Sign up now!!!<\/a><\/p>\nBrad Arthur has been linked to the Manly job.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
Anasta questioned what the delay is if Foran is the best available candidate. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s crazy and I think the fans would be happy if they signed him, to be honest,\u201d Anasta said. \u201cAnd just quickly, if it\u2019s not him, who is it?\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cWell, I mean, obviously, the names we talked about before, Matt Ballin, is obviously the one,\u201d Read said. <\/p>\n
\u201cBrad Arthur is another one. He\u2019s got until June 30, to determine his future over there at Leeds.\u201d <\/p>\n
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\u201cCould Brad Arthur have done what Kieran\u2019s done?\u201d Anasta interjected. <\/p>\n
Ritchie warned if Manly don\u2019t snap up Foran, they risk struggling clubs getting in first. <\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think so and I think Kieran\u2019s the man, they should sign him up now,\u201d Ritchie said. \u201cWhat happens if the Dragons knock on Kieran\u2019s door tomorrow and say, if you\u2019re not being re-signed, can we have a chat to you?\u201d <\/p>\n
Broncos assistant Matt Ballin was in the frame to coach Manly.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
However, Anasta feels Manly know Foran covets the Sea Eagles job and have time on their side to make the right call. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s where they Manly can use it to their advantage, because they know he\u2019s loyal,\u201d Anasta said. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey know he wants that job, and he\u2019s not going to go. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s in one-out-one-back with this job, and the players want him, and he wants it and as much as they can delay it longer, but I just can\u2019t see it falling any other way. I mean, he\u2019d have to have a disaster over the next two months.\u201d <\/p>\n
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Ritchie marvelled at Manly\u2019s turnaround from battlers to a genuine threat for the top four and the title in such a short space of time. <\/p>\n
\u201cTo what do we put Manly now in the pecking order for a premiership?\u201d Ritchie said. <\/p>\n
\u201cI mean, clearly, they\u2019re on the second tier, but are they now in that area where we can discuss them legitimately as being a side that can really push hard for a top four?\u201d <\/p>\n
Tallis feels Manly are a finals team and are knocking on the door of the top four. <\/p>\n
\u201cI think if they get it right with the whole squad, I think they\u2019re a top eight side and I tell you what, you wouldn\u2019t like to play them,\u201d Tallis said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Questions are being asked why Manly have not signed Kieran Foran as their head coach after the interim…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":648952,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[7189,64,63,232600,314027,118613,28814,28957,314028,5330,214167,4590,4484,314029,108963,4601,4746,50875,761,762,158,41561,68999,85,314026],"class_list":["post-648951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-adam-obrien","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-brad-arthur","tag-broncos-assistant","tag-broncos-legend","tag-dean-ritchie","tag-finals-team","tag-genuine-premiership-smokeys","tag-head-coach","tag-interim-boss","tag-joey-walsh","tag-kieran-foran","tag-manage-joey","tag-manly-board","tag-manly-sea-eagles","tag-mark-st-john","tag-matt-ballin","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-rival-clubs-circle","tag-rivals-circle","tag-sports","tag-struggling-clubs-getting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=648951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/648952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=648951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=648951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=648951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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