Eels fume at mangled door in Manly dressing room

[Foordy]

Speaking out ... Manly Sea Eagles media manager Peter Peters. Picture: Brad Hunter Source: The Daily Telegraph

FRUSTRATED Manly officials will this week cop a hefty repair bill from Parramatta Stadium Trust, which was yesterday shocked to discover a wooden door ripped completely from its hinges inside the away team dressingroom.

Sport Confidential can reveal the heavy door was left dumped against its frame after furious Manly players and coaching staff stormed from Parramatta following their controversial 24-20 loss to the Eels on Sunday.

Stadium spokesman Luke Coleman last night confirmed a damage bill was being prepared for Sea Eagles accountants.

"I went into the away dressingrooms late [yesterday] morning to check everything was OK and found an internal door had been ripped off," Coleman said.

"There was three hinges holding it on to the frame, and all three were gone. It was obviously intentional and we'll be sending Manly a bill."

But veteran Manly media man Peter Peters was boxing clever when we contacted him for a response last night.

"I heard a huge gust of wind and then the sound of a door slamming and coming off at half time," Peters said.

"It must have been the same gust of wind that made the air-conditioning not work in our rooms. There must be some sort of maintenance problem there.

"We're doing work on the dressingrooms at Brookvale now, but we might slow it down on the away sheds for the return clash with Parramatta [in Round 10]."

The incident evoked memories of the colourful aftermath of a Cronulla-Parramatta clash in 2007, when livid Sharks coach Ricky Stuart punched a hole in the visitors' coaching box.

Then-Sharks skipper Paul Gallen offered to have a friend fix the damage, but we reckon Manly would be within their rights to flick the bill on to the NRL thanks to the appalling officialdom that cost them a certain victory.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl ... 5844030603

[icon_lol1. they got a bit upset after letting a 20 point half time lead slip away to lose the match [icon_lol1.

 

[Coxy]

"I heard a huge gust of wind and then the sound of a door slamming and coming off at half time," Peters said.

"It must have been the same gust of wind that made the air-conditioning not work in our rooms. There must be some sort of maintenance problem there.

BEST. COMEBACK. EVER!!! I LOLZ'd!

Seriously though, just pay the bill Manly.
And then make sure the air conditioning is on SERIOUSLY SERIOUSLY cold or SERIOUSLY SERIOUSLY hot when Parra play there in round 10, and take all he hinges off all the locker doors :P

 

[Kimlo]

His reply is bloody gold! LOL!
Slow down maintenance for round 10 hahahahahah

 

[Nashy]

I hate Manly.

But that was epic win.

 

[mick]

Sensational. Parra should give them a discount on the back of that reply alone!

If he was a little smarter, however, surely he could've found a way to work in the gust of wind blowing passes forward...

 

[Professor47]

Gold.

Child play from Manly though - sour grapes much?

Petty but poor form.

 

[Coxy]

I'm sure they don't deny kicking a door in is poor form. They wouldn't want someone to do that at Brookvale.

But fair enough they get a swipe in about the air conditioning "not working" in their change rooms on a hot Sunday afternoon too.

 

[Charmamba]

Its just a door, Bunnings $50

 

[Coxy]

Its just a door, Bunnings $50

And requiring know how to put it back on the hinges....know how is non existent in the Parramatta area.

 

[Charmamba]

Ah good point.

 

[mick]

Its just a door, Bunnings $50

And requiring know how to put it back on the hinges....know how is non existent in the Parramatta area.

I'd normally agree, but they do have the know-how in this area, along with general labouring tasks. Now, spelling "door", that's another matter. [icon_lol1.

 

[Hatchy]

10/10 for the comeback. But pretty poor on manlys behalf

 

[Twiztid]

The Daily Telegraph have footage on their website of the door coming off. Seriously, Parramatta should get a better handyman as that was a terrible job of keeping that door on the wall and was probably only a matter of time.

http://player.video.news.com.au/dailyte ... 7iR6rdZ6jE

 

[The Brizz]

Would have been funny as if it landed on Jamie Lyon's head!

 

[ddd]

Its just a door, Bunnings $50

Who here knows manly's finacial state, perhaps $50 is their tipping point? All their lost money covering barristers and lawyers for steward and not having any sponsors lefts after watmough spends all his time punching them and not eating a piece of pizza....