Des Hasler's time with Manly appears to be over with the two-time NRL premiership-winning coach stood down and ordered to front the Sea Eagles board over alleged breaches of contract.
Hasler, who last month agreed to a four-year deal to coach Canterbury from 2013, was issued with a breach notice for what Manly chairman Scott Penn described as "serious breaches of contract."
It came after a seven-hour meeting of board members at Manly Leagues Club on Wednesday night.
The board last month decided Hasler would stay on to coach the side during the title defence in 2012, but there appears little chance of that occurring as the dramatic implosion which has followed their grand final triumph showed little sign of slowing down.
"The Manly Warringah board has met this evening and are of the opinion that there has been serious breaches of contract by coach Des Hasler," Penn said, flanked by other board members.
"The board has invited Des to explain his actions and in the meantime he has been stood down.
"We will not be making any further comment until Des has had the chance to respond."
There were no indications as to when Hasler would front the board. Asked whether the breaches involved Hasler attempting to induce players to leave the club and join him at the Bulldogs, Penn said: "I'll leave that to you."
There has been speculation that the Bulldogs are circling Sea Eagles star Kieran Foran, who has a clause in his contract allowing him to walk should Hasler leave the club.
