2026 recruitment & retention

[Mark from Brisbane]

Are you losing touch with Silvertails reality Mark 🙂

The first #Ennisdud thread will appear not halfway through his first year - but immediately upon announcement he is to take over!! (should that actually happen)

And the first #sackthecoach thread won't come out by mid the following year - more likely by his very first game in which Manly is trailing at halftime!!!

I was trying to be optimistic but you’re probably right

 

[susan]

Are you losing touch with Silvertails reality Mark 🙂

The first #Ennisdud thread will appear not halfway through his first year - but immediately upon announcement he is to take over!! (should that actually happen)

And the first #sackthecoach thread won't come out by mid the following year - more likely by his very first game in which Manly is trailing at halftime!!!

This is more than just results and pondering if the next coach will be better/ worse.
It goes beyond the technical aspect of coaching a squad week to week.

He needs to go not because of results ( which are not good also ) but because he has built a forward pack that is not just too old , but in no way reflects the way the modern game is played and the dynamic body types required.To miss that trend is negligence of the highest order.

He has done this at a time when two new teams are about to invade the player market and make attaining talent almost impossible without breaking the bank.And outside of 3 or 4 exceptions we need basically an entirely new forward roster.

Blind Freddy knew expansion was coming.It's total ****ing incompetence and will set the club back years. That's his crime , it's on him and no one else.

We are going around with the same pack of logs next year. No one of note is coming. Let that sink in as the Bears go on the prowl.

 

[manlyfan76]

This is more than just results and pondering if the next coach will be better/ worse.
It goes beyond the technical aspect of coaching a squad week to week.

He needs to go not because of results ( which are not good also ) but because he has built a forward pack that is not just too old , but in no way reflects the way the modern game is played and the body types required.To miss that trend is negligence of the highest order.

He has done this at a time when two new teams are about to invade the player market and make attaining talent almost impossible without breaking the bank.And outside of 3 or 4 exceptions we need basically an entirely new forward roster.

It's total ****ing incompetence and will set the club back years. That's his crime , it's on him and no one else.

Just wait till he signs Klemmer.

How can everyone see our forwards are too slow for the game except for our management. Ridiculous

 

[ManlyTragic]

This is more than just results and pondering if the next coach will be better/ worse.
It goes beyond the technical aspect of coaching a squad week to week.

He needs to go not because of results ( which are not good also ) but because he has built a forward pack that is not just too old , but in no way reflects the way the modern game is played and the dynamic body types required.To miss that trend is negligence of the highest order.

He has done this at a time when two new teams are about to invade the player market and make attaining talent almost impossible without breaking the bank.And outside of 3 or 4 exceptions we need basically an entirely new forward roster.

Blind Freddy knew expansion was coming It's total ****ing incompetence and will set the club back years. That's his crime , it's on him and no one else.

We are going around with the same pack next year. No one of note is coming. Let that sink in as the Bears go on the prowl.

Has he build a cheap forward pack because 3 players are taking up the majority of the cap?

 

[susan]

Has he build a cheap forward pack because 3 players are taking up the majority of the cap?

Cheap isn't the issue. You can buy value forwards who fit the modern prototype and at least be a chance.
Look at the dogs pack. Only one star in Kikau but the right " style" of player. Mann, Curran. Preston, Salmon, King ,Heywood. Mobile with skill. They are not expensive players.

We buy slow, immobile , old blokes. It's not rocket science.And that's the coach thinking this would work. Lunacy.

 

[Cliffycomeback]

Has he build a cheap forward pack because 3 players are taking up the majority of the cap?

Crapola. Newcastle just signed Trey Mooney and they have two players taking up what our three do. Every team has three players taking up 2.5 to 3 million in cap space. Some have more. It's a tired old excuse that doesn't cut it anymore. Call it for what it is. We have recruited like amateurs.