True Tom with Toopi!! I reckon dats awesome dat he's back in da NRL hardout... Hell yeah bro i remember those length of da field tries he got when he was playin for da Warriors, him and Meli aye haha... Dat game when we scored 3 tries in 6 minutes haha too much!!

Toopi's with the Titans! if he has a good yr DAMN!! alotta ppl bagged him coz he ran hot & cold but when he was hot, he was a gamewinner! hu can forget those miracle last-minute-pull-a-rabbit-out-ur-ass-length-of-the-field-gamewinning trys he use to score??? I HAVEN'T!

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it'll be a good game against the titans!!

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I couldn't think of anyone better to take over the captaincy. Thought it was strange at first but seen things from their point of view and realise that it would be better to throw him in the deep end whilst he still has Pricey there to support him rather than wait til he retires before appointing a new captain. Mannering would be the obvious choice as he has represented both the Warriors and NZ well in his short career so far. Best of luck to him and the boys and hope they can end the year as good as they start.

lol shot Hood! Good luck to simon, i wish him & the boys all the best. if worse comes to worse Cleary will get his marching orders(ALL TOGETHER NOW! hit the road jack, & don't u come back no more no more no more no more... )
so sad, instead of sending Pricey off in style & the respect he deserves as a great Warrior captain, Theyre basically saying 'u aint the man' but i got a feeling Pricey's STILL gonna be the man & he will lead us to finals footy!

That'z exactly what i've been trying 2 say all along! This is what Cleary has 2 be aware of what if Simon doesnt cut up 2 be captain? What if Simon cant handle the captaincy role and the warriors bomb owt the whole 2010 season?? who do we balme then? Cleary or Mannering??

This is why Cleary has think hard and see other optionz and think abowt what he wants 4 da team b4 dropping an experienced captain than bringing a young gun who still in my opinion has a lot 2 learn 2 be a leader 4 da whole team..

This is the latest quote by Steve Price in a newspaper article:

Price said the Warriors could find themselves going backwards if the plan doesn't work."It's a big risk,'' Price said. "Hopefully it proves to be the right decision, but if it doesn't work things could be even worse."

"Where do we go from here if it doesn't work out? I've seen it happen before where a young guy is promoted before he's ready and it shatters their confidence. It's hard to come back from that. But Simon will have plenty of support and that's all we can do.''

Can kinda see why theyve chosen anew Captain, Although i rate price the best captain in the game, he was awesome.. Mannering tho ? Awesome player!! but lets hope he can step up to the captain role.. I bet Luck feels UnLucky... seeing he was made Vice Captain, Mm.. Cannot wait for the new season!! BRIIING ON 2010! OUR YEAR!

was reading that Scurrah has taken over C.E.O from Hart YAAAAY bout bloody time!
theres 2 guys hard done by, Pricey & Luck. Mannering now has to stand up & be the mouthpiece, a role week-in week-out hez not use to. Let's have a massive year boys!
maybe moimoi could be another target, as well as Mateo? after his comment about 'hayney taking all the money' Scurrah get ur chequebook ready!
& hardluck Kiwi's, great game & congrats to England for making the final

When you own a business franchise i.e Macdonalds, you put the best person in charge don't you. While you have the best person in charge, you then train another person in case a situation arises and you need them to take over.

That is what the Warriors should of done. I can see Price and Cleary parting like the red sea. I see their player-coach relationship deteriorating very quickly.

"Steve has done a terrific job for us as captain over the last five seasons but this is the right time for us to make a change while he is still very much a part of the action. He can be a real strength for Simon and the team.

I have extracted that from the left hand side of the fan page on what Cleary has said about Price.

This has just proven my point that Mannering should of been VC after Wiki retired so that he could learn from Price whilst he was the head of the team.

Ivan Cleary boy, you are under the hammer big time. I'm smiling at the moment because I can see Cleary leaving the post mid season.

I reckon you have some merit in your comment Tom. I agree to Hood like me. If Price was going to retire at seasons end, he would of resigned. Instead he has been sacked, which tells me, the Warriors coach is under huuuge pressure to come up big and has made a hasty decision.

