Hasler named Titans coach after shock Holbrook exit

[Ryan]

Personally I am just really frustrated and tired of our club being mediocre and the whole rainbow saga put me right off a lot of blokes that are going to be wearing our jersey for a long time to come despite being bog average players and not giving a rats a*se about our club…

I blame the owners, recruitment team, des and baz for putting us in this position and, whilst I will always support our team and hope for success, my expectations are very low these days and my passion for NRL generally is much reduced… rule changes and refereeing has not helped…

I do save a lot of heartbeats tho, so that’s a positive…

Sums it up 100% perfectly, as always.

 

[EOL now nesting on the GC]

I will double down on my thoughts that Des shouldn't have been fired UNLESS there was a decidedly better candidate to take over.

Seibold wasn't that man.

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

I can tell you what will happen on the GC under Des.
Because we have seen it 3 times now.

1. Will start off really well.
2. Will end really badly.

The only question is how long it is between points 1 and 2.

I will make another prediction:

At some point Inky and his cohorts will flock off and Hasler will return to Manly in some capacity.

 

[Dion Johnson]

Des Hasler about to claim his biggest victim as disaster looms​

The Titans and Des Hasler are in crisis and it’s becoming clear the eccentric coach is about to claim his biggest victim.

COMMENT
When the Titans signed Des Hasler, they crossed their fingers and prayed for the premiership whisperer with the Mel Gibson hair and the temper to boot.
But all that’s arrived is the Temu Des from 2017 with the constipated attacking structures that he’ll probably try to fix by signing Tony Williams.

Hasler’s signing promised a new dawn of success and grunted riddles at the Titans, with the league’s lazy sons predicted to finally ignite under his rigid regime and the boundless nebulae of his press conferences.
But while he certainly has produced an immediate impact, it’s only been by making the banter club even more banteriffic than before.
Hasler’s old school qualities were supposed to make the brittle Titans tougher than a goat’s head, but at 0-3, it’s already a shambles before it’s even got off the tarmac.

In fact, the only significant change he’s introduced is an offense as fluent as carving a Christmas turkey with a door key.

While beginning brightly against the Dolphins last night by racing to an early 10-0 lead, the 2024 Titans have built a reputation over the opening rounds for a single-minded approach to preventing points, albeit their own.

This saw the club’s first two rounds produce nothing but one measly try and outright spoon favouritism, leaving their season teetering on the brink of cinematic disaster even before the winter had arrived.

And after being overrun 30-14 by the Redcliffe outfit, the Hasler tenure is now so bleak that many believe the Titans should save time by sacking him now and getting the court case out of the way early.

Of course, Hasler has exhumed diabolical starts in the past, rehabilitating 0-3 starts in 2009 and 2021 to guide his famous Sea Eagles sides to finals campaigns.

But after all, we’re talking about Hasler here.
This is an eccentric scientist who could start a spat in a monastery, a perfectionist who arranges his block plays as immaculately as his contract stipulations.

Relationships can turn quickly sour under his watch at the mildest of turbulence, with his fallouts so volatile he once abandoned his beloved Manly club one week after leading it to a premiership.

He even rounded back for more in 2019, returning to pilot the club to a top four finish before lawyering-up after another acrimonious divorce that is still playing out before the courts.
And if you think Hasler’s bent is only against Manly, think again.

In between stoushing with the Sea Eagles, he lead Canterbury to two unlikely grand finals before hauling them before mediators for good measure too.

While well within his rights to claim his rightful payouts, it doesn’t change the fact that any relationship with Hasler combines giddy highs with disembowelling lows, and who’s to say he’s not already blaming these opening three losses on Scott Penn.

But while the two-time premiership winning coach and his new club are on an inevitable path to silks at ten paces, a breakdown with the Titans could have ramifications more far-reaching than legal bills and another burnt bridge.

The Gold Coast is already tiptoeing a tightrope with David Fifita, the star backrower who has cornered the club with an insane get-out clause allowing him to hit the open market after round 10 simply if the mood strikes.

