A bit of a reminder that pain is not exclusive to 2016-18 Manly supporters.......
Opinion: We need to talk about Ricky
ROAR - Kris Swales 07-08-2018
As we hurtle headlong towards the business end of the NRL season, coaches at the a--- end of the ladder are no doubt jumping at shadows, fearing ‘faceless men’ are set to strike.
It’s been a suspiciously quiet year on the ‘coach X has the full support of the board’ front, with a small but motley crew of contenders surfacing on the regular among pundits.
- Anthony Griffin, who’s been shown the door despite his Penrith Panthers spending the entirety of 2018 entrenched in the top eight, perhaps because they’re being ghost-coached by Phil Gould.
- Wayne Bennett, whose Brisbane Broncos are set for finals football again, despite disposing of their two best halfbacks and a trio of young forwards who’ve earned rep honours since 2015.
- Trent Barrett, whose Manly Sea Eagles habitually operate in an environment with the political stability of King’s Landing, so his appearance here should be no great surprise.
Assuming sanity is prevailing at other finals-bound clubs, that leaves seven additional also-rans for the vultures to start circling.
One man whose future is secure is Ivan Cleary, who only has to rock up to most NRL clubs’ front office clutching his son, Nathan, for the incumbent’s desk to be quietly packed into some archive boxes.
Less than 12 months past a shock grand final appearance, Paul Green has earned himself a rebuild once JT’s disappointing farewell tour shudders to a halt on the glitter strip. On a related note, Nathan Brown has a Kalyn Ponga-sized ‘get out of jail’ card if his open-ended Knights contract suddenly develops an end date.
Garth Brennan and Dean Pay both escape scrutiny as first-years, with Pay working minor miracles considering he inherited a salary cap mess, a largely NSW Cup standard squad, and a broken Kieran Foran.
As for Parra’s Brad Arthur, coaching a bunch of talented individuals who spend 80 minutes each week screaming blue murder at officials, opponents and each other is probably greater punishment than being sacked.
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https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/rug...eed-to-talk-about-ricky/ar-BBLAE1Y?li=AAgfYrC
Opinion: We need to talk about Ricky
ROAR - Kris Swales 07-08-2018
As we hurtle headlong towards the business end of the NRL season, coaches at the a--- end of the ladder are no doubt jumping at shadows, fearing ‘faceless men’ are set to strike.
It’s been a suspiciously quiet year on the ‘coach X has the full support of the board’ front, with a small but motley crew of contenders surfacing on the regular among pundits.
- Anthony Griffin, who’s been shown the door despite his Penrith Panthers spending the entirety of 2018 entrenched in the top eight, perhaps because they’re being ghost-coached by Phil Gould.
- Wayne Bennett, whose Brisbane Broncos are set for finals football again, despite disposing of their two best halfbacks and a trio of young forwards who’ve earned rep honours since 2015.
- Trent Barrett, whose Manly Sea Eagles habitually operate in an environment with the political stability of King’s Landing, so his appearance here should be no great surprise.
Assuming sanity is prevailing at other finals-bound clubs, that leaves seven additional also-rans for the vultures to start circling.
One man whose future is secure is Ivan Cleary, who only has to rock up to most NRL clubs’ front office clutching his son, Nathan, for the incumbent’s desk to be quietly packed into some archive boxes.
Less than 12 months past a shock grand final appearance, Paul Green has earned himself a rebuild once JT’s disappointing farewell tour shudders to a halt on the glitter strip. On a related note, Nathan Brown has a Kalyn Ponga-sized ‘get out of jail’ card if his open-ended Knights contract suddenly develops an end date.
Garth Brennan and Dean Pay both escape scrutiny as first-years, with Pay working minor miracles considering he inherited a salary cap mess, a largely NSW Cup standard squad, and a broken Kieran Foran.
As for Parra’s Brad Arthur, coaching a bunch of talented individuals who spend 80 minutes each week screaming blue murder at officials, opponents and each other is probably greater punishment than being sacked.
Continues at link:
https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/rug...eed-to-talk-about-ricky/ar-BBLAE1Y?li=AAgfYrC
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