Did the appointment of Pelchen tip him over the edge?

maverick · Post: # 1139212Post **maverick** » Thu 15 Sep 2011 9:05pm

mmmmm

Legendary · Post: # 1139271Post **Legendary** » Thu 15 Sep 2011 9:16pm

Mark Fine just reported that Lyon's management approached the Dockers 6 weeks ago and asked if they would be interested next year ...

Chris Pelchen started working at the Saints about 7-8 weeks ago.

Not a coincidence.

gringo · Post: # 1139297Post **gringo** » Thu 15 Sep 2011 9:22pm

Don't start the my girlfriend left and slept with all my mates what did I do wrongs... he is now officially a c$#@. If he walked for cash or opportunities elsewhere for what ever reason he is now the enemy. Saints have been left scrounging out the back in the rubbish of the coaching buffet. Dogs & Adelaide have a nice head start and it's his fault that we got even further behind. Honesty would have been nice, but he probably was waiting to see that his new club didn't get inconvenienced in their announcement timing.

Legendary · Post: # 1139332Post **Legendary** » Thu 15 Sep 2011 9:27pm

How can it be a coincidence that the very same week Chris Pelchen starts working at St Kilda, Ross Lyon's management speaks to the Fremantle board about coaching them next year?

Where there is smoke, there is fire.

Stillwaiting · Thu 15 Sep 2011 9:27pm

I first heard the news in the car, and indeed this was my first thought. I thought he was Lyons choice

White Winmar · Thu 15 Sep 2011 9:29pm

Chris Pelchen has a reputation for being as strong willed as RL. The two were inevitably going to clash. I had a feeling one of them would go after 12 months. Just thought it was going to be Pelchen!

Little Dozer · Thu 15 Sep 2011 9:43pm

Now we can start rebuilding the list properly, without rejects from all parts of the country...

peterm123 · Post: # 1139484Post **peterm123** » Thu 15 Sep 2011 9:46pm

Grant Thomas said this would never work upon hearing the appointment. Didn't take much notice at the time but seems he was spot on.
40 years I've been watching and supporting this club and the different ways it finds to self destruct is incredible.

Munga · Post: # 1139526Post **Munga** » Thu 15 Sep 2011 9:51pm

Serious question, who the hell is Pelchen?

Legendary · Post: # 1139540Post **Legendary** » Thu 15 Sep 2011 9:52pm

General Manager of Football at the Saints, started work with us in the first week of August.

Was the head of recruiting and list management at Hawthorn 2004-2011, and before that was a recruiter at Port Adelaide.

Basically built the premiership teams at Port and at Hawthorn.

perfectionist · Thu 15 Sep 2011 9:59pm

And Ross had to report to him. I guess he will be in charge at Freo. Can anyone imagine Michael Malthouse reporting to someone at Collingwood?
Speaking of whom, if Collingwood stick to their "plan", he will be available to coach next year. Other than a newbie, he would be my number one pick. Why? Simple. Michael Malthouse=skills improvement. The last thing we want is losers like Mark Harvey, Neil Craig, Rodney Eade or Mark Williams.

Dr Spaceman · Thu 15 Sep 2011 10:41pm

There's been enough rumours/stories about Ross being hard to work with.

Maybe Pelchen is also hard to work with.Â

But these conflicts usually take a while to develop. Why would Lyon start the bail out process the minute Pelchen arrives?

If that is in any way a reason for all this it sounds pretty pathetic!

kalsaint · Post: # 1139923Post **kalsaint** » Thu 15 Sep 2011 10:43pm

Legendary wrote:How can it be a coincidence that the very same week Chris Pelchen starts working at St Kilda, Ross Lyon's management speaks to the Fremantle board about coaching them next year?

Where there is smoke, there is fire.

Interstingly GT predicted this on Footy Classified when asked about the new Saints Structure.

plugger66 · Thu 15 Sep 2011 10:44pm

kalsaint wrote:
Legendary wrote:How can it be a coincidence that the very same week Chris Pelchen starts working at St Kilda, Ross Lyon's management speaks to the Fremantle board about coaching them next year?

Where there is smoke, there is fire.
Interstingly GT predicted this on Footy Classified when asked about the new Saints Structure.

Yep and got completely blasted on here.

paddy · Post: # 1139945Post **paddy** » Thu 15 Sep 2011 10:46pm

at least we have pelchen..... lets see him make his money now!

kaos theory · Thu 15 Sep 2011 10:47pm

plugger66 wrote:
kalsaint wrote:
Legendary wrote:How can it be a coincidence that the very same week Chris Pelchen starts working at St Kilda, Ross Lyon's management speaks to the Fremantle board about coaching them next year?

Where there is smoke, there is fire.
Interstingly GT predicted this on Footy Classified when asked about the new Saints Structure.
Yep and got completely blasted on here.

IF RL left because of another appointment, then he is a fool. In any organisation, you got to work with all types, with people & styles you may not like. That is what being PROFESSIONAL is all about.

ausfatcat · Thu 15 Sep 2011 10:50pm

Damien Barrett said there was a issue between roos and chris.

Can I say told you so now I said it at the time of chris' appointment

chook23 · Post: # 1140008Post **chook23** » Thu 15 Sep 2011 11:00pm

plugger66 wrote:
kalsaint wrote:
Legendary wrote:How can it be a coincidence that the very same week Chris Pelchen starts working at St Kilda, Ross Lyon's management speaks to the Fremantle board about coaching them next year?

Where there is smoke, there is fire.
Interstingly GT predicted this on Footy Classified when asked about the new Saints Structure.
Yep and got completely blasted on here.

Ross may have ..........behind his managements back!!

Toy Saint · Thu 15 Sep 2011 11:21pm

Good to have Pelchan on board, he can build a decent list

saintspremiers · Thu 15 Sep 2011 11:26pm

ausfatcat wrote:Damien Barrett said there was a issue between roos and chris.

Can I say told you so now I said it at the time of chris' appointment

A brave and very gutsy board would've been looking for
A replacement for Ross then and there, if they could read the play better.

Clearly the board stuffed up and assumed Ross would work under Pelchen. Plain dumb!!!