Manly Sea Eagles’ 10-year plan to keep Daly Cherry-Evans and Kieran Foran
DEAN RITCHIE
The Daily Telegraph
March 02, 2015 12:00AM
MANLY have unveiled a detailed 10-year plan they hope will entice Kieran Foran and Daly Cherry-Evans to remain at Brookvale long-term.
Sea Eagles chairman Scott Penn said the plan would ensure his club becomes “the best in the world.”
Manly are still hoping to re-sign Foran and Cherry-Evans, even though the odds are lengthening.
Penn though hopes a robust and strong plan over the next decade will prompt the pair to remain at Brookvale.
“This is our action plan,” Penn told The Daily Telegraph. “We aren’t talking about this, we are doing it.
“We want Kieran and Daly to get excited about our future and where we are going and we want them to buy into our thinking. We’ve told them where we are heading but this is showing them where we are heading. We will bring it to life.
“This is about making Manly the best rugby league club in the world. This about painting the picture of where we are going.”
Penn’s plan involves offering a strong front office, increasing resources for players and building a new Brookvale Oval.
In an impressive presentation, Penn said: “We are now in the process of building the pillars of our new 10-year plan under consolidated ownership. We have a very exciting future ahead of us.
“The first pillar is getting our house in order. We have Joe Kelly on board as CEO and has a very talented 2IC with Neil Bare as CFO. We have two new executives coming on board over the coming weeks, Paul Grazanka as GM Consumer and Marketing and Luke Byrne as GM Corporate. These four executives led by Joe are in my opinion the best off-field team in the NRL.
“Our second pillar is to continue to invest in our football department to make sure we have the best resources available for Geoff (Toovey) and the coaching staff. We have added additional resources this year and will continue to look at new ways of improving our team in the future. We will be investing in a new training facility to ensure we have world class sports science and rehab facilities that befit a modern professional sporting organisation.
“Our third pillar is our playing venue. We need a new stadium at Brookvale Oval. No is not an option and we are working closely with Warringah Council and the State Government to find a solution to give us a stadium we require to compete at an elite level.
“The type of stadium we would like to see at Brookie is a world class, modern stadium with 23,000 seats including wifi, commercial retail outlets and restaurant quality food. We will also ensure there are a number of community facilities to ensure we deliver on our fourth pillar which is giving back to the community.”
Meanwhile, Foran may not decide his future this week. He has spoken to the club about where he thinks the systems could be improved.
Manly know Parramatta are favourites for Foran but remain hopeful.
MANLY’S 10-YEAR PLAN
* Restructure and strengthen front office
* Increase resources for NRL side
* Upgrade or rebuild Brookvale Oval
* Improve community relations
