what did we lack in 07? a stable defence, our previous talls and long term planning was around penny, max and goose. exactly dan. no coincidence that we lost only three in the second half of the season with goose back in. though clearly not at his best he provided the strong, physical presence so v...

historical perspective didn't save GT (only the second guy to coach us to the finals three years running) and i don't expect that it will save his former mate RB.

both have been great servants of this club

maverick wrote:I know I will cop stuff here, but I reckon we overrate Goose. i don't want to give him away but he isn't in our top 10 IMHO

on 2007 form you'd be right. but i'm still hoping we'll see the confident, arrogant bloke who dominated in 2004-2005 come through after a full pre-season

Dan Warna wrote:IMO a fit goose > fisher, thats just my opinion though.

both top players but have different strengths. wouldn't want to be relying on sam against the browns, tredreas, roccas and other such gorillas. goose is stronger and more physical. fisher is more agile and a bit quicker

the worth of the big goose is underestimated by many, but others are seeing sense in this thread. how some dickheads can criticise a man who was having a red hot crack after a freak accident and beyond me. He needed time, and will be better off as a result of his second half of this year. He was ab...

big, big mistake if we let him go. likely to go on and dominate the competition at chb for the next 10 years in the mould of an glen jakovich. what worries me is that he might not be RL's type of player. not the sort of "accountable" type he seems to like. perhaps takes a few too many risk...

Dan Warna wrote:lets hope St Kilda FC values goose more than some of imbeciles here.

i hope i'm wrong, but i wouldn't count on it

let's hope we show some loyalty to goose

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,22415202%255E20322,00.html Damian Barrett ST KILDA members will retain the right to vote on the club's future after a plan to empower the AFL with the decision was rejected. As the Saints remained headed for a November 12 election - aft...

Yep agree, unlike some who want to overhaul the list... I reckon we already have the talent. A ruckman would help. yep, a ruckman to allow kosi to play ff or chf. and a couple of quick midfielders would help to offset harvs' expected diminished output. we can't keep going back to well and count on ...

Interesting bc, do you have reservations re: RL? I thought all the injuries and the "getting to know you" first season would be the reason for that. But I'm all ears :) he gets 2008 to set things right imo but i haven't seen anything yet that makes him a better coach than the previous &qu...

aussierules0k wrote:... any idiot could've done that.

any idiot could have coached our list to the finals this year ... well, almost any idiot.

Like it or not - the current Board DOES have some runs on the board (pun excused) with respect to our debt situation and the finals 3 from last 4 yrs. so what? gt had some runs on the board. didn't save his *ss. nor will the club's current good financial position save rb. nor will the country's cur...

yep, thanks for your contribution, rod.

on reflection the only way forward to reunite the club is for you to move aside, unfortunately

Teflon wrote:I havent decided who Im supporting yet - please DO find the post where I have stated who I amvoting for......I'll wait and look forward to your response.

stop sitting on the fence teflon

saint patrick wrote:Bring on the vote and banish the whole GT, Butterss sorry bitter saga to the bin and move forward as a united force

agree. only way forward to the club, unfortunately, on reflection. thanks for your contribution rod

... there are 700 hits on the poll sticky on which way you'd vote at the AGM but only 80-odd have indicated which way they'd vote. casts doubt on the reliability of the poll as an indicator of the mood of the members. perhaps many simply haven't had time to reflect on the alternatives yet http://ww...

looks pretty grim for RB as we speak

... there are 700 hits on the poll sticky on which way you'd vote at the AGM but only 80-odd have indicated which way they'd vote. casts doubt on the reliability of the poll as an indicator of the mood of the members. perhaps many simply haven't had time to reflect on the alternatives yet http://www...

the age Chloe Saltau A SHELLSHOCKED Rod Butterss was last night preparing to propose a succession plan for the St Kilda presidency despite being urged to resign by club figures, including the powerful Fox family. The embattled president did not return calls yesterday, but called a press conference f...

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,22408961%255E19772,00.html ROD Butterss will not walk away from the St Kilda presidency. Butterss and five of his directors will face the media today after rebel group Footy First launched a rival ticket on Tuesday. The directors have n...

joffaboy wrote:Just how long before the spectre of Thomas comes back to haunt STKFC is a moot point though.

interesting thought. fox was a big fan of GT's contribution.

i put that day down with other days that will live in my memory...... ..the death of jfk.....elvis....princess di......the sacking of the whitlam government ....thomas lives on...but a lot of our dreams died with his cowardly sacking....... yep. tore the heart out of the club and we're still recove...

a new board will mean all bets are off and all positions are under review.

no-one's job is safe, not that there are many safe jobs in football anywat

had a RDO. got a call from a mate at work who told me the news. thought he was taking the piss for a minute. then it sunk in. end of an era