Daly Cherry-Evans was kind of but not really a Titan!

[teke]

We got a class centre in the making.. Hoffman.

I know most would rather see him at fullback, but to me I'd prefer see him utilise his speed and defense out wide.

Hoffman is playing like an old man, his injuries are catching up on him fast. He is very slow and it wasn't until he came here that i see what the Broncos saw.

[DIEHARD]

Diligent in-demand halfback Daly Cherry-Evans sizes up Gold Coast lifestyle and options
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au

DALY Cherry-Evans has sought assurances over the Titans’ financial health and local schools in the latest sign the Maroons ace is considering a move to the Gold Coast.

A series of statements by Cherry-Evans and his wife Vessa at a two-hour meeting on Monday suggests the couple are serious about starting a new chapter on the holiday strip.

As part of their due diligence, Cherry-Evans and Vessa on Monday attended the Frizelle Motor Group at Southport, the business office of Titans chairwoman Rebecca Frizelle.

Also present at the meeting were Titans co-owner Darryl Kelly, Cherry-Evans’ manager Chris Orr and Gold Coast coach Neil Henry.

Cherry-Evans told the gathering that while he is forensically assessing the prospective merits of three NRL suitors, he is determined to sort out his future as soon as possible.

The Titans have tabled a three-year offer worth $1m a season, but Cherry-Evans was equally concerned about the future of a club that battled a $25m debt crisis three years ago.

The Manly playmaker listened intently as Kelly quelled fears about the club’s bottom line, outlining his blueprint for the Titans.

Vessa, who gave birth to the couple’s second child last year, asked Titans powerbrokers about schooling options in the Gold Coast area.
The Sea Eagles remain favourites to retain Cherry-Evans, but the Gold Coast are hoping the meeting bolstered the halfback’s faith in the Titans brand.

“We’re waiting for him to make his decision now,” Titans boss Graham Annesley said.

“He’s a superstar, we’re very interested in him and he knows that, but the decision is ultimately his.

“I don’t know what anyone else is offering but, yes, we have tabled an offer and the ball is in his court now.”

Broncos halfback Ben Hunt, who spent time with Cherry-Evans in Queensland Origin camp last year and played alongside him in the end-of-season Four Nations, backed the Titans’ pursuit of the 25-year-old.

“Daly would be great for the Titans,” Hunt said.

“Being a Queensland boy he would enjoy his time in the Sunshine State.

“The Titans would be a great place for him. Wherever he goes he will play good football, but if the Titans get players around him he can help rebuild the club.”

Titans skipper Nate Myles has even offered to help Cherry-Evans find a new house as the Maroons schemer confronts the biggest decision of his career.

“I have been volunteering to do open-house inspections for him to try and ease the move here for him,” Myles said.

“What he can bring to any club I think is fantastic, (such as) his experience as a halfback. His actions do all the talking.

“He is a fantastic player and a really good fella, so if his choice is to come here we’d be blessed to have him.
“If he wanted to chat about anything, I’d be happy to talk to him.

“For Daly, the decision has to be about him and his family.

“It’s not about what we want, it has to line up for him. A lot of people probably forget Daly is not as young as he looks.”

[Show and Go]

The Titans give DCE the opportunity to make a club. To take a club from being irrelevant to being a team that wins Premierships. If he comes he will own this city. He will be big. He will be everything. Players will move to the GC to play by his side. He is so good we need to sign him.

[matti]

^^ just had a orgasm

[beeps]

I'm trying not to get my hopes up after missing out on G.I. and Cronk

but it hasn't stopped me checking this forum looking for a " DCE Signs 4 Year Deal with the Titans " topic

[Hail Sezer]

Via Grill Team's twitter..

@MyMateDobbo says recent DCE visit to @GCTitans is a "smokescreen" & he won't be leaving @SeaEagles but don't rule out @Cronulla_Sharks

Ben Dobbin has been writing us off this entire time. Hope he's just guessing.

