Albert Hopoate Gone?

[Woodsie]

In your lunch box with your Spacefood Stick!

Free milk at school followed by a rousing rendition of God save the Queen ....

 

[maxta]

Don't know a thing about this kid personally, but will say has far more promise than he showed coming back after a long major injury issue and will improve big time.
The fact Manly stood by him during this process, one would expect a youngster to repay the faith and sign a "Fair" deal....get on with playing some quality footy and "earn" the type of contract his dad is asking for.....
I mean the Dogs have already made offers last season, so the false contract numbers before his underwhelming games in 2020 are obviously in the Hoppa's heads now.
The whole thing has been a circus and as much as he can improve and become a "good" finisher, the problems and continual noise created by the Hopoate name is a drain on the club.
If the kid could speak for himself and was happy to be at Manly on a modest deal initially - happy he stayed....but at a time Manly are struggling enough for various reasons, this type of stuff just contributes and also, tells other players that they can dictate terms to Manly....this should not be the case and the heirarchy at Manly needs to be tough and make the hard calls to bring back the success.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Jeez the Dogs are spending some $$$ aren’t they , they must have had a huge #PURGE over there!!

 

[40 nil]

At this stage, I prefer to wait for an official statement about Albert rather than rely on media conjecture. However, it appears his spot has been taken by Koula. Miski & Sione Fainu are not listed in the top 27 on the MWSE site, but will be in the mix somewhere. This could be the case for Albert also. There will probably be a lot of movement within the Canterbury Cup side.

 

[Sheikheagle]

Free milk at school followed by a rousing rendition of God save the Queen ....

in the little bottles that were left in the sun. Put me off milk for life.

 

[Woodsie]

in the little bottles that were left in the sun. Put me off milk for life.

Because all the kids that got to school early in summer ate all the ice straight out of the crates ....

 

[nightster]

What do you mean old ? Now where's my Patra orange juice ?

and where was it that Ferris always went for a sauna?

 

[Andrew..]

and where was it that Ferris always went for a sauna?

It was always a Viking sauna and a whitmont shirt.

 

[Chip and Chase]

I'd say Albert has probably had very little to do personally with the decision on his playing future. I have no doubt he'd be quite happy to stay at Manly.

 

[Midnight Rambler]

Why? Because we didn't offer Hoppa more than $500k over two years after rehabbing him for the past two. How is our squad such a long way off?

We were absolutely decimated by injuries in a covid year where a rule change affected the way we had planned to approach the season.

Wait until next season is done before slitting your wrists. We were a whisker away from playing for a GF appearance last season without Turbo.

Very well said...

 

[Red Pill]

This should be linked with the 75 page ‘
book of Albert thread.

 

[ricardo]

Miski is (currently) better. Dogs are more than welcome to develop him into Gutha mk 2.

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

Anyway he’s gone , let’s move on from Albert and forget the Hopoate name, they’re finished with Manly.

And can they leave the district and return home to the Liverpudlian badlands?

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

Miski is (currently) better. Dogs are more than welcome to develop him into Gutha mk 2.

Nothing to indicate Gonoate will ever be as good as Gutherson.

 

[manlyfan76]

MMM sunnyboys.

 

[eagleron]

I'd say Albert has probably had very little to do personally with the decision on his playing future. I have no doubt he'd be quite happy to stay at Manly.

We've done a lot for the Hopoate family and all we've received in return is crap, all the way from the old man to Will and every other player bearing that name, we've been used and abused, I for one don't ever want to see the name Hopoate on a Manly team sheet again

 

[eagleron]

MMM sunnyboys.

Sputniks

 

[XV-1]

We've done a lot for the Hopoate family and all we've received in return is crap, all the way from the old man to Will and every other player bearing that name, we've been used and abused, I for one don't ever want to see the name Hopoate on a Manly team sheet again

Does Hoppa snr have anymore Hoppa boys growing up?

 

[eagleron]

Does Hoppa snr have anymore Hoppa boys growing up?

If he does I don't want them around our club

 

[Mals]

Rex Mossop and Ferris Ashton on Controversy Corner.

Got to say the only Ferris I remember is Jason...
In regards to Albert I wish him good luck wherever he lands and I’m fairly sure if it was just his decision he’d take the offer Manly have put forward. John needs the boys to support the Hoppa clan so I’m sure they tow the line & go to whoever is the highest bidder not where they would be most happy.