StuBoot
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And so he bloody should!Even the Prime Minister gets paid less than what Schuster is on
And so he bloody should!Even the Prime Minister gets paid less than what Schuster is on
Maybe that comes down to Seibold and his coaching/man management traitsYeah, that's my point mate, why oh why can't we just make it work here? Pay a PT full time to be his motivator, dietician and exercise commander if we have to. GIVE him special treatment if he needs it, it'll be worth it, I just know.
I think the club wanted to move on from the Fainu family fiasco and move on from Tartak's grip on the Manly club.The frustrating thing for me, is Zac Lomax (an absolute baller), was released from a huge contract by The Dragons, who will be paying 0 freight. How were they able to negotiate that? Why are we releasing players like AFB (without compensation)? Why are we releasing players like Sam Fainu (the exact type of forward we are lacking and need) & Latu Fainu (and getting 0 compensation).
Not sure you watched NSW Cup the other week, but did you see Tuitavake, but more importantly Fifita? He was the best forward on the field by some (and again, we received 0 compensation) - actually, Aaron Woods (who was more of a salary cap dump in my opinion - often happens in the NHL).
Our recruitment / retention is so damned frustrating. We NEED a marquee signing to show the league world we are serious again. I get Brooks has been great (literally amazing tbh). But he was at a cross-roads in his career, with The Tigers low-balling him a contract, then demanding he decide by a certain date.
We have the 4th worst defense in the entire NRL (only Titans, Rabbits, Eels worse than us). We are VERY slow, heavy, immobile around our middles. There was a time last weekend we had Woods, Jake & Lodge on. That's not indicative of a fast moving, explosive and mobile pack. Imagine then adding Schuster to that - last season, when he made a break, he couldn't run 40 metres.
I'm trying my best to frame things with a green border. But jeez, we need some young, fresh, explosive bulls either coming through, or brought in. Show not only the league world, but the existing players we are serious about winning a premiership.
Maybe another coach can get the best out of him ?Maybe that comes down to Seibold and his coaching/man management traits
May not possess the qualities that say a Wayne Bennett type does to connect with all types of personalities
I'm no fan of Albo but he is in better shape to play on an edge in a first grade rugby league game than Schu. And he hasn't stolen 400k off so far this year. Nor does he plan to thieve another 600k off us over the next three years.And so he bloody should!
Blind Freddy can see there is mental health issues. That is why it was consolation between club, manager, nrl & player union.
I might be wrong, and have no evidences but a gut feeling is his manager could have done more over the last couple of years
My bad, I counted wrongHe died 1992, they went from Premiers in 1991 to 9th in 1992 then 12th the following year, and MG went from being one of the most feared forwards in the game to playing for the Umina Bunnies
Yep my bad...I counted wrongThey won the Premiership in 1991. Ben Alexander died June 1992.
Broncos won in 1992
that was before Ben died i thinkThey won the minor prem and premiership the year Ben died.
Ryan would that letter have gone to Greenburg or one of his goon's ?I mean, there's a LOT more to unpack than just "that" when it comes to people's personal situation's, personalities, motivation's, mental health, families / friends etc @BOZO
Mental health is a key driver in all these aspects, and mental health can also be affected by so much.
He's a human being mate, as well as a footy player is what I'm saying. Get the off field stuff right, that's actually a whole lot of the work done there, mate. I just hope, we dotted all our i's and crossed all our t's here, because when it comes to this off field stuff, I lack a lot of faith in our club.
For example (and this is one of many I have):
Manly stated they wanted Steve Matai to be medically retired & weren't happy about the process with the NRL. I wrote a very long complaint to the NRL about it, and they wrote back to me saying Manly hadn't even put in a submission / request (or had been contacted by the club about it), and that if they did, it would be considered.
Anyways, just my thought's.
Ryan would that letter have gone to Greenburg or one of his goon's ?
I suspect so ,then what was sent back to you was probably BS .As we know Greenburg's hatred for Manly had no limits ,and lying to a Manly punter would have been water off a ducks back .
As for Schu I'm gutted we couldn't make it work with him despite the effort put in.
I hope he finds his true self and revives his career ,maybe in England and them maybe he comes back and says "Manly thanks for supporting me back then, I'm back from the UK after a few successful seasons and i'm ready to rumble and ready to realise my true potential and calling and play for Manly and win a premiership " Highly optimistic I know ,but I'm an optimist .
In regards to his penchant for drive thru bad habits are easy to form but hard to live with ,good habits are hard to form but easy to live with. Until the pain of remaining the same is greater than the pain of change he will stay the same ,the Schu needs to figure out what those thresholds are and get on with it.
Anyways good job Manly on the weekend and lets hope a fully stacked fire breathing pack smashes the likes of Paulo and Gillard and our backs run amok !!!
Yeah, that's my point mate, why oh why can't we just make it work here? Pay a PT full time to be his motivator, dietician and exercise commander if we have to. GIVE him special treatment if he needs it, it'll be worth it, I just know.
I mean , my opinion and reality are generally two polar opposites, so probably doesn't matter what I think 😉You don't think that the club has done its level best to get him fit and firing to play first grade over the past 4.5 years?
He took 400+ million off the taxpayers chasing some ideology, and forever glory, when the voting majority were telling him to shove it long before it was decided..I'm no fan of Albo but he is in better shape to play on an edge in a first grade rugby league game than Schu. And he hasn't stolen 400k off so far this year. Nor does he plan to thieve another 600k off us over the next three years.
Team | P | W | D | L | PD | Pts | |
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1 | Bulldogs | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 8 |
2 | Sea Eagles | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 6 |
3 | Broncos | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 6 |
4 | Storm | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 6 |
5 | Titans | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 |
6 | Warriors | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
7 | Rabbitohs | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 6 |
8 | Knights | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 6 |
9 | Tigers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 4 |
10 | Sharks | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 4 |
11 | Dragons | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
12 | Raiders | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 4 |
13 | Panthers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -16 | 2 |
14 | Cowboys | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -54 | 2 |
15 | Roosters | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -56 | 2 |
16 | Dolphins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -36 | 0 |
17 | Eels | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -86 | 0 |