is our biggest rival for the comp about to implode

[Johnny.]

We will need a new 5/8th soon as Maloney will eventually be the first half to retire out of our current halves combo. Pearce and Foran have been good mates for a while so it could be a possibility.

Then picking up a back who kicks goals at 85-90% would be a good idea.

[Johnny Tobin]

They have had boardroom dramas for years. Hard to feel sorry for them though when you consider what they did to Norths.

Their main problem is that four players think they run the place - Stewarts, Watmough and Foran. Actually, to date they more or less have run the place with some input from Tooves.

This is a major power struggle that has been some time coming.

The players will probably win because Peter Peters is in love with the Stewarts and that means the majority Penn's are with them.

However, there is a movement to let the three troublemakers, incl Glenn Stewart, go (leaving Foran posted).

It really has been unacceptable how DCE has been treated by the other players. The hypocrite Watmough on almost $1m next year complaining about how they all took pay cuts to stay together and DCE won't. Trying to make him a scapegoat for all this bullshit is totally disgraceful.

I won't be surrpised if DCE leaves the place and it may even be a choice between him and them. If he does leave they will really hit the skids for the next few years at least.

So to answer the original question.

They will implode but I don't think it will affect their on-field performance this season.

And I would not be surprised at all if Stewart ends up at the Dogs.

[Darkone]

Then picking up a back who kicks goals at 85-90% would be a good idea.

The Hastings Cornish combo is nicely on the simmer

[Jacks Fur Coat]

The Hastings Cornish combo is nicely on the simmer

That's the right line of thinking Dark One...we've got to let the talent rise and stop trying to ice the big signing.

Look at Luke brooks, Ben hunt, like Keary etc...DCE before them....it can work even in the halves.

[Guest]

The Hastings Cornish combo is nicely on the simmer

And young Lamb.

[Kingsgrove-Loiner]

And young Lamb.

Larry?

[elo]

Larry?

No, Legof.

[Guest]

The bastards always survive hence never getting the wooden spoon in their history this will only make them more determined.

[Guest]

Unfortunately the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are like cockroaches and always survive the hardships they endure. They have been rather shambolic at the board room level for a number of years but coincidentally that was one of if not their most successful period of football ever. I think that the only way Manly could implode is if the players began to form factions within each other as we saw the Wests Tigers do a few years ago because from their outside looking in the playing group is very tight knit and held together and responds accordingly as one when adversity strikes the club.

If Des Hasler's departure could not break their team apart it would take something very significant to do so and maybe a key personality of the squad such as Brett "Snake" Stewart leaving could be the catalyst.

[Waylander]

I was under the impression that Stewart (or anyone currently under contract) couldn't sign anything until the October deadline passes?

[novice chook]

I was under the impression that Stewart (or anyone currently under contract) couldn't sign anything until the October deadline passes?

That's for 2016. You could sign elsewhere for next season (2015) any time throughout the year if you were off contract at the end of 2014 but you had until Round 13 to reneg.

NC

[stephenj]

I find it very hard nigh impossoible to feel any sympathy for manly! just want our junior back in rwb and foran would be nice playing for wyong till bbq retires?

[Waylander]

That's for 2016. You could sign elsewhere for next season (2015) any time throughout the year if you were off contract at the end of 2014 but you had until Round 13 to reneg.

NC

Exactly. Stewart is under contract for next year. So is Watmough and Matai.

[roosterproud]

media beat up.

news ltd must be a bit board, or trying to deflect shitface bennets and the drongos contract and the ill fated dismissal of the existing coach griffin............smoke n mirrors

[fletch]

found it interesting that Foran came out today and confirmed there are quite a few unhappy players in the camp.

from the outside some of the pressure would be taken off if they just let Matai take up that ridiculous offer from the Warriors.