Re: Sir Geoffrey of Tooveyshire : Fri Jan 20, 2017 4:09 pm  

Johnbulls wrote:

Thanks Geoff.Will see you next week when you get here.Safe flight over.All the best.

Re: Sir Geoffrey of Tooveyshire : Fri Jan 20, 2017 5:13 pm  

Wow, amazing appointment. NRL officiating turned him into the angriest looking coach ever...wonder what he'll make of Championship refs?

Re: Sir Geoffrey of Tooveyshire : Fri Jan 20, 2017 6:01 pm  

Bringing Beaver as his assistant?

Re: Sir Geoffrey of Tooveyshire : Fri Jan 20, 2017 6:15 pm  

Bets'y Bulls wrote:

Bringing Beaver as his assistant?

nah bring beaver as a player. even at 108yrs old, or whatever he is these days, he'd still rip it up in championship

Re: Sir Geoffrey of Tooveyshire : Fri Jan 20, 2017 6:41 pm  

mat wrote:

nah bring beaver as a player. even at 108yrs old, or whatever he is these days, he'd still rip it up in championship

That was one of my thoughts. Heath for a pack leader would be nice to reinforce the Manly connection

Re: Sir Geoffrey of Tooveyshire : Fri Jan 20, 2017 6:46 pm  

I predict that under Toovey we'll show more fight and an organized game plan than we did for big chunks of 2016. Really want to see a mean defence, the main disappointment for me under Rohan was that with his background as a defensive coach in the NRL, ours didn't show any consistent signs of improvement

Re: Sir Geoffrey of Tooveyshire : Fri Jan 20, 2017 6:49 pm  

Bets'y Bulls wrote:

Bringing Beaver as his assistant?

There was a healthy discussion of Beaver v Tooves amongst Manly fans in the time leading up to Toovey getting the gig. The general consensus (as I recall, at least) was that everyone liked Beaver. And that therefore he was completely unsuitable. They wanted an ex-player (as they always do), but above all they wanted a 2@. And frankly, so do I.

Re: Sir Geoffrey of Tooveyshire : Fri Jan 20, 2017 6:51 pm  

How long till he starts making an impact then? 3-4 games?

Re: Sir Geoffrey of Tooveyshire : Fri Jan 20, 2017 7:03 pm  

For what its worth in my opinion one of the Best coaches in the NRL.Best of luck for next season.

Re: Sir Geoffrey of Tooveyshire : Fri Jan 20, 2017 7:08 pm  

RickyF1 wrote:

How long till he starts making an impact then? 3-4 games?

Maybe 6-10. He needs to look at the remaining players, find their best position. Evaluate attitudes especially after the 'honeymoon' period is over. Also needs to see what they are like against varying levels of opposition. Hopefully after this, press on. Should stay up though.