Some call it the freedom of economic opportunity, some call it a dog act- but whatever way you look at it, it’s a semi-trailer hurtling towards a station-wagon packed with fireworks.

With 2024 already a miserable one-dimensional bog, the Fifita option is effectively shaping as a one-man referendum on Hasler’s coaching.

And with the Titans facing a challenging run of opponents - that being, NRL teams - it’s odds-on to have an impact on their footy until round 10 the backline could only dream of.

Simply put, not only could more festering results under Hasler trigger Fifita’s eye to wander, Fifita himself could be the sole determinant for whether the modern game has passed Hasler by.

And with the Titans already struggling to score points and missing alpha-prop Tino Fa’asuamaleaui, it has all the attributes of a classic rugby league sh*t storm, a concept also known as another season at the Titans.
Nobody doubts Hasler’s record as a supercoach.

But combining a volatile element like him with a rickshaw club like the Titans was always a chance of pain.

And if it eventuates in the club losing a scud like Fifita, it would be like stripping a halitosis sufferer of his last mint.

 

[Disco]

This is fanciful dreaming and not at all based on reality.

But if Fifita wanted and and we could somehow shuft Shuster for Fifita.

Haumole of the right edge, Fifita on the left....dear god

 

[Nordburg]

This is fanciful dreaming and not at all based on reality.

But if Fifita wanted and and we could somehow shuft Shuster for Fifita.

Haumole of the right edge, Fifita on the left....dear god

Very fanciful dreaming given Des has had major blow ups with Tartek and his relationship with Schuster is icey at best

 

[The Who]

Des Hasler about to claim his biggest victim as disaster looms​

The Titans and Des Hasler are in crisis and it’s becoming clear the eccentric coach is about to claim his biggest victim.

COMMENT
When the Titans signed Des Hasler, they crossed their fingers and prayed for the premiership whisperer with the Mel Gibson hair and the temper to boot.
But all that’s arrived is the Temu Des from 2017 with the constipated attacking structures that he’ll probably try to fix by signing Tony Williams.

Hasler’s signing promised a new dawn of success and grunted riddles at the Titans, with the league’s lazy sons predicted to finally ignite under his rigid regime and the boundless nebulae of his press conferences.
But while he certainly has produced an immediate impact, it’s only been by making the banter club even more banteriffic than before.
Hasler’s old school qualities were supposed to make the brittle Titans tougher than a goat’s head, but at 0-3, it’s already a shambles before it’s even got off the tarmac.

In fact, the only significant change he’s introduced is an offense as fluent as carving a Christmas turkey with a door key.

While beginning brightly against the Dolphins last night by racing to an early 10-0 lead, the 2024 Titans have built a reputation over the opening rounds for a single-minded approach to preventing points, albeit their own.

This saw the club’s first two rounds produce nothing but one measly try and outright spoon favouritism, leaving their season teetering on the brink of cinematic disaster even before the winter had arrived.

And after being overrun 30-14 by the Redcliffe outfit, the Hasler tenure is now so bleak that many believe the Titans should save time by sacking him now and getting the court case out of the way early.

Of course, Hasler has exhumed diabolical starts in the past, rehabilitating 0-3 starts in 2009 and 2021 to guide his famous Sea Eagles sides to finals campaigns.

But after all, we’re talking about Hasler here.
This is an eccentric scientist who could start a spat in a monastery, a perfectionist who arranges his block plays as immaculately as his contract stipulations.

Relationships can turn quickly sour under his watch at the mildest of turbulence, with his fallouts so volatile he once abandoned his beloved Manly club one week after leading it to a premiership.

He even rounded back for more in 2019, returning to pilot the club to a top four finish before lawyering-up after another acrimonious divorce that is still playing out before the courts.
And if you think Hasler’s bent is only against Manly, think again.

In between stoushing with the Sea Eagles, he lead Canterbury to two unlikely grand finals before hauling them before mediators for good measure too.

While well within his rights to claim his rightful payouts, it doesn’t change the fact that any relationship with Hasler combines giddy highs with disembowelling lows, and who’s to say he’s not already blaming these opening three losses on Scott Penn.

