Pre-Game Tigers v Manly [Round 14, 2022]

[BOZO]

In hindsight Des was made to look so good on his return because Barrett was that bad.

My biggest beef with Des is that we have terrible discipline and little imagination. And we are told he is a perfectionist and is the mad professor coming up with out of the box ideas.

The team plays nothing like it these days.

Des at his peak was Great as both player and coach

Great coaches are Great because they over achieve

and Des has not over achieved in his second coming

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

There’s some decent assistant coaches out there who’d give their left nut for a first grade gig with Manly.

But none with the Manly DNA.

But is that a necessity??

 

[Captain Moondog]

There’s some decent assistant coaches out there who’d give their left nut for a first grade gig with Manly.

But none with the Manly DNA.

But is that a necessity??

We haven't had much success with outsiders.

 

[Will on the hill]

There’s some decent assistant coaches out there who’d give their left nut for a first grade gig with Manly.

But none with the Manly DNA.

But is that a necessity??

If it is a necessity, that is a shortcoming of our club. The most successful coaches/clubs don't concern themselves with such archaic preconceptions.

 

[Eaglehauser]

If it is a necessity, that is a shortcoming of our club. The most successful coaches/clubs don't concern themselves with such archaic preconceptions.

Its called culture!

 

[Woodsie]

Its called culture!

No .. it's called in-breeding and the diminishing of the gene pool.

 

[Will on the hill]

Its called culture!

I'd prefer professionalism over culture. We have 2 players that remember the good ol' days and 1 of them is leaving next year.
Professionalism begets winning which begets culture.

 

[Eaglehauser]

No .. it's called in-breeding and the diminishing of the gene pool.

NO - its having an identity.

 

[Eaglehauser]

I'd prefer professionalism over culture. We have 2 players that remember the good ol' days and 1 of them is leaving next year.

Not about the number of players but what the club is made of and stands for. What you want is to be soulless.

 

[Sheikheagle]

We haven't had much success with outsiders.

Sharpie anyone

 

[Will on the hill]

Not about the number of players but what the club is made of and stands for. What you want is to be soulless.

I don't believe in souls and the existence and success of the Storm and the Roosters proves I'm right.

 

[Woodsie]

NO - its having an identity.

Fulton from Woolongong
Dessie from Penrith
Cliffy from Norths
Stewart's from Woolongong
DCE from Qld
Matai from NZ
Jamie Lyon from Parra
Paul Vautin from Qld
Ben Kennedy from Newcastle
Malcolm Reilly from England
Ray Branigan Souths
Etc
Etc
Etc

 

[Eaglehauser]

I don't believe in souls and the existence and success of the Storm and the Roosters proves I'm right.

LOL Bellamy built their culture and the Roosters bought theirs..

 

[Eaglehauser]

Fulton from Woolongong
Dessie from Penrith
Cliffy from Norths
Stewart's from Woolongong
DCE from Qld
Matai from NZ
Jamie Lyon from Parra
Paul Vautin from Qld
Ben Kennedy from Newcastle
Malcolm Reilly from England
Ray Branigan Souths
Etc
Etc
Etc

All bought into the Manly identity and left their own contribution to it and had others around them to show them the culture!

 

[Rafferty]

Sharpie anyone

Sharp, Barrett dreadful, but does that mean the next potential non Manly coach will be? No one knows, I don’t really care where our coach comes from as long as they bring results and improvement to our club.

 

[HK_Eagle]

NO - its having an identity.

Yep, loving our new identity as injury-prone yo-yo performers.

 

[ManlyTragic]

There’s some decent assistant coaches out there who’d give their left nut for a first grade gig with Manly.

But none with the Manly DNA.

But is that a necessity??

Ouch!

 

[The Wheel]

Player Media: Martin Tapau

Martin Taupau talks about his ‘try’ against the Warriors and the preparation for Sunday’s game against the Wests Tigers.

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[Eaglehauser]

Yep, loving our new identity as injury-prone yo-yo performers.

No different to you yo-yo supporters! even you all have stuck around identifying yourselves with the clubs culture and reason you still hang around.

We have had injury prone with in and out of form players throughout our history, nothing new about it.

 

[QueefRichards]

Dreading Des retiring to be honest

Does anyone remember how grim it was at the end of Barretts tenure... it felt like we were about one spoon away from getting relocated.

Agreed with several comments above...i don't care where the coaches come from but i dont know who would even be interested in coaching us if they didn't have a pre-existing connection with Manly. We are not a powerhouse club, several recent successes we have had in recruiting have been from individuals who are no longer with us (Bob Fulton) with seemingly no succession or process to replace their inputs.