Sea Eagles coach Anthony Seibold isn’t anxious in regards to the prospect of his gamers being lured to the Titans after former Manly coach Des Hasler was given the highest job on the Gold Coast beginning subsequent yr.
Hasler gained premierships with the Sea Eagles in 2008 and 2011 after which loved extra success in his second stint earlier than he was punted final yr after 4 seasons in cost, with Seibold coming in to interchange him.
There are fears the veteran coach might use his shut relationships with a number of the gamers to deliver them as much as Queensland, however Seibold is assured the membership has put issues in place to encourage Manly’s present crop of gamers to remain.
“Dessie is a great coach and I’m really happy for him, but I’m not going to talk about the speculation of us losing players,” he mentioned.
“We know the environment that we’ve created here at Manly, and I feel as though you’ve seen improvement in our group this year, and we’ll continue to get better.”
It appears like Seibold has had an early win, with Tolu Koula anticipated to signal a brand new deal after he was initially linked with a transfer to rugby union.
The speedster has had a quiet yr however is seen as probably the most thrilling outdoors backs within the recreation.
“I think it’s pretty close. I don’t think he’s actually put pen to paper, but my understanding is that it’s close,” Seibold mentioned.
“There are some good things happening in the background. The environment we’ve created here, guys can see a genuine vision for where we want to take the group. Tolu is a big part of that, so we’re hoping to have that finalised very soon.”
Seibold additionally paid tribute to Justin Holbrook after he was sacked by the Titans in a transfer that nobody noticed coming, together with Holbrook and Gold Coast senior adviser Mal Meninga.
The teaching fraternity all the time sticks stable when one among its brethren loses his job, and Seibold hopes the Holbrook news gives some perspective to the general public in regards to the toll this may have on somebody after he went via one thing comparable in 2020 when the Broncos sacked him halfway via the season.
“I’m not sure of the circumstances, but what I will say is that I worked with Justin back in 2015 with the Junior Kangaroos,” he mentioned.
“He was a great coach to work with and he obviously had success over with St Helens, so I’m sure he’ll get another role.
“It’s hard having gone through the experience I did at the Broncos, so I know what it feels like as far as things not working out the way you want them to, so you always feel for a coach.
“The reality of it is that it’s a game. The wellbeing of Justin and his family or any coach – you look at Anthony Griffin recently – is (paramount). You want to put some support around them, but we’ve also got to put some perspective as well.
“As long as things are communicated the right way and a coaching change happens, then that’s fine. But I just think it’s a game and we need to put things in perspective here.
“We’re not trying to save lives out here.
“We’re trying to provide opportunities for young men to achieve their goals, and we’re trying to provide the community, our supporters, members and sponsors who love our game with a release from their day-to-day grind every single week.”
Source: www.foxsports.com.au