But while the two-time premiership winning coach and his new club are on an inevitable path to silks at ten paces, a breakdown with the Titans could have ramifications more far-reaching than legal bills and another burnt bridge.

The Gold Coast is already tiptoeing a tightrope with David Fifita, the star backrower who has cornered the club with an insane get-out clause allowing him to hit the open market after round 10 simply if the mood strikes.

Some call it the freedom of economic opportunity, some call it a dog act- but whatever way you look at it, it’s a semi-trailer hurtling towards a station-wagon packed with fireworks.

With 2024 already a miserable one-dimensional bog, the Fifita option is effectively shaping as a one-man referendum on Hasler’s coaching.

And with the Titans facing a challenging run of opponents - that being, NRL teams - it’s odds-on to have an impact on their footy until round 10 the backline could only dream of.

Simply put, not only could more festering results under Hasler trigger Fifita’s eye to wander, Fifita himself could be the sole determinant for whether the modern game has passed Hasler by.

And with the Titans already struggling to score points and missing alpha-prop Tino Fa’asuamaleaui, it has all the attributes of a classic rugby league sh*t storm, a concept also known as another season at the Titans.
Nobody doubts Hasler’s record as a supercoach.

But combining a volatile element like him with a rickshaw club like the Titans was always a chance of pain.

And if it eventuates in the club losing a scud like Fifita, it would be like stripping a halitosis sufferer of his last mint.

When will people/media realise that DESpicable is over the hill? Whatever magic he had in his early years of coaching has faded as quickly as his bank balance has risen.

 

[manly al]

Irrespective of the present Titan "s woes and whether they have apparently gone backwards with Des at the helm , thought that Holbrook was pretty hard done by and quite unfair with his sacking .
Had the side doing O K and quite a competitive , cohesive outfit on all indications .
Sure that Des is nowhere near in the hopeless category as a i st grade coach but has seemed to lack some of the desirable footy coaching smarts in his recent coaching years .
Even without Tino , still some pretty capable players in their squad and don"t expect them to be easy beats week in week out for the remainder of the season regardless if Des can or can not provide some worthwhile coaching input

 

[frank stokes]

This is fanciful dreaming and not at all based on reality.

But if Fifita wanted and and we could somehow shuft Shuster for Fifita.

Haumole of the right edge, Fifita on the left....dear god

Schuster going to the club where Foran landed with Des??!
Not in a million years and then some

 

[frank stokes]

Schuster going to the club where Foran landed with Des??!
Not in a million years and then some

… now if we had Gojetski still then we may have been able to get Des to the table

 

[swoop]

I predicted this would happen, he can't coach and the titans can get ready for another lawsuit from the mastercoach.

 

[frank stokes]

I predicted this would happen, he can't coach and the titans can get ready for another lawsuit from the mastercoach.

I wonder if he can manage to package the Sea-eagles and Titans lawsuits up and save on lawyer fees? If anyone could it would be Desmond…

 

[Eagle 1]

Des Hasler about to claim his biggest victim as disaster looms​

The Titans and Des Hasler are in crisis and it’s becoming clear the eccentric coach is about to claim his biggest victim.

COMMENT
When the Titans signed Des Hasler, they crossed their fingers and prayed for the premiership whisperer with the Mel Gibson hair and the temper to boot.
But all that’s arrived is the Temu Des from 2017 with the constipated attacking structures that he’ll probably try to fix by signing Tony Williams.

Hasler’s signing promised a new dawn of success and grunted riddles at the Titans, with the league’s lazy sons predicted to finally ignite under his rigid regime and the boundless nebulae of his press conferences.
But while he certainly has produced an immediate impact, it’s only been by making the banter club even more banteriffic than before.
Hasler’s old school qualities were supposed to make the brittle Titans tougher than a goat’s head, but at 0-3, it’s already a shambles before it’s even got off the tarmac.

In fact, the only significant change he’s introduced is an offense as fluent as carving a Christmas turkey with a door key.

While beginning brightly against the Dolphins last night by racing to an early 10-0 lead, the 2024 Titans have built a reputation over the opening rounds for a single-minded approach to preventing points, albeit their own.

