Manly have failed to learn from their mistakes with Daly Cherry-Evans and are now running the risk of watching history repeat itself with Tom Trbojevic.

My colleague Michael Chammas reported on Friday that Trbojevic was set to sign a three-year extension worth about $2.5 million to stay at the Sea Eagles until the end of 2029.

That’s what Trbojevic thought as well.

However, Manly have moved the goalposts and angered one of their favourite sons, who has had enough of the politics from the club’s management.

Trbojevic’s agent met with Manly general manager Peter Gentle during the week. There was an understanding between the two parties that Trbojevic would be given a contract worth about $850,000 to $900,000 a year for three years.

Trbojevic was comfortable with the situation. It just required board approval. At that point, he was ready to knock back interest from UK Super League clubs to stay at Manly because he felt wanted by the Sea Eagles despite his reservations about the club.

Daly Cherry-Evans and Tom Trbojevic have a laugh during DCE’s final game for the Sea Eagles.Credit: Getty Images

You can imagine his disappointment then when the club reached out around the time Chammas’ story went live on Friday to inform Trbojevic’s agent that their offer was close to $100,000 a season less than originally discussed.

Complicating matters is the uncertainty around who made the decision. Did the board demand the salary be reduced or did chief executive Tony Mestrov order Gentle to offer less than originally discussed?

The sad thing for Manly fans is that Trbojevic was more than happy to take a significant pay cut and understood the club’s concerns about offering him more than $1 million a season due to his wretched run with injuries.

The negotiating tactics of Manly’s management early in the season led to Cherry-Evans’ decision to leave the club.

Daly Cherry-Evans left the Sea Eagles at the end of the season after he fell out with the club’s management.Credit: Getty Images

Trbojevic is far more entrenched in the Manly area and football club than the Sea Eagles halfback, but the fact he is ready to walk away from it all speaks volumes about his frustration with the club.

Trbojevic has previously offered to take a $750,000 pay cut to help the club. He also knocked back a guaranteed $30,000 to be the NSW Blues’ 18th man in game one this year to be available for Manly.

This has never been about money. It’s about respect. Manly appear to have a funny way of showing it.

Victor Radley can thank Bella the poodle and former Roosters favourite Mitchell Pearce, at least in part, for not being kicked out of the Tricolours.

Radley avoided the axe but will serve a 10-game suspension without pay and donate $30,000 to St Vincent’s Hospital after he was implicated in a Queensland Police investigation that led to former teammate Brandon Smith facing a drug supply charge.

There may be another consequence as well with the Roosters now considering banning mid-season trips, such as the Sunshine Coast adventure Radley and his golf mates went on, altogether.

Radley’s level of contrition and expression of remorse as he tearfully........

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