Mannering

[hitman51]

What a leader this guy has been since he became captain:roll: Seriously people the team lacks leadership when luck is not on the field. We need a knew captain that leads from the front what do you all think? or should i just shut the fk up an get over the last few weeks

 

[Fast Eddie]

The latter.

 

[hitman51]

carry on with the shit captain from my hometown then

 

[Philip_Smith007]

What options do we have with 80min players?

 

[Damarky]

I feel ya, I think he has been mud out in the centres had a better game against the storm in the second row. Missing tackles, falling over, lack of pace. Hell when he carts it up to is lucky to make 5 metres. Leadership you say well put it this way I am not sure he has been playing well enough to be picked each week. You cant just pick him cause hes captain right? :sarcasm: and if so what does he offer us as captain or a player at the mo???

 

[RHYTHM AND STEALTH]

What options do we have with 80min players?

Taylor

 

[Fast Eddie]

As the forumer Manu Vatuvei said the other week it's just a flavour of the month thing to hate on Mannering atm. He has been forced to play out of position for most of the season and the last couple of weeks has played quite well, there's a lot worst performances being put in by other players.

 

[The European Polynesian]

Calling someone out on their captaincy is f**king geniused, we have no idea what goes on behind the scenes.

 

[devoid]

Mannering is a monster IMO - I don't get any hate against the guy. We struggle for consistent direction from our play makers, and the ruck, not from a lack of energy or want.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

As the forumer Manu Vatuvei said the other week it's just a flavour of the month thing to hate on Mannering atm. He has been forced to play out of position for most of the season and the last couple of weeks has played quite well, there's a lot worst performances being put in by other players.

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Noticed it on other forums too. It was bound to happen with the usual fan punching bag (Ropati) out for the season. Needed to find another target and Mannering is it.

I've never understood the whole captaincy thing. More importantly I've never understood how someone watching on TV or in the crowd really has the slightest clue about how a player is leading, especially when so much of what leadership is revolves around what a captain does off field and during training.

If he wasn't captain I doubt Mannering would be such an easy target.

 

[Meth]

Calling someone out on their captaincy is f**king geniused, we have no idea what goes on behind the scenes.

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I guess captains, and coaches, win favor by results though

 

[Mr Angry]

have to disagree, the coach can be judged on selection, winning does help. As for captain, can be judged on losses, whether they give up.

I do not recall the warriors having 50 put on them.

 

[Meth]

have to disagree, the coach can be judged on selection, winning does help. As for captain, can be judged on losses, whether they give up.

Yeah fair point.

However, my point still stands- the best way for club leadership to answer and blunt criticism is to win football games. i

 

[VodafoneWarriors1995]

What options do we have with 80min players?

For next year, what about Nathan Friend?

 

[hitman82]

I don't know what goes on behind the scenes... but what I'd like is for Mannering to lead by example. He needs to clean his game up. Against the Storm his penalties and errors, while not massive in quantity, were soft and extremely costly. Similar against the Cowboys.
When I criticise him it's as a player, who is our captain, who should be leading the way not contributing to the rot.
When I look at other team's captains I see inspirational leaders and smart talkers - I don't see that from Mannering this season.

I'd kill to have Gallen captaining our team. Mind you who wouldn't.

 

[Jesbass]

I don't know what goes on behind the scenes... but what I'd like is for Mannering to lead by example. He needs to clean his game up. Against the Storm his penalties and errors, while not massive in quantity, were soft and extremely costly. Similar against the Cowboys.
When I criticise him it's as a player, who is our captain, who should be leading the way not contributing to the rot.
When I look at other team's captains I see inspirational leaders and smart talkers - I don't see that from Mannering this season.

I'd kill to have Gallen captaining our team. Mind you who wouldn't.

I'm honestly not trying to be funny, but...you don't happen to be hitman51's son, do you?

 

[hitman82]

I'm honestly not trying to be funny, but...you don't happen to be hitman51's son, do you?

Nope, ninjas killed my family.

 

[Jesbass]

Nope, ninjas killed my family.

Haha, fair enough. Damn ninjas. There ought to be a law against them. Or we can fight them off like this: :crazy:

But hitman51 and hitman82 are just uncannily similar usernames. :shock:

 

[hitman82]

Haha they certainly are similar. Hopefully he can take the heat for some of my angry rantings! I chose mine via my birth year, and as a tribute to Matt Rua, who I was a huge fan of.

 

[Jesbass]

Haha they certainly are similar. Hopefully he can take the heat for some of my angry rantings! I chose mine via my birth year, and as a tribute to Matt Rua, who I was a huge fan of.

Yeah, I figured it was birth year, so I wondered if he'd done the same - hence the father/son query.

Anyway...how about that Manenring fella, hmm? :sarcasm: