So now we know.
It's an alien conspiracy.
It's them bloody little green Martians that are out to knobble Manly. I knew it. There has been too many a UFO sighting lately.
I am just waiting for the Mother-Ship to park itself over Brookvale and once the clean-up has happened the aliens will negotiate taking over the club and sucking up various players, coaching staff and administrators for mega Martian Dollars and relocate the Mighty Manly Sea Eagles to the Martian crater known as "Brookhorst." (A rather large crater with around 20 million Martians and a guaranteed payment of $20 billion Martian Dollars.)
However, there is one catch, there is no exchange rate publishable for the Australian Dollar to the Martian Dollar but it must be good because it's a very big number. So the Penns are holding out to be paid in gold bullion. This is the only matter holding this either hostile or friendly invasion (or takeover) of Manly.
Phew, glad that's out of the way so I can now find my tin-foil hat to prevent me from being sucked up into the Mother-Ship the next time I go to Brookie.