinoua in during a re-build. Won't have the $$$$$ buying plenty of outstanding juniors to grow into the team. Dogs are stacked below right now and Storm have been for a decade.
No point us arguing over if Seibold is the right coach or a smart coach at the moment......
We need Manly successful, and moving forward, be that with or without Seibs as the Coach, it will need $$$$$ invested to get this club back being a premiership power house.
And who ever the coach, will need a club willing to give him time, let him piss of players who don't buy into his culture changing ways.
Just may be the problem at Manly is Manly. If $$$$ and time is what any smart coach needs. Is Manly the club where you can grow?
