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Des Hasler could sue the Manly Sea Eagles over the Pride jersey fiasco as the club appears to be replacing the tough club with the coach who dragged the Broncos to the bottom of the NRL ladder
- The Manly coach is considering legal action after not agreeing to the jersey
- The club is looking for a succession plan to appoint a new coach
- Owner Scott Penn wants former Broncos coach Anthony Siebold on the books
- But Hasler wants another year and Josh Hannay has anointed his successor
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The drama caused by the Pride jersey at Manly could well spill over into 2023 with the understaffed club looking to replace Des Hasler with former Broncos coach Anthony Siebold.
Hasler is exploring his legal options over what looks like a messy and protracted separation from the NRL club on the Northern Beaches after the Pride jersey split the squad and cost the Sea Eagles a chance at the final.
Hasler would have earned a contract extension had Manly made it to the top six, but the club completely imploded after the Pride round against the Sydney Roosters.
The club lost six games in a row and tumbled out of the top eight and finals.
Hasler was a supporter of the Pride jersey at the time, but was not asked for permission or permission for his players to wear it.
He is considering legal action after Josh Aloiai, Jason Saab, Christian Tuipulotu, Josh Schuster, Haumole Olakau’atu, Tolutau Koula and Toafofoa Sipley all withdrew from the Pride round and repeated reports of a break in the playgroup.
Substitute players show off the Pride jersey they wore against the Sydney Roosters
Protesters at the Pride Round game supported the players leaning over the jersey
Whatever happens, Hasler’s days at the club are numbered.
Chairman and owner Scott Penn plans to parachute Siebold into the club in 2023 and take over the position of head coach in 2024.
Siebold infamously sent the Brisbane Broncos to their very first wooden spoon before being fired for just two years on a lucrative five-year deal.
He lives on Sydney’s Northern Beaches near Manly’s 4 Pines Park home base and has worked with lead actors Daly Cherry Evans and Trbojevic’s brother in the past.
Hasler himself wants a different succession plan.
He wants a 12-month contract extension to look out for the 2024 season before being replaced by former Cronulla and interim North Queensland coach Josh Hannay.
Siebold left Brisbane in disgrace but could be given a chance to revive his NRL career
Penn said a succession plan was essential to get the club back on track and competing for premierships.
“Obviously we need the football department we want before 2023 and beyond and we’re working on that. We’re looking for a clear succession plan,” Penn told the United States Daily Telegram.
“The reality is that we need to make some changes and we’re going through a process with Des. It is clear that we expect to make it to the final next year. We definitely have a team vying for the premiership and we want them to be rewarded for their efforts.
Hasler wants Hannay to be his successor after a stay in North Queensland and Cronulla
“We tell Des what we’re looking for. It’s a process and it’s give and take. He might decide he doesn’t want to. That’s a possibility.
“The most important thing is that we have a succession plan for the future. That’s what we’re doing. Who could that be or possibly a few people?’