There's 'trying' and then there's 'TRYING!'

Not normally into sacking anyone before their contract but had to agree with my wife watching the replay last night - she turned to me dismayed and said 'they've got to get rid of him before he does more damage'

"we need to get 10+ quality kids on the list"

from where?
are there 160 quality kids available or are we going to snap them all?

A coach-in-waiting?
why the hell doesn't he come out of hiding and take over - we have an apparently very good assistant coach already on board to help out but the poor fellow is drowning at the moment.

I would simply get rid of the coach and bring in someone who can read player's abilities and have them play to a simple attacking plan, a coach they'll respect and play for. Anyone who's ever played sport should see the problem isn't ability -it's confidence and motivation and playing for each other...

1. So...still missing GT? 2. Been round to Lyon's place to sink a few quiet ones with the fellas? 3. Do you find it curious that 80% of the players have lost form and confidence and desire at the same time we have a coaching change yet it apparently has nothing to do with the new coach but rather it...

NM has a horror run home - i think we can make it - but NM is a better team than us - shows up the lack of fairness in the draw!

Burke over Williams? Almost as silly as "ross lyon for me thanks"

btw does "100 percent of the time" mean forever? or until we sack him?

Or is it simply a statement of loyalty - like boxer in animal farm - unquestioning, blind loyalty?

So how did this group make 3 finals in a row, even with all those injuries? Either GT was a better coach than many like to admit or the players simply won't play for Lyons because he is a poor motivator and coach? Really what did the former board expect -you sack a successful coach who has the respe...

Why bother getting anyone? Not while we have a coach who fails to squeeze any ability or motivation out of the players. If we trade roo for, ooh lets say williams, (not that the hawks would make that trade), then roo would probably play with renewed confidence, remake his name, and we'd regret it, w...

If Harvey's within 30m he should look to pass it to someone in the crowd three bleachers back directly between the posts! Goddard the same but he can try from 40m. Frase currently couldn't hold the ball long enough to drop it properly onto the boot. Milney I'd be happy to see play on and kick around...

Doesn't 'knickname' or 'nickname' originally come from 'eke' name - meaning "additional name," Nothing derogatory in that at all (some nicknames may be -most aren't) -and very australian - the aboriginal use skin names and nick names - allows many groups to talk about the deceased without ...

...and i like a good...

Um...never again - 66 shall forever be our one glory - it lends so much romance and melancholy to the st kilda story.

Ross Lyon is a better midfield assistant coach than GT - and that's about as much as I can say with conviction!

Article by Gary Lyon tuesday on http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/afl/thestars/index.php/heraldsun/comments/clog_and_dagger/ (haven't seen this posted elsewhere -apologies if so) Lyon states our cloggers (players clogging up a list -going nowhere and holding up development of young players - states...

second best record in st kilda's history - how can anyone realistically bag him ?

Think about it... you run a business and employ a new manager with no experience in this position(the old manager ran his division very successfully but you didn't agree with his management style...and you personally didn't like him). The same staff are there - many well respected in the business co...

Do we expect players to be self-motivated - well yes - but in most it needs to be taught - it's like expecting students to be self motivated -the best ones are - the rest need to be taught self motivational skills. Teams know this - a few years back NY Yankees added a specialised motivational coach ...

Yes it's hard to watch -especially given our 2003-6 years (2003 because we could all see the potential -we knew success was coming) but for long time suppoerters - this is nothing - in the late 70s and through the 80s i was happy when we simply won a game. Supporting your team is part and parcel of ...

It's easy to be critical of draft picks after the event - but don't forget our highest pick since 2003 was no. 17 - mcQualter - not so good but look at other picks around him: 1 7 Jordan Lewis Geelong Falcons Hawthorn 1 8 John Meesen Geelong Falcons Adelaide 1 9 Jordan Russell West Adelaide Football...

Interesting article at foxsport http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23749355-23214,00.html claiming sydney NRL teams are possibly 'killing the game' - and that sydney should be divided into four zone teams - similar situation with many VIC clubs in the AFL - living on handouts and forcing salar...

Bottom line - what was Ross Lyons agenda as seen by the club and as promoted by him? Was it to rebuild, as the current list wasn't up to it, or was it to fine tune a team on the verge of glory - bring some much needed game day nous and player 'accountability' and top up the list I don't know - i was...

How typical of the afl - ban players from blogging sites? Doesn't that show respect for the players - are we in china? How about politicians? Might hurt their egos too -look at some of the blogs on Ms Fits site - referring to 'glassing' a particular poltician and referred to him as a c...! Really AF...

well done Milney - most exciting player in the team - and that's what makes footy great - individual players doing what comes naturally, not thinking of consequence but backing themselves. Think Barker leaping dangerously, Brereton running through huddles, Nicky pointing the finger, hell even Jacko ...