Things not getting any easier

[Andrew..]

I’m heading up there for this one and I hope we win because I intend to give the Broncos supporters heaps of cheek on Saturday night.

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

Wouldn't be necessary if we could actually grow our fan base and get them to come and watch the games at Brookie. Even if we managed to upgrade and get ourselves a nice little boutique venue, apart from initial novelty appeal, hard to imagine long term crowd figures jumping up to anything significantly different. This is just a poorly followed team (in terms of numbers turning up at games)... passionate, yes. I suspect we would need a major re-branding facelift and that may not go down well with the long term fans amongst us.

It could start with losing the ‘Everybody hates us, we don’t care/I’m a Manly supporter, get over it’ mentality. The latter being an official strategy from the Club itself in the late ‘90s, about two seasons before the merger with Norths. Brilliant stuff. Presumably the brainchild of Dinosaur in Chief Peterides.

Slogans like that are counter-productive. Who goes out into the world and proclaims ‘I want you all to hate me!’

Nobody of sound mind.

 

[Captain Moondog]

Hannibal had an easier draw against the Romans.

He was a great coach though. Who can forget their come from behind victory at Cannae (Carthage North).

 

[EaglesDontTweet]

Hannibal had an easier draw against the Romans.

He was a great coach though. Who can forget their come from behind victory at Cannae (Carthage North).

Maybe, but scipio made him look like Hoss Cartwright.

Hannibal's biggest problem was his ill disciplined back row. He never spoke about it but it was the elephant in the room.

 

[highlandeagle]

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...s/news-story/cfe25dbb5aa8b14bd246d251781d87f6

Sea Eagles face horror seven week stretch as they aim to avoid first wooden

IT will be seven weeks on the highway to hell.

And the road could lead to the unthinkable for Manly fans, their first wooden spoon in 71 years.

The Sea Eagles’ decision to take home games to Queensland and New Zealand may be financially attractive, but it has left the football team facing a horror draw.

After five straight losses, nomadic Manly will travel nearly 10,000 kilometres over the next seven weeks, searching for a much-needed win.


Here is the club’s frightening string of road trips:

Rd 10: v Broncos, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.

Rd 11: v Storm, AAMI Park, Melbourne.

Rd 12: v Raiders, GIO Stadium, Canberra.

Rd 13: v North Queensland, Brookvale Oval, Sydney.

Rd 14: v Warriors, AMI, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Rd 15: v St George Illawarra, WIN Stadium, Wollongong.

Rd 16: v Penrith, Panthers

It actually started last week with a short, unsuccessful away visit to Allianz Stadium where they fell 22-20 to the Sydney Roosters.

Rather than view it as a negative, Manly assistant coach John Cartwright hopes the away journeys will bring his side closer together.

“In the past, when we have had some tough times, we have really appreciated the time away from Sydney and being on the road,” Cartwright said.

“There was a stage where our away form was better than our home form. That’s what we’re banking on heading into this tough time on the road.

“We think the time together, the time away from the Sydney spotlight, it can mould us as it has in previous years. We hope that will happen again.”

The Sea Eagles have just two wins this season and, unless there is a significant turnaround in form, are unlikely to start favourites in any of their upcoming matches.

That will severely test the Sea Eagles’ amazing ability to avoid the wooden spoon since they joined the competition in 1947.

The TAB have the Gold Coast as $3.75 wooden spoon favourites ahead of Canterbury at $4. Manly are third favourites in the most losses market at $4.25.

It seems amazing that a team who beat Parramatta 54-0 in round two could be in this predicament.

“Manly was rated $23 to win the premiership before a ball was kicked, but have blown out to $101 after losing five in a row,” TAB’s Matt Jenkins said.

“Sitting equal last on two wins with the Eels and Bulldogs, only the Titans are longer odds to win the competition.

“Many had them included to make the final eight but that looks highly unlikely and they have blown from $1.75 to $6 to be playing finals football. Their upcoming draw looks very tough and finishing last is starting to look a real chance.

“The only game in the next two months they might start favourite in is against a Dragons outfit depleted due to representative duties in round 15. The Sea Eagles have been $31 into $4.25 in the ‘most losses’ market.”

Manly coach Trent Barrett is desperately trying to keep his side’s season together.

Barrett is a good coach but has spent virtually the entire season dousing spot fires around his cub. Manly’s run over the next seven weeks with test the club’s spirit and resolve.

“We just need a win,” Barrett said.

Despite recording losses, the Sea Eagles have performed strongly in their past two games against Newcastle and the Roosters.

O'l Carty doesn't instill me with any confidence. Words like "hope" &"think" come from an assistant coach that is completely hopeless and out of touch. Just as his coaching history suggests. His departure can't come soon enough. We need a Manly Man!

 

[Scorpio]

Hannibal's biggest problem was his ill disciplined back row. He never spoke about it but it was the elephant in the room.

Strange.

You would think Hannibal could have just instilled some discipline by threatening to eat their livers with some fava beans and a nice chianti... f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f.

 

[maxta]

Brisbane game is a 50/50 chance....the Melbourne game is almost impossible.

 

[Mals]

Brisbane game is a 50/50 chance....the Melbourne game is almost impossible.

Ahhh you say that but remember in 2015 Tooves took an ordinary Manly team down to Melbourne after a run of losses and left with a 2 point win.

 

[globaleagle]

Ahhh you say that but remember in 2015 Tooves took an ordinary Manly team down to Melbourne after a run of losses and left with a 2 point win.

Only 2 points? #sacktoovey

 

[nightster]

Brisbane game is a 50/50 chance....the Melbourne game is almost impossible.

I duno The Drizzle are a chance!

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

I duno The Drizzle are a chance!

Even if we did beat the Donkeys the Drizzle are on a whole other level to us, lambs to the slaughter I’m thinking.

 

[Andrew..]

We're already only a slim hope of making the semis, almost just doesn't cut it from here on in.

 

[ricardo]

We will crush them all and return triumphant

I hate to say I told you so ... but so far so good 🙂

 

[KOMORI]

I hate to say I told you so ... but so far so good 🙂

I get a funny feeling we’ll rattle teh Drizzle’s cage pretty hard down there in Mexico. We always rise to the their challenge and the team is starting to build nicely.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

I get a funny feeling we’ll rattle teh Drizzle’s cage pretty hard down there in Mexico. We always rise to the their challenge and the team is starting to build nicely.

They are a complete different kettle of fish BUT confidence is everything so yes I can see some cage rattling!!

 

[ricardo]

Chicken wings for the lot of them!

 

[ricardo]

We will crush them all and return triumphant

Two from two people! Two from two ... get excited!!

 

[Pittwater Legend]

Two from two people! Two from two ... get excited!!

Get Cara Delevingne into the Sea Birds and you'll pique my interest