Sack Seibold Immediately

[SeaEagleRock8]

This is what I was told today.Reliable source but take it with a grain of salt if you wish




“DCE didn’t extend after Seibold was given extension

DCE, Jake and Tom held meeting with Mestrov last yr before the Seibold extension to tell him Seibold was not the future and he didn't have the support of the players, Mestrov few weeks later extends him

On sacking Seibold, will be at end of season

If Seibold gets sacked before end of season it enacts a 12 month payout

If he gets sacked end of season based on full season poor performance its a 6 month payout

Mestrov last yr wanted Brad Arthur before then extending Seibold, Moses convinced him to stick with Seibold and that if they did he "promised" he would deliver Galvin...”

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Hmm. So DCE not a fan, and someone mentioning Turbos not a fan...

Could it be Mr Seibold is prepared to ship out an aged (DCE and Jake) and busted (Turbo) Manly leadership group/salary cap deadweight in order to reshape the squad for 2026-27?

If so its a ballsy move. Bad move? Not really, people around here have been moaning about Turbo and Jurbo all season and about DCE for far longer.

Maybe part of the reason for signing some older experienced heads on short-term deals was to mitigate the influence of the soon-to-be outgoing leaders?

(Don't worry, just my little conspiracy theory, looks like nearly everyone has one, so..!)

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

Seebo seems a bit too corporate. I’m sure he presents well, croaky voice aside. Articulate, not at all stupid. Has a lot of good research backed science on how to construct a training regimen, build a team and win a game. Someone else here wrote his talents could be better suited to Rugby and I would add American football or hockey or some other dumb shiiiit…I think these guys would go better with someone who is equal parts caring and terrifying. Someone with some humour. A leader…A Manly player preferably. The candidates i have largely seen mentioned don’t fill me with much enthusiasm. I don’t know who should get the gig… Sadly we’ll be winning f all while Seibold remains.

All good points, Fred. But seriously, if our players can't motivate themselves to provide more than the absolute sh#t sandwich they have dished up this year, we are stuffed.

Taking the coaching out of it for a minute (I know - probably not the right thread to be doing it), our senior players haven't shown anything like leadership, skill or commitment all year. They have been woe-is-me woeful. I hope it's because of Cherry, and I hope we'll show some rapid improvement in application and attitude when he is finally gone, but I suspect we need to be rid of a lot more of them before any coach can start to make an impact on this team.