This saw the club’s first two rounds produce nothing but one measly try and outright spoon favouritism, leaving their season teetering on the brink of cinematic disaster even before the winter had arrived.

And after being overrun 30-14 by the Redcliffe outfit, the Hasler tenure is now so bleak that many believe the Titans should save time by sacking him now and getting the court case out of the way early.

Of course, Hasler has exhumed diabolical starts in the past, rehabilitating 0-3 starts in 2009 and 2021 to guide his famous Sea Eagles sides to finals campaigns.

But after all, we’re talking about Hasler here.
This is an eccentric scientist who could start a spat in a monastery, a perfectionist who arranges his block plays as immaculately as his contract stipulations.

Relationships can turn quickly sour under his watch at the mildest of turbulence, with his fallouts so volatile he once abandoned his beloved Manly club one week after leading it to a premiership.

He even rounded back for more in 2019, returning to pilot the club to a top four finish before lawyering-up after another acrimonious divorce that is still playing out before the courts.
And if you think Hasler’s bent is only against Manly, think again.

In between stoushing with the Sea Eagles, he lead Canterbury to two unlikely grand finals before hauling them before mediators for good measure too.

While well within his rights to claim his rightful payouts, it doesn’t change the fact that any relationship with Hasler combines giddy highs with disembowelling lows, and who’s to say he’s not already blaming these opening three losses on Scott Penn.

But while the two-time premiership winning coach and his new club are on an inevitable path to silks at ten paces, a breakdown with the Titans could have ramifications more far-reaching than legal bills and another burnt bridge.

The Gold Coast is already tiptoeing a tightrope with David Fifita, the star backrower who has cornered the club with an insane get-out clause allowing him to hit the open market after round 10 simply if the mood strikes.

Some call it the freedom of economic opportunity, some call it a dog act- but whatever way you look at it, it’s a semi-trailer hurtling towards a station-wagon packed with fireworks.

With 2024 already a miserable one-dimensional bog, the Fifita option is effectively shaping as a one-man referendum on Hasler’s coaching.

And with the Titans facing a challenging run of opponents - that being, NRL teams - it’s odds-on to have an impact on their footy until round 10 the backline could only dream of.

Simply put, not only could more festering results under Hasler trigger Fifita’s eye to wander, Fifita himself could be the sole determinant for whether the modern game has passed Hasler by.

And with the Titans already struggling to score points and missing alpha-prop Tino Fa’asuamaleaui, it has all the attributes of a classic rugby league sh*t storm, a concept also known as another season at the Titans.
Nobody doubts Hasler’s record as a supercoach.

But combining a volatile element like him with a rickshaw club like the Titans was always a chance of pain.

And if it eventuates in the club losing a scud like Fifita, it would be like stripping a halitosis sufferer of his last mint.

What a classic read, spot on. Titans supporters will be hoping that Fifi triggers his get out clause at rd 10 it's been a love hate relationship but mostly all hate these days on the GC.

 

[Eagle 1]

I wonder if he can manage to package the Sea-eagles and Titans lawsuits up and save on lawyer fees? If anyone could it would be Desmond…

And we all know with Des, it's all about the $ money $.

 

[HK_Eagle]

Schuster going to the club where Foran landed with Des??!
Not in a million years and then some

It would be poetic justice, with Schu playing second row while Foz plays 5/8… would it not?

 

[Dion Johnson]

Titanic 2

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

Oh dear..

 

[Ben]

This seems to be doing the rounds

 

[frank stokes]

Titanic 2

Would have been funnier (more realistic?) if Fifita was drawn sneaking into the lifeboat ready to abandon ship…

 

[frank stokes]

This seems to be doing the rounds

If this happens (it won’t btw) then Des must have packed Manly’s recruitment issues when he was leaving…
Seriously, does anyone look at that GC side and think “what we need is a highly-paid kid from ressies with ongoing injuries and fitness issues”
Schuster could come good, no doubt, BUT the GC need a controlling half that has finals experience… someone like a Reynolds or a Townsend…