Manly coach Geoff Toovey blasts unprofessional Parramatta Eels Fighting words: Manly coach Geoff Toovey. Manly coach Geoff Toovey has branded Parramatta "unprofessional" after the Eels' late backflip over his now former assistant Brad Arthur. Toovey conceded the timing of the Eels' decision to appoint Arthur as coach, having originally all but settled on Roosters assistant Jason Taylor, had hurt his own club. The Sea Eagles, defeated by the Roosters in the grand final earlier this month, may not have a new assistant to Toovey in place by the start of pre-season training on November 18. "I'm extremely disappointed with how they went about their business," Toovey said. Asked if the late decision had set back his own plans, Toovey said: "Of course it has. I know they don't care about that, but it's still pretty unprofessional. The way it all transpired was pretty disappointing. We start training in three weeks and I thought we had everything in place. [That said], this has happened the last couple of years as well. The Sea Eagles lost another assistant, Matt Parish, to the Eels at the end of the 2012 season - with Arthur joining the club in the off-season as his replacement - while their 2011 premiership win was soured by the departure of head coach Des Hasler to the Bulldogs. The Sea Eagles now face another off-season search for a key member of staff when many strong candidates have already been tied up with other clubs. Despite the late change to his coaching staff, Toovey said he was happy for Arthur, who appeared to have lost out to Taylor before a stunning turnaround by the Eels board. "I'm sure Brad will do a great job and I wish him all the best," Toovey said. We'll just have to make sure we do our best to get the right person for the position. Manly general manager David Perry said he hoped to have a replacement for Arthur finalised by the start of the Sea Eagles' pre-season. "We want to make the right decision," Perry said. We'll have discussions in coming weeks. The boys are back on November 18 and we'd like to get to a final position close to then. Brad will be missed but we need to move on and find a solid replacement. The Roosters, meanwhile, are involved in similar discussions to replace Paul Green, the new North Queensland coach. Coach Trent Robinson, currently in France, is keen to appoint someone around his incumbent assistants Taylor and Craig Fitzgibbon. "We're very pleased to have retained the services of Jason Taylor and Craig Fitzgibbon, and the head coach is looking at tweaking his coaching structure around our senior grades," Roosters chief operating officer football Brian Canavan said.