OK, you win, I am officially Confused

[wombatgc]

Look guys. Its all a matter of opinion and as long as you agree with mine we'll get on fine😛

F@ck that was funny (and true).

 

[HoldenV8]

All I have ever expected from 2019 with Manly is improvement over the crap we saw in 2018.

We simply don't have the roster to go from bottom to top so I'm not expecting a miracle premiership win, or even a Grand Final appearance. Either would be a massive bonus on expectations. The fact is that outside of our top 17, hell, even our top 13, we are very thin on both experience and quality right now. Personally, I'm expecting us to finish anywhere from 6th to 10th, and probably much closer to 10th.

Have to admit, I found it amusing just how much doom and gloom there was after the loss on Saturday, both here and on social media in general. I think some were expecting with Des back at the helm that we'd be the Manly of 2007-2013 right from Round 1. It was never going to happen, especially with our two best backline players on the sidelines, a new halves pairing and our hooker playing his first game for what, 8 months?. Yes a win would have been good.....but patience is a virtue people. We're not going to be world beaters overnight, not with the squad we currently have no matter who is coaching us or training us or doing the recruiting for us.

I think we found a 5/8 in Elgey who tackled well and will only improve and a step up from any 5/8 performance in 2018. Kicking game needs work, but again the energy on tackle 5 prior to the kick had himself and DCE under pressure all night.

That was my only major complaint about LG on Saturday. He needs to be taking at least 1/3 to /12 of the downfield kicks and taking the pressure off of DCE. If Cherry is going to be our sole long kicker then its going to be a case of same old, same old because it won't take opposition coaches long to work it out and have their teams shutting him down on the 4th or 5th tackle because they know he's going to get the ball. We have 2 good kickers in DCE and LG, but both need to be kicking, not just DCE.

 

[nightster]

Please help me ... I am nothing if not a team player .... and I want to get on board .... so educate me ...

For the past 12 months, the approved narrative was that we were a good side only short I/2 players from being contenders .... but alas we came 15th .... why .. because we had a ****house coach ... it was all the coach ... no excuses ....

But, halleluyah .... we have re-signed a legend ... and it became compulsory to add the words with a "good coach" to every post regarding any player or situation ..

Now, and here is where I start to get confused ... we have basically the same team (minus, Frankie, Akila and Kelly) , we have added a "good coach" in Dessie, plus Donny (the worlds best trainer who will get everybody fit), plus Monners, Snake, Matty Ballin a sprint coach, a sports phycologist, and Crusher ... Manly is back ...

... and yet .... we now have a strong core of Silvertails parroting the new approved narrative of .... we are a **** team, without the cattle to compete, and it will take Dessie and his talented band of men 3 years to get rid of everybody and get a good team .....

Maybe I have a little bit too much faith in Dessie and his band of merry men ..... I happen to think he has a talented and exciting group of young footballers ... and I happen to think he and his team have the ability to get the best out of them ... and if we can get a break from our injury curse (sorry, I forgot that is not an excuse, wasn't last year anyway) ... we have the team to threaten the top 8 ....

Dessie is not the messiah he is just a naughty boy

 

[The Who]

F@ck that was funny (and true).

Cleverest, best produced satire ever!
Brilliant.

 

[Jigzkiller]

For the past 12 months, the approved narrative was that we were a good side only short I/2 players from being contenders .... but alas we came 15th .... why .. because we had a ****house coach ... it was all the coach ... no excuses ....

Not from me we have a dud roster but I also didn't think Barrett was up to it. For us to make the 8 this season with this squad would mean 8 teams get demoted for salary cap rorts. This is the worse squad I have seen assembled by us. I don't blame Des or Barrett for that this squad is Bob the builders quick fix blow the load on a couple of players break the cap and piss off squad.

 

[Fluffy]

Not from me we have a dud roster but I also didn't think Barrett was up to it. For us to make the 8 this season with this squad would mean 8 teams get demoted for salary cap rorts. This is the worse squad I have seen assembled by us. I don't blame Des or Barrett for that this squad is Bob the builders quick fix blow the load on a couple of players break the cap and piss off squad.

how dare you......

But I do agree, jury is out on Barrett for me, got them to 6th but also 15th. Personally don't think he has what it takes to be a head coach but offers something to the playing group as the do seem to want to play for and with him.

Hate that the owners white anted last year because Barrett asked for things that he had every right to ask for. Des got these things within weeks as well which proves it was the owners who own 2018's result the most.

 

[Wombat64]

Look guys. Its all a matter of opinion and as long as you agree with mine we'll get on fine😛

So clever .......