OFFICIAL: HASLER SACKED & SEIBOLD NEW COACH

[Terry Zarsoff]

Reading between the lines, Des was aware of the pride jersey round well in advance, poop hit the fan and then he opted to throw others under a bus? This occurred after demanding that he take charge of the press conference making it seem that management/owners were silent? I'm almost certain that this ultimately forms the basis/grounds for his sacking under the 'bringing the club into disrepute' clause.
Let's see.

Apparently he did not know.

 

[CRPSI eagle]

I couldn’t understand why they ever brought Hasler back after the way he **** on the club.
Hope the new coach gives younger guys a run and doesn’t stick with a loosing side week in week out and has balls to make changes.
Also hope we get 2 new centres.

Onwards and upwards fresh start, I’m excited.

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

Can anyone tell me how to cancel auto renewal? can't find the option in my members account.

It will come up when they send you a notice in coming weeks.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

terminate Hasler’s contract in the belief he had brought the club into disrepute.

He has certainly brought Penn into disrepute!

 

[John Nicholson]

The King is Dead
Long live the King!

 

[349]

Seibold first order of business is to recruit a gun Prop to go with Alaoli, every team in the finals this year had Props that ran off the back fence and let their halves dominate. DCE will look great at WC behind a decent pack, need that here too.

 

[Shoe1]

Typical strategy from a lot of businesses these days, look for a reason to deny a payout and happy for the lawyers to fight it out.

It's a game: on one hand $0 is unreasonable, and on the other the full $950k is unreasonable... voila $450K !! Who'd have thought?

 

[Bearfax]

on the other side of the coin, Des probably accepted all conditions as he knew he was out the door either way - but having them sack him probably doubles his payout

I'm not getting into who is right and who wrong. I'm just saying from an outsider's perspective (and that is very important for the health of the club) its a very bad look. Point is Penn and his group have put themselves into a corner here. They sacked a successful coach in Toovey, brought in a novice in Barrett, stuffed up the salary cap, blamed Hasler for Manly's failure this year, despite his success the year before and now claim this is a premiership winning side. I would hate to be in Siebold's or Penn's shoes by season's end 2023 if Manly flounder. Had the chance of allowing a face saving solution without litigation and probable extra heavy costs, and instead decided to renege on the offer made. My impression about how this club is being run is not too favourable. I know there were problems especially regarding recruitment and strategies bringing young players through, and as an amateur I thought Des too conservative, but a year with Siebold as assistant leading to the full coaching role, seemed a sensible way out.

 

[Ned]

Can anyone tell me how to cancel auto renewal? can't find the option in my members account.

They sent me an email saying it was going to auto renew in November, I just replied asking them not to auto renew, they confirmed it had been done.

 

[GrahamHughesHairHat]

I wanted change, but the way Penn treated Des is unacceptable to me.

Des was a decent bloke but a dud coach Stuck in the past

 

[Dee Why Eagle]

I'm not getting into who is right and who wrong. I'm just saying from an outsider's perspective (and that is very important for the health of the club) its a very bad look. Point is Penn and his group have put themselves into a corner here. They sacked a successful coach in Toovey, brought in a novice in Barrett, stuffed up the salary cap, blamed Hasler for Manly's failure this year, despite his success the year before and now claim this is a premiership winning side. I would hate to be in Siebold's or Penn's shoes by season's end 2023 if Manly flounder. Had the chance of allowing a face saving solution without litigation and probable extra heavy costs, and instead decided to renege on the offer made. My impression about how this club is being run is not too favourable. I know there were problems especially regarding recruitment and strategies bringing young players through, and as an amateur I thought Des too conservative, but a year with Siebold as assistant leading to the full coaching role, seemed a sensible way out.

No doubt front office (on the occasions we had one) has turned to sh!t since the Penn faction won out over Delmege.

We will never know the full true story - not even when the books are written!

 

[master blaster]

I wanted change, but the way Penn treated Des is unacceptable to me.

especially when Des said ok,I will accept your changes and work with Seilbold no drama

 

[mave]

I know there were problems especially regarding recruitment and strategies bringing young players through, and as an amateur I thought Des too conservative,

And I still maintain that when a coach has performance KPIs to meet to trigger extensions, and the like, then this is the result.

 

[Wombat64]

Spot on mate. I don't even know what to tell you to try and motivate some positive outcome here. Doesn't matter which coach they bring in, there is still that awful line of command at this club. I mean private ownership CAN work - look at Russell Crowe

I'm struggling to stay interested. PLEASE say something mate to keep me plugged in - PLEASE

I have nothing to offer you ..... The joint is a joke.

 

[Adz]

Just a thought,now it is known that the football department signed off on the jerseys and it would be hard to argue that Des did not know,just maybe the 7 or so guys who backed out of playing and the rest of the group may actually come together more as a unit now they realise Des was playing both sides.
If the Trbojevic brothers can accept the decision and move on then maybe the group can be more united and realise that it was not all management's fault for the jersey fiasco.
As I said,just a thought.

 

[WAMF]

Apparently he did not know.

OK then. Let's play semantics. A member of his staff knew but didn't tell Des? Why didn't he mention that bit at the press conference?
Now is the time for the record to be set straight and I hope those with the evidence, do so ASAP.

 

[Nordburg]

Just a thought,now it is known that the football department signed off on the jerseys and it would be hard to argue that Des did not know,just maybe the 7 or so guys who backed out of playing and the rest of the group may actually come together more as a unit now they realise Des was playing both sides.
If the Trbojevic brothers can accept the decision and move on then maybe the group can be more united and realise that it was not all management's fault for the jersey fiasco.
As I said,just a thought.

I think you’re reading too much into the media’s(Des) spin on the Trbojevic’s situation.The Trbojevic’s manager works with Des’ manager,so they(Des) drummed up a story to garner support for Des’ retention.Like anyone that loves the club,the Trbojevic’s would obviously not be happy with what has gone on,but to suggest they’d walk out the door because a coach,their 3rd coach in their time in First Grade may I add,has been moved on is just a manager stirring the pot

 

[Shoe1]

especially when Des said ok,I will accept your changes and work with Seilbold no drama

Masterstroke by Des! And it will likely help secure a better payout. But do you really think he would have done so? I bet he would have ignored Seibold, and continued to ignore Penn and the Board.

 

[kurrieagle]

We are a shadow of our former selves. Always will support but the sooner we become professional again the better.
Penn clearly doesn't have the fans at heart,disappointing.
Hope we become a football team again one day instead of a tv drama.

 

[kurrieagle]

Also, Im sick of finding this stuff out in the media. Shouldn't members get the scoop?