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Message: [QUOTE="Tunza's Chin, post: 2867599, member: 8986"] I think it's more a case of buying that premiership window open a little longer, which of course comes back to bite you down the road and a clean out is the only real option. Funnily enough, had Des got his chocolates in 12 or 14 I am sure he may have moved on again and the media would be asking if he's the next Jack Gibson. I actually don't think Des's coaching style is overly different to Bennett's, the difference is his roster management. The media has been obsessed with the 'attacking shackles' Des has on his team, but really I think he's always coached a simplistic safe style, built on solid defence and getting the players into position that they can use their natural attacking instincts. Like Bennett, man management is a strength; I don't recall hearing much out of Manly re the ego's / divisions in the team until he left, and say what you will about the dogs for the last 18 months, but until a couple of weeks ago their defence could not be questiones. That's the sign of a team playing for the coach more so than any other in my opinion. It looks like he just lucked out into having the cattle for that game plan to work at Manly, whereas his weaknesses in recruitment etc have come to the fore at the Doggies. I personally haven't been a fan of American style set ups with a general manager above the coach coming into the NRL, but I actually think Des would be great under that style system with someone of similar recruitment nouse as Bellamy or Bennett or Millward advice him. [/QUOTE]

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