It’s the left-field coaching appointment which shocked the NRL world and has left Manly fans pondering how a club icon was sacked and Anthony Seibold is set to be appointed to lead the Sea Eagles for the next three seasons.
So exactly how has Seibold - a highly intelligent bloke but also the first coach to land the Brisbane Broncos with a wooden spoon - been handed the keys to one of the NRL’s most political clubs?
It started a couple of months ago when new Manly CEO Tony Mestrov began looking at options for a succession plan about life after Des Hasler.