Manly in Crisis (a mega thread)

[NREagle]

I long for the days when our footy does the talking.

 

[Supreme Leader]

Funny true story... was at the Shelbourne Hotel last Friday week (took friends to Moulin Rouge), and a few reporters (a lot we know) were there having way too many drinks. my wife and our guests were having cocktails. But anyway I fronted them on things Manly and can I say I laughed for around 4 hours. What a bunch of arseholes . They collectively thought they can change public opinion, sprout bull**** into news, and that the readers are a bunch of sheep led to an agenda. Can I say as a professional my reputation stands on this thought process.

 

[MadMarcus]

I long for the days when our footy does the talking.

Our footy is doing the talking. It’s saying “we’re ****ed”.

 

[Shoe1]

Hilarious that good buddies DCE and Tom “clear the air”. What about the rainbow 7 vs the rest of the team (where the real problem is)

 

[NREagle]

Our footy is doing the talking. It’s saying “we’re ****ed”.

Haha I meant in a good way 🙂

 

[Brisbane Tragic]

In a townhouse opposite Kippa-ring shopping Centre? (That’s in the Redcliffe area for non qlders)

Yes opposite the old Captain Cook's Tavern lol

 

[Shoe1]

I saw the survey, question 1 said:

Do you a) love Des, b) have a fondness for Des or c) think Des is pretty awesome.

 

[Chip and Chase]

Could someone explain why my thread about what was on 9 about the blew with DCE and Tom was taken from the site. I had a link from 9, I made a comment non offensive so what & why?

I've been good for a long long time so why censorship?

It was probably merged with one of the other numerous threads that already had the article posted. Not every article requires a new thread.

 

[Brisbane Tragic]

Nobody wants to live in Kippa Ring,not even Redcliffe folk

Yes ex Redcliffe boy here - I head over to Suttons Beach 3 days per week for Bootcamp but I certainly live out of the area but yes my family lived a stones throw away from the Kippa Ring shopping centre

 

[XV-1]

Lol, the original poster is obviously on previous form a troll and not worth listening too, but it is amazing how many people jump on it as gospel, along with every other little fairytale being printed at the moment ad nauseum and people are just lapping it up to sink the boot in

These dickheads in the media spent all this time saying what a good bloke Paul Green is but have no problem slipping back into a mode of hammering certain clubs and individuals relentlessly

Really, a troll. You idiot. I got it directly from Kenty on 360 tonight. Why don't you watch a reply of it and see who is full of schiit - it's you.

 

[Peter C]

As fans how long do we have to go through this.

is this worse than when des left in 2011, the Glenn Stewart debacle in 2014. The losing of Foran and then the sacking of Toovey disaster and and the Trent Barrett nightmare. Now this. Far out.

With all due respect, we did not lose Foran, Foran was always going to go, The Eels offered him a $hitload more than us and the rumours were strong as far back as 2014 that Foran was going, the club was naive in thinking that they could sign both DCE and Foran for the following season, especially when they were the two best halves at the time, the offer to DCE was a lot lower than what the Titans were prepared to pay so he decided to go to the Titans.
The club decided then that they would concentrate on Foran, stupidly thinking that he was going to stay when in actual fact he already came to terms with Brad Arthur and Parramatta, so Manly went for Kane Elgey from the Titans, Elgey decided to stay at the Titans, so we were left with no option other than to try and make DCE backflip on his Titans deal and the only way we could do that was to offer a lot more than the Titans, DCE would probably have stayed with us if we offered around 900K, instead of the 1m the Titans offered.
As for Tooves, he sided with the non Penn aligned ownership group which put him at odds with the Penns when they later took total control of the Sea Eagles, so his cards were marked, and he hasn't coached since, not for want of trying ,and somehow I don't think he was that popular with the playing group.
As for Glenn Stewart, the club wasn't prepared to pay him the money he was getting as we were struggling with the salary cap, and the NRL wouldn't accept his contract as they deemed it too low, even though he wanted to stay so Souths offered him a better deal and he went there, but only lasted one season.
Trent Barrett, now that was a nightmare, because of Barrett we signed Walker and Tapau on big deals, but had to let Gutherson go and it's been haunting us ever since.

 

[Fibro Eagle]

Obviously there is some S#%T going down at the club but these journalists will run with anything to make the story bigger than it is
I expect some changes to happen but not to the extent the journo’s are eluding too
Manly’s season is over but they just can’t resist a dig

 

[XV-1]

According to Paul Kent - Wayne Bennet met the Turbo bros today in a coffee shop.

According to @Kiwi Eagle you must also be a troll like me on another thread!!

Don't worry, you are not as I saw 360 tonight and you are 100% correct.

 

[Disco]

I don't know why I'm so chill about all of this.

Maybe I'm mellowing as I age.

Looking forward to 2023

 

[Marto1970]

According to Paul Kent - Wayne Bennet met the Turbo bros today in a coffee shop.

Before or after Turbo and DCE interview

 

[Kiwi Eagle]

Really, a troll. You idiot. I got it directly from Kenty on 360 tonight. Why don't you watch a reply of it and see who is full of schiit - it's you.

I’ve seen it. He also said he doesn’t have it verified at all and even the old alcoholic sitting opposite him had a giggle about it

As for full of schiit, I’ve seen enough of your post history and enough of Kent’s journalistic history to have a rough idea …

 

[Kiwi Eagle]

According to @Kiwi Eagle you must also be a troll like me on another thread!!

Don't worry, you are not as I saw 360 tonight and you are 100% correct.

Don’t think Jen has your past record champ, nice try though. Don’t think she also tossed the great opinion on the back of it that it clearly shows this and that haha

Kent’s version of factual information also cost his publication hundreds of thousands of dollars after the Brett Stewart case …

 

[Nordburg]

I just re-watched the segment and Hooper firstly said that the club(I assume Dolphins)picked up the phone and made inquiries about them,as most clubs do when there’s a bit of upheaval at another club.Kent then said he had unconfirmed reports they had coffee with Bennett,all the while having a smile on his face.Kent tried to call the coffee shop but they never returned his call.During the babble they were carrying on with,I think it was Braith that said the Dolphins had $1.5 million to play with(and he’d know given he’s Munsters manager).Rothfield then fired back saying “so $750K to each””To which Kent replied “no,they’ll only go after one of them”or words to that affect.Given Kent was smirking the whole time this was discussed and looking at Braith,I’d suggest this is a beat up just to get the Munster signing moving

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Peter Peters. There's a name I was hoping I wouldn't have to hear again in relation to Manly back office. If he is involved you can guarantee there's an agenda at play.

Yep , I thought he was done , the king of agendas right there !!!

I have a very , VERY, low opinion of that man !!

 

[Supreme Leader]

It was probably merged with one of the other numerous threads that already had the article posted. Not every article requires a new thread.

so where is it?