Regarding this situation. Well seriously I'm finally very happy. Happy with today's decision to sack Dessie and promote Geoff Toovey to full time coach, Now Manly can move on from this crap and consolidate their position as an NRL leader. With Des at the helm under this kind of controversy, the season for the Sea Eagles would have become a circus... it's already a shambles and that is the fault of the board. It's time to right the ship and today is the beginning.
No matter what your thoughts are, the handwriting on the wall says that Kelly Egan, Noel Cleal, Dave Warwick & Jess Ivers all are now coincidently going or gone to the Bulldogs from Manly in either administration or player development roles. Personally it's a great shame because I was a big fan of Kelly, Dave and Jess especially but that is beside the point.
One switching is coincidence, cool, but four of them switching over to sandy shores of Lakemba... and now suggestions that Foran will be brought over by Des to Canterbury, all while Dessie was still set down to be the Manly coach in 2012? It reads as unethical, it sounds dodgy, and also appears that Manly had a good case to end their terms with Des "the supercoach" Hasler. I've had a great time with Des, I think he is truly the best of the current coaches going around. And I'm sad it ended this way, but once Hasler pulled the trigger he created a difficult and almost unworkable situation, and that's the bottom line.
Bye Bye Des, I am a proud Manly Man, You are now part of our history, grateful, so very grateful as I am for the success, it is time for everyone to look to the future. It's time this sideshow was put to bed, not only for Manly but for the good of Jim Dymock and the good of the game as a code. It is time for the era of Geoff Toovey. Best of luck to everyone.
