The Daly Cherrygraph

[Bearfax]

Sure something has probably happened as you indicate - but if he has "clocked off" the back of it, then that's super unprofessional given he is club captain and being paid a million or so dollars a year.

Not if its something that has been developing over a period of time, Rocky. We all have a limit. And the fact he said nothing besmirching about it does show professionalism. Money has nothing to do with it. You speak of money but he has already met his obligations, or will have by the end of the year. Contracts don't bond you indefinitely. And performance on the field is what this is all about, not what is said or unsaid. As I suggested if he's performance drops then, unless he is injured, he is not meeting his obligations and like any player has to face getting reprimanded or even sacked from captaincy or first grade. If he performs well for the rest of the year he has met his obligation and we should have no issue with him. If he contracts elsewhere it should have nothing to do with us.

 

[Bearfax]

Board members do indeed get paid.
Which doesn't mean he's not committed to player welfare, no doubt he is.

And I think most Manly fans agree with you that Daly is clearly pissed off about something, they (we) would rather he hadn't come out publicly about it in the way he did.

OK SER8 I checked and you're right about payment. But its an extra commitment on behalf of players in the game. What if he had given the news at the end of the season like many have done? What if he had told us all why he was leaving and was putting down the club? What if he had left supposedly on compassionate grounds to NZ like AFB and then came back to Australia a few years later to play for Cronulla. DCE gave no excuses. He just said what he intends to do.

 

[BOZO]

Bozo and all that left who had such a high standing with the club and it's supporters did so with grace and dignity.
I'm starting to believe you regarding the coach, I've backed him and defended him, he's made a few good calls but I'm starting to believe he's a great PR man.. talks the talk and people believe him.. but he's not an NRL coach with tactical wit, a man manager able to bring out the best in players or a ruthless leader that has that winning coach respect.
But DCE and Mestrov being at fault for the whole DCE issue is not correct Bozo.. and you know it.

Thank you for your passionate post feathered friend
Passionate people hurt and feel the pain just like me and you do
There is pain in every divorce including a Manly divorce because people are painfully divided

The players that have left our Legendary club with grace and dignity received the same level of Grace and dignity from our club leaders at the time
Unfortunately the same grace and dignity was not reciprocated to DCE

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Honestly so what if he’s pissed about something , nothing will change , he’s checked out , and most of us have too ( on him ).

I wouldn’t be the slightest bit unhappy if the club announced he was signing with the Roosters and leaving immediately.

Our season is ****ed as it is , him leaving of staying will mean diddly squat.

He leaves , we’ll struggle big time.

He stays , we’ll implode internally

I think I’d rather struggle than watch the latter happen.

 

[The Royal Soup]

More rumblings in the press:

Daly Cherry-Evans tipped for early exit amid telling moves from Manly and Roosters

bring it on let’s go!!!

get rid of the greedy grub now

 

[BOZO]

Whatever happened and who is to blame, lets put this aside

Lets focus on DCE's form since the announcement - its been terrible mate.

What do you attribute that to @BOZO ?

1. age?
2. he has checked out?

Thank you for your post feathered friend
I do not believe that age is the reason . The QLD selectors do not believe this either as his Athletic body has held remarkably well .

I also do not believe he has checked out. Even though he has decided to leave for more money to better his family . He has also been part of his Manly family as well as a honorable Manly premiership winner and a Manly captain. Even he would have lost respect for senseless People like Mestrov we would not have lost the sense of pride in the Manly Jersey or the passion to win for Manly with his team mates . If the players were not behind him . He would not still be captain .
Our teams drop off form lies consistently with our teams inconsistent plays as in previous years
where the coach was unable to find a way to prevail from different types of adversities that become a challenge to a team .

The moral of the story
Players come and go , injuries, suspension etc happen , and they all starts with a distraction
But it is the Ability of a Great Motivating Mentor coach that inspires and lifts his players together winning in the right direction .
That is the difference between Great Head coach Mentors and the Mediocre ones

 

[sheridanstand78]

Thank you for your passionate post feathered friend
Passionate people hurt and feel the pain just like me and you do
There is pain in every divorce including a Manly divorce because people are painfully divided

The players that have left our Legendary club with grace and dignity received the same level of Grace and dignity from our club leaders at the time
Unfortunately the same grace and dignity was not reciprocated to DCE

Grace and dignity, wow, this guy got an 8 year deal after he walked away in 2015 and we begged and scrapped and pleaded for him to stay, at the time it was a bad look and if our ownership at the time had had any guts they would have moved on from him.

