My personal take on the whole thing is..
Things change in life and there is nothing you can do about it, Des is and will always be a club legend for what he has done for the eagles. I believe that Ego's on both sides of the fence have got in the way here and the end result is a nothing less than a disaster.
BUT.. as I said thing change, who would have thought that Bennett would have ever left Brisbane, but he didn't like the direction of the board at that time and left for a new challenge, Des has done the same thing, Gotta respect a man who stands by his convictions.
We have had an amazing 5 years as a supporters group 3 GF's and 2 Premierships a WCC, and arguably the best side over the last 5 years, Had out time at the top, and we may have to have a down period for a while. For the great ride I have had this year I would thank Hasler tomorrow given the chance.
Hopefully Penn keeps true to his word and the current Adminstration structure gets a much needed overhaul, maybe just maybe Des's devistating decision may end up with a silver lining.
If they can come to terms with appointing Toovey as Haslers replacement, they may win back some needed trust from the player group and keep most of the current squad, if Tooves end up as a good coach, and given he had a great footy brain and was a natural leader there is every chance he will be a good coach, he has also had 5 years under Des as an assistant which will help.
It could be a lean couple of years as we rebuild our football support stucture, but one thing is for certain this very proud club will rise again whether it be 2 years or 5 years they will be up there again.....
And for all the people on here sticking the boot into the eagles and there supporters, have a little look at the last 5 years of your club, and tell me if you would swap it for the 5 years that we have just enjoyed????
Thanks Dessie & Go the EAGLES!!!!!!! for now and forever
