Des - Thanks for coming home!!

[Kevinward777]

So you are saying you just type shiite for the sake of it ......ok .... your posts now make a little sense ... they are not to be taken seriously ... and not to be confused with someone that actually has a sensible opinion ... fair enough ..

Yeah that’s it, summed up perfectly.

 

[Cliffy's Jockstrap]

Des is genuinely one of the great coaches. He has always been noteworthy and even rather daring for his use and stretching of sport sciences (calf's blood chaser anyone?? Go one you know you like it) and tactical acumen but i think his greatest gift is "man management" as they call it. We've all seen occasions when coaches "lose the dressing room": players just decide not to follow their rules. With Des that doesn't happen, he has the standing with the players to lay down the rules and the players follow them. Witness Suli's disciplining and subsequent explosion of form this year. Des i think just has the talent to project that combination of fatherly encouragement, strict discipline and gruff affection that players so much respond to. Honestly, watching last night I was convinced the entire team would wade through fire for him.

 

[Briza]

Thanks Dazler ya Legend, and long may you reign.

 

[47MVEagle]

Dessie & Manly - a match made in Brookvale.

 

[HappilyManly]

Des is genuinely one of the great coaches. He has always been noteworthy and even rather daring for his use and stretching of sport sciences (calf's blood chaser anyone?? Go one you know you like it) and tactical acumen but i think his greatest gift is "man management" as they call it. We've all seen occasions when coaches "lose the dressing room": players just decide not to follow their rules. With Des that doesn't happen, he has the standing with the players to lay down the rules and the players follow them. Witness Suli's disciplining and subsequent explosion of form this year. Des i think just has the talent to project that combination of fatherly encouragement, strict discipline and gruff affection that players so much respond to. Honestly, watching last night I was convinced the entire team would wade through fire for him.

Plus Des is inclusive which shows the reserve graders that they are valued and will be judged on ability and nothing else

The vision after the game (in Game Day Thread) shows every BWSE player in the sheds listening to Des' recap

 

[Cliffy's Jockstrap]

Plus Des is inclusive which shows the reserve graders that they are valued and will be judged on ability and nothing else

The vision after the game (in Game Day Thread) shows every BWSE player in the sheds listening to Des' recap

Yeah: so true. The commentators made a point during game of the closeness of the Manly players: things like that are all a part of building a formidable team.

 

[Cameron]

So great to see what Des can do with this team. It needs to be his job until he wants to retire. Imagine what would have happened if he never left.

 

[Harvies elbow]

He’s a magician, he’s Manly, I’m sorry !!

But that’s the LAST time, from here on I’ll just refer to him as GOD!!

And off we go again...

 

[Harvies elbow]

Last night we were surprised to see Des busily writing in the Coach's box till well after the Kids In The Field song

Just shows how dedicated he is to the end game

Erstwhile
The 'Furniture King' would've been at the bottom of his 5th schooie...

 

[HappilyManly]

Erstwhile
The 'Furniture King' would've been at the bottom of his 5th schooie...

I remember when Fifi left the Tigers for the Sharks he said that he left because Benj and Farrah etc had their own section of the dressing room making the newbies feel inferior 😕

Seeing the BWSE in the dugout and sheds shows that their pathway to NRL is possible and encouraged 🙂

 

[Brissie Kid]

Some good Des stories here. Both written before Saturday night.

Paul Vautin Column: "Des was working his core before blokes knew they had one"
https://www.todaystale.com/northern...kinghiscorebeforeblokesknewtheyhadone-s__fuDz

Our Des There's only one Des Hasler. For the Sea Eagles - and everyone else - that's plenty.
https://www.todaystale.com/northernbeachessportstribune/mattcleary-a__DBcg/ourdes-s__fuDT

 

[tookey]

 

[Cameron]

That’s incorrect
Des has only missed the finals twice
2004 his first year at manly
And 2017 his last at the dogs.

 

[cherry_poppins]

Best thing to happen to the place in eight years.

That's a bit rough on Toovey the true manly man

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

I would suggest that this weekends results may have cemented Des into “ coach of the year” but knowing the Turdburger he’ll make sure Craig Bellamy gets it.