[Titan4Life]

Crisis club Gold Goast Titans struggling to keep bid for Manly’s Daly Cherry-Evans alive
DAVID RICCIO THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
FEBRUARY 21, 2015 11:00PM SHARE

THE Gold Coast Titans have just seven days to overcome the cocaine crisis which has engulfed the club or they can kiss goodbye any chance of signing off-contract star Daly Cherry-Evans.

The almost impossible task is what besieged Titans officials are faced with as the Manly play maker edges towards making a call on his future by the end of next weekend.

Amid a backdrop of uncertainty and suspicion, the Titans must somehow prove to Cherry-Evans they can still action the sales pitch delivered to the Queensland representative half last week which was heavily promoted on culture, stability and premiership success.

While Manly remain optimistic about retaining Cherry-Evans, the premiership-winning halfback is planning to complete a round of follow-up meetings with rival Sydney clubs over the next 72-hours which will leave him in a strong position to make the biggest decision of his career by next weekend.

Canterbury, Parramatta and Cronulla are all in the race for Cherry-Evans’ signature — and given the dramatic turn of events on the Gold Coast, it appears increasingly likely that he’ll be remaining in Sydney.

Privately, Titans officials believe they are still a fighting chance to sign Cherry-Evans — who turned 26 last Friday — given the size of their three-year $3 million dollar offer.

But money isn’t everything.

Cherry-Evans, with his boyish looks and clean-skin image, is at the prime of his career and his management are taking a strategic approach into furnishing their star client’s ‘brand’ off the field.

He also has a young family with wife Vessa and relies on the support of family on the Northern Beaches.

As of Saturday, the Titans offer is considered over and above that of any other club, but given the current stench on the Coast — what use is Cherry-Evans gracing billboards in team playing gear, when the Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission have the power to end the careers of his possible future team-mates?

This latest scandal is just another in a long line of issues which have confronted the Gold Coast club since returning to the NRL in 2007.

Salary cap rorts, off-field player dramas, dwindling crowds, no major sponsor and the sacking of coach John Cartwright last year has left the Titans nursing a black eye that never heals.

The Bulldogs’ interest in Cherry-Evans — and his Manly halves partner Kieran Foran — is not surprising given the ties with former Sea Eagles coach Des Hasler.

The Dogs have halfback Trent Hodkinson off-contract at the end of 2015 and while intermediate discussions are under way, Hasler isn’t alone in showing interest in signing the 2014 Dally M halfback of the year.

In his second year at the helm, Parramatta coach Brad Arthur continues to assess his playing roster and without Jarryd Hayne, is eager to secure a game-changer like Cherry-Evans — or Foran.

The Sharks have held talks with Cherry Evans’ management and the Sutherland Shire club believes they can come up with a package that will entice Cherry-Evans to the club, which in-turn would make him one of the club’s biggest ever signings. Cherry-Evans’ mateship with current Cronulla five-eighth Ben Barba is also a major lure.

[Toads]

@MyMateDobbo says recent DCE visit to @GCTitans is a "smokescreen" & he won't be leaving

This is what I believe teke was hinting at earlier this week. Tend to think we're getting played as usual to boost a players worth. Bit like Matai did just recently.

But, ya gotta remain optimistic until it's eventually settled.

[shamus]

^^ just had a orgasm

How is that orgasm coming along Matti?

[Show and Go]

Well if DCE doesn't come it means we have a lot of salary cap space for players who are available.

[Davis13]

Would Be a good story 'daly cherry Evans rescues the Titans'

[Titan4Life]

@SteveHartFOX: DCE not turned off yet by Gold Coast predicament still a big chance to sign before R1 but a weeks a long time in NRL @FOXSportsNews

[hammer]

One could consider that the best time to move to the Titans is when we are rock bottom...and we are not too far off it at the moment. We can only go upwards from here surely!

[JunctionBlock]

Well his net worth just went up, so if he's chasing the $$$ then nows the time to command them.

[Bayside Titan]

Well his net worth just went up, so if he's chasing the $$$ then nows the time to command them.

If so could have some spare $$$$ after this weekend.