NEW Manly signing Nate Myles says he will give his “honest” advice if his good mate Daly Cherry-Evans asks for it.

Manly coach Geoff Toovey revealed on NRL 360 last Wednesday he’d be encouraging Myles to get Cherry-Evans to stay at Brookvale.

The current Titans captain said while he will be truthful with Cherry-Evans, he won’t tell the Manly star playmaker what to do if he reconsiders his four-year Gold Coast Titans deal.

“I think there’s a certain aspect where I have to make sure our friendship is honest, I will not be anything other than honest with him,” Myles said.

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“If the situation arises I will speak to the truth with him. I’ll use the analogy; ‘I want to be able to lay straight in bed at night’. If the situation arises where he wants to know something, I’ll let him know how I feel about it. I am not saying I’ll tell him what to do.”

“I just want to make sure Daly’s decision, he is happy with, because at the end of the day, when we spoke about things prior to my negotiations, my thought process was different.

“I can’t say how his thought process is at all [right now].”

Despite speculation and the denials of Cherry-Evans he still has until Round 13 to make his final decision. Myles and “DCE” have been Origin and Australian team mates and firm friends for a number of years.

Myles, who inked a three-year deal with the Sea Eagles this week, is aware of the sway he had in encouraging Cherry-Evans to the Titans. In saying that Myles said he believes Cherry-Evans’ decision would be primarily family led whether he decides to go to the Gold Coast or stay at Brookvale.

“I have no doubt I was a factor in his decision [in going to the Titans],” Myles said. “But I also know that my decision [to go to Manly] was for me and mine and his will be that way too. I think Daly as a human, as a bloke, is one of the best blokes that I have met, he’s a fantastic guy.”

Myles said he signed with Manly because the “straight-shooting” coach Toovey and their “winning culture”.

“There is a reason why Manly is so successful and why they have been in finals for I can’t tell you how many years ... their players have kept a winning culture and everyone they bring into the system keeps bringing that culture,” Myles said. “There’s players like your Jamie Lyons and

Brett Stewarts, your Matais; they are winners and they play for keeps. It’s something I really like about that footballing side.”

Myles also revealed he made his decision on what was best for his wife Tessa James and her acting career. Sydney serves as a better base for James to further her work.

“There was many a conversation in our options in how we wanted to make things work,” Myles said. “She was really good, the fact was, whatever decision it was, say I ended up in London in a Super League team, she was OK that, she was prepared to make her decision on the back of that. That was what made me realise, if she was prepared to make it work from anywhere, then I would make a decision that was most beneficial for her.”

“The last four years, the Gold Coast hasn’t been the best location wise, hence why she has spent a long time overseas every year.”

“She has some amazing [actor] friends in Sydney and she’s going to get a lot from being around them. She doesn’t need anymore drive or inspiration, but being around those friends is going to pick her up.”

Myles said he felt emotional telling the “tight-knit” Titans group he was leaving last Wednesday.

“It was tough telling them,” Myles said. “The players were really good. I also let the players know if they felt that my impact not as strong as it was they’d be the first to let me know and we’d go from there. I want to make sure this year finishes as a successful one.”