Sack Seibold Immediately

[Wombat64]

Puff piece written by Brent Read who is best mates with Seibold and at the time campaigned for him to get the job.

It is a farce but not surprising that Penn is backing him. I'm sorry but the injury excuse is sickening. Most of the players we have out injured are no good anyway. It is funny how these injured players become better players when they are injured.

Paseka and Olakau'atu are the big outs the others bring little to nothing to the table.

Anyway Mestrov has been very quiet and I'm hearing he will be leaving.

I'm with others I'm losing my passion it is not the losses it is the excuse making we have gone from it is a "results driven business" to "on our day we can compete"

We have gone from a top 4 team to blaming the schedule to blaming the dce circus (we could and should have sacked him after that tv appearance) to blaming injuries.

The truth is we have at best an average squad with our best players past their best. Tom is never going to be who he was Jake should retire for his own health. Croker should do the same, Aloai is retiring.

There are others who should be moved on but no clubs would want even if we chipped in.

We are also coached by an average to poor coach.

I see very little upside yes we have some good young kids but will they get the coaching that they deserve to become the players we need them to be?

nailed it

 

[Brookie1973]

Whenever he eventually gets the arse from Manly he won't get another 1st grade NRL job.

He won’t even apply for one. He’s already said he doesn’t want to be a coach after this stint. We can look forward to him being our next CEO/Head of Football, when we will be well and truly ****ed.

 

[Scorpio]

should have kept flanno, he wouldn’t have tolerated the **** we’re dishing up, he’s got the merge playing well and would have been in the 8 if not for some close losses.

damn what a wasted opportunity.

The Dragons haven't made the finals under Flanagan, they're still outside the Top 8, they've recruited even more old players than we have, and also been flogged by 50 points while at full strength this season. But despite that they've extended his contract.

They have had a few good wins this season but so have we. I'm all for replacing a coach with an obviously better available one, but I'm not seeing it with Flanagan at this point.

 

[SeaEagle007]

The Dragons haven't made the finals under Flanagan, they're still outside the Top 8, they've recruited even more old players than we have, and also been flogged by 50 points while at full strength this season. But despite that they've extended his contract.

They have had a few good wins this season but so have we. I'm all for replacing a coach with an obviously better available one, but I'm not seeing it with Flanagan at this point.

he has also been screw over by ref decision on about 4 occasions, and to be honest look what hes done to their reserve grade team... hes in a much better position that us

 

[Son of Manly Beach]

Wish he'd say what he really wants to say. It's like he has to be politically correct all the time for some ridiculous reason.

Trouble is, I think he actually just genuinely feels that way

 

[Wombat64]

he has also been screw over by ref decision on about 4 occasions, and to be honest look what hes done to their reserve grade team... hes in a much better position that us

They are on the up and we are on the slide

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

They are on the up and we are on the slide

On the slide , I’d say we’ve slipped and gone off the side

 

[Buck]

Had enough of the "proud of the boys, they really had a go, I thought we were in it early in the game" rhetoric. Given they were tipped as top 4 contenders by a number of the rugby league analysts, either the journo's were wrong or a side that should have made a fight for top 4 placing have underperformed. I suspect the latter which comes back to the coach.

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

Had enough of the "proud of the boys, they really had a go, I thought we were in it early in the game" rhetoric. Given they were tipped as top 4 contenders by a number of the rugby league analysts, either the journo's were wrong or a side that should have made a fight for top 4 placing have underperformed. I suspect the latter which comes back to the coach.

I think it's both. The journos were wrong: there is no way we were ever going to be a top four team. The idea that we had a "strong roster" was based on the assumption that we had a "superstar halfback" and a "superstar fullback" to lead us around the park, neither of which has proven to be true.

At the same time, yes, we have underperformed. Having most of our forward pack out injured has exposed our lack of depth, but the most disheartening thing about the season has been our complete lack of fight. Some of the "efforts" from our senior players have been nothing short of shameful.

And you're right: no amount of platitudes from Seibold will mask our sh#thouse performances. As well as the "proud of the boys", "we were in the fight" lines, I am really, really getting sick of hearing about how good the opposition was: "We were up against a pretty fair side, right?" Yes, Seibs - it's the NRL. You're going to be playing against good teams, and you need to find a way not just to compete with them for 20 minutes a game, but to beat them.

 

[Wombat64]

On the slide , I’d say we’ve slipped and gone off the side

I was trying to remain positive ...... but I see more downside that upside for 2026

 

[Brookie1973]

I think it's both. The journos were wrong: there is no way we were ever going to be a top four team. The idea that we had a "strong roster" was based on the assumption that we had a "superstar halfback" and a "superstar fullback" to lead us around the park, neither of which has proven to be true.

At the same time, yes, we have underperformed. Having most of our forward pack out injured has exposed our lack of depth, but the most disheartening thing about the season has been our complete lack of fight. Some of the "efforts" from our senior players have been nothing short of shameful.

And you're right: no amount of platitudes from Seibold will mask our sh#thouse performances. As well as the "proud of the boys", "we were in the fight" lines, I am really, really getting sick of hearing about how good the opposition was: "We were up against a pretty fair side, right?" Yes, Seibs - it's the NRL. You're going to be playing against good teams, and you need to find a way not just to compete with them for 20 minutes a game, but to beat them.

Seibs would make a good under 10s coach. Everyone gets a pat on the back for trying, so proud of all of you, sometimes the other team is just better than us, now let’s head down to macdonalds for a soft serve, my shout.

 

[TheSoaringEagle2023]

Seibs would make a good under 10s coach. Everyone gets a pat on the back for trying, so proud of all of you, sometimes the other team is just better than us, now let’s head down to macdonalds for a soft serve, my shout.

Seibs whenever a 30+ player comes on the market.

 

[Cliffycomeback]

he has also been screw over by ref decision on about 4 occasions, and to be honest look what hes done to their reserve grade team... hes in a much better position that us

Yes.

 

[Cliffycomeback]

On the slide , I’d say we’ve slipped and gone off the side

Coach has lost the players unfortunately.

 

[globaleagle]