I love Mannering, great player, but when you look at the Warriors performances this season, you can nearly say Price was the best of the lot. He is inspirational, is Mannering? Mannering is consistent and very talented, but his potential as a leader needs to be nutured, not thrusted upon.

I would of put Mannering as VC, when Wiki retired. This would of sort out the long term prospect, instead Cleary went with Luck, a veteran and an unlikely captain. This has proved that the coaching staff are under immense pressure and the heat is getting to them.

Mannering may be captain 2010, but you ask the Warriors faithful, they'll tell you who their captain is.

Clearly, you have got this wrong.

what i reckon happened coz its his last year, they prolly wanted Pricey to give up State of O & playing for the Kangaroos coz it takes him away from Warrior duties, but thats the reason he left the Doggies in the 1st place. maybe its in his contract, hu knows but it looks like this is the only thing they could do, demote him as punishment for not stepping down from rep duties. thats pretty sad & makes us just as bad as the aussies asking a player to put club before country. but i guess they both get what they want in the end. No matter what he'll always be a leader on the field & may even enjoy the game more!

Guys its just another example of Cleary not showing respect to guys that have earnt it/deserve it, the same way he did to Wiki when he dropped him his last year...Wiki never deserved that just as Pricey didnt deserve this but these guys show their class by taking it on the chin & being the bigger man. Cleary's a punk

i dunno i just think the way Cleary has gone abowt the situation is all wrong... i hope this aint Pricey's last year! He is one of the only few men in NRL 2day dat i respect due to the sportsmanship, love and dedication Pricey has for da NRL game.. Im also hoping that with this major switch in playerz that it dsnt overwhelm the team and have everyone saying in our faces "i told you so" by the warriors having an awful season and by changing captains ddnt make a difference... *sighz* datz just mah thorts on this unexpected off season drama!


Big upz Pricey!! We all support you and wateva you do keep doin wat you doin... No one plays NRL like u nemore and we have so much faith in you that you make us warriors supporterz proud...


NZ WARRIORZ 4 LYFE!

As soon as i herd da news this morning the 1st thing that came into my mind was WTF R U SERZ!!! 1st of all wat a great start to the Warriors season 4 2010!! when the warriors are having their 1st training session at the end of 2009, the best player in the NRL 2day by far and most def the best player 4 da warriors gets da news dat he is no longer going to be capatain of a team and sport he loves playing 4!

Im wit u im so fly i have no hate towards Mannering but what is Cleary thinkin that by changing the captain of the waariors team is going to make a difference how a team is going 2 perform next season?? The warriors officials have got it all wrong! They have "sacked" the wrong person and they should've sacked Cleary this year and lets have a new coach 4 2010! Take it Easy same here bro ive herd diff stories dat Pricey was sacked? other sources say he's supportive of Clearys decision and totally backs up Mannering 4 next season, so why all these diff stories 2 begin with??

Dats a rip off Pricey being dropped and being told in the FIRST WEEK OF TRAINING fah like he's the biggest warrior on the field no hating on mannering but i just think when you look @ Pricey and then @ Mannering they are two players that are similar but Pricey has far more international/state of origin experience also won more premierships considering mannering aint got one yet but yea watever PRICEY IS DA MANNNN BITCHESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've heard/read reports that say Price was stripped/sacked as captain. If that is true, that is absolutely ridiculous. It has been reported that Cleary made the decision, it will be a decision I think that will lead to a decision of Cleary being sacked mid season (Not based on this decision though).

He was captain of the year in 2007, and has been in the top three of props for the past 5 seasons, in which he has gone close to if not should of won the man of the match awards during Origin games.

Why can't Mannering be VC? If the Warriors were going to make this decision, why didn't they annoint Mannering as VC after Wiki left? Price's leadership is not the reason the Warriors struggled this season. Infact, they struggled big time without his leadership. I would of nurtured Mannering into the job, you don't make a good captain overnight which is on Mannering's side, but you don't strip a captaincy of a man who some believe is the best in the business.