If he decided in December that he was done, he should have said to the club, its over and announce it then before announcing it in round 3 knowing fully the impact it would have on the club. He had a chance to bow out with grace and dignity and he chose to wreck a season of promise and to this day he has not revealed what he is doing other than playing for our club. The club has moved on, now he needs to get it done! The fans have tolerated this for 6 weeks now and patience is running thin.

DCE is not now or will ever be bigger than this club!!

 

[BOZO]

bring it on let’s go!!!

get rid of the greedy grub now

People that a$k for what they are entitled to are not Greedy feathered friend

 

[NYEagle]

DCE - great player but he has hurt us too much of late. Let’s resolve this and move him on.

His exit will mean we run 12th instead of 9th. What’s the difference at the end of the day?.

NYEagle

 

[Brookie1973]

Sure something has probably happened as you indicate - but if he has "clocked off" the back of it, then that's super unprofessional given he is club captain and being paid a million or so dollars a year.

At the time of his announcement, he also committed to helping Manly win the competition this year.

 

[BOZO]

Grace and dignity, wow, this guy got an 8 year deal after he walked away in 2015 and we begged and scrapped and pleaded for him to stay, at the time it was a bad look and if our ownership at the time had had any guts they would have moved on from him.

If he decided in December that he was done, he should have said to the club, its over and announce it then before announcing it in round 3 knowing fully the impact it would have on the club. He had a chance to bow out with grace and dignity and he chose to wreck a season of promise and to this day he has not revealed what he is doing other than playing for our club. The club has moved on, now he needs to get it done! The fans have tolerated this for 6 weeks now and patience is running thin.

DCE is not now or will ever be bigger than this club!!

Seriously ?
He has not revealed what he is doing ?
He has stated that we wont be renewing his contract . He wont be here next year
He has stated that this will give the club the opportunity to make plans and move on
What difference does it make whether he goes for another honey moon with his sexy wife to France or plays on for another club .
The fact is and the only fact that matter is that He wont be at Manly .

 

[Stewbojevic]

Send him to the Roosters and get Whyte and Wong in return. Play Arthur or Walsh at 7 this year. LFG

 

[eaglebuzz]

I'd happily see us blood Walsh now, I don't even care if he struggles. Give him the experience, if he flounders then sub in Jake Arthur til the end of the year. Move DCE on now, plug some holes in the salary cap, and focus on building a more competitive roster for 2026.

I was originally hoping for us to keep DCE until the end of the year but he's ruining our season by playing completely disinterested football.

 

[eaglebuzz]

Also I wonder if they were saving the official news of Fogarty's signing to coincide with any announcement of DCE leaving??

 

[joeboy]

Way to salt the earth, captain. The absolute gall is unbelievable. I can guarantee whatever the slight, perceived or otherwise he is using to rationalise all this is absolute tripe. He is, was and will always be a self interested twat

Just like the aptly monikered and completely moronic poster all over this thread, is , was and always will be a moron

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

I still think Cherry cares too much about his image and "brand" to go out like this mid-season, so I can't see it happening. But if it does, first - wow. And second, I'm fine with it. If he doesn't want to be here, what's the point of keeping him?

 

[sheridanstand78]

Seriously ?
He has not revealed what he is doing ?
He has stated that we wont be renewing his contract . He wont be here next year
He has stated that this will give the club the opportunity to make plans and move on
What difference does it make whether he goes for another honey moon with his sexy wife to France or plays on for another club .
The fact is and the only fact that matter is that He wont be at Manly .

For weeks and weeks all the chat is about him and what he is doing rather than on what the team is doing, its soo bloody tiring and this could have all been avoided. DCE knew exactly what he was doing on that Monday night interview on 9. We have won only 2 games since. The team is far from being together. The damage is done!

 

[jbb/james]

I would dead set trade him for some magic beans

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Being someone always suspicious of coincidences, I think it is increasingly likely that DCE is off to the Chooks and the delays are simply for bookkeeping so the NRL will register the deal.

Hence the need to ship out a couple of players, get the paperwork in order before they can do anything official.

Personally i wish they'd get a move on!

 

[The '47ers]

Also I wonder if they were saving the official news of Fogarty's signing to coincide with any announcement of DCE leaving??