Sunny Ernie super thread -user banned>

[SunnyErnie]

He told us last year that revised timeframe for being in the window to challenge was delayed until 2022. Unfortunately not only was he wrong but we are in fact a bottom 4 club. For a President to be so far off the mark he now has no option but to resign. In actual fact the whole board needs to fall on their own sword. Their ineptitude has brought the whole club to their knees. If they don’t resign along with all the coaching staff and recruiting staff then GT must come in and throw them out. They all thought they could buck the system by trading and bringing in ready made players. A short cut so to speak. All they have done is set the club back another 10 years. They have destroyed MY club and all of them need to be held accountable.

I stick by this

[SunnyErnie]

.....we should take it. The only thing we would lose is the St Kilda name. So what? We don't represent St Kilda anymore. We are the Saints and if we have one home base in Moorabbin and one home base in Tasmania there is nothing but positives to be had. $20Mill cash injection, draft concessions for 3 years, 11 home games in Melbourne and 11 home games in Tasmania. The only trade off is we would be called Tasmania Saints. I can live with that. The positives far outweigh the negatives. We would become one of the biggest clubs in the league.

If it ever comes to a vote I will be voting in the affirmative.

We should take this up before North take it

[happy feet]

.....we should take it. The only thing we would lose is the St Kilda name. So what? We don't represent St Kilda anymore. We are the Saints and if we have one home base in Moorabbin and one home base in Tasmania there is nothing but positives to be had. $20Mill cash injection, draft concessions for 3 years, 11 home games in Melbourne and 11 home games in Tasmania. The only trade off is we would be called Tasmania Saints. I can live with that. The positives far outweigh the negatives. We would become one of the biggest clubs in the league.

If it ever comes to a vote I will be voting in the affirmative.

We should take this up before North take it

I thought you were fed up and not coming back?

[B.M]

If we got a deal the same as Eddie described

Jump at it!!!

Southern Saints - STKFC/Tasmania

Premiership within 5 years imo!

[WellardSaint]

I don't agree that the board needs to get torched.
That's Agent Orange-type defoliation.

The Football Dept needs a bloody independent review, from a group totally unconnected to the club, and with no AFL influence.

And kick out Rath, Roughy, McGlynn.
There also needs to be a commitment to dropping guys who won't follow team rules and are out of form

[Wayne42]

The Football Dept needs a bloody independent review, from a group totally unconnected to the club, and with no AFL influence.

Geoff Walsh will be looking for a relatively short, well paying gig shortly.

[Yorkeys]

CEO transition handled smoothly, no radical new ideas person to upset status quo . Good. And
We already have a model:
renew failing coach;
bring in a seasoned campaigner as Coach B. No implied threat Brett;
Replace current assistants bar Cory Enright ;
Buy a big name player;
Create a new slogan, say, " it's always darkest before dawn".
Wilkie co-captain and media face;
Clear out under performing mercenaries, recruit from the draft -they are not yet cynical and dare to dream about playing finals.
That will keep us in our boxes for a couple more years.
And it goes without saying, Rath goes with the t shirt gift that reads "lies, damn lies and statistics."
Or we could just appoint Cory coach now, save time and money.

[Wayne42]

So what is the main problem with David Rath, other than people don't really understand his role and the property steward said Rath has too much influence.

[asiu]

CEO transition handled smoothly, no radical new ideas person to upset status quo . Good. And
We already have a model:
renew failing coach;
bring in a seasoned campaigner as Coach B. No implied threat Brett;
Replace current assistants bar Cory Enright ;
Buy a big name player;
Create a new slogan, say, " it's always darkest before dawn".
Wilkie co-captain and media face;
Clear out under performing mercenaries, recruit from the draft -they are not yet cynical and dare to dream about playing finals.
That will keep us in our boxes for a couple more years.
And it goes without saying, Rath goes with the t shirt gift that reads "lies, damn lies and statistics."
Or we could just appoint Cory coach now, save time and money.

is this place getting smarter AND funnier ?

(that was a good read as well)

[asiu]

Cory4Coach

[Sebastian Tombs]

.....we should take it. The only thing we would lose is the St Kilda name. So what? We don't represent St Kilda anymore. We are the Saints and if we have one home base in Moorabbin and one home base in Tasmania there is nothing but positives to be had. $20Mill cash injection, draft concessions for 3 years, 11 home games in Melbourne and 11 home games in Tasmania. The only trade off is we would be called Tasmania Saints. I can live with that. The positives far outweigh the negatives. We would become one of the biggest clubs in the league.

If it ever comes to a vote I will be voting in the affirmative.

Any name change has to get at least 75% of members to vote yes for it to happen thats in the constitution of the club so they can play in Tassie all they like but its going to be as the St Kilda Football club
The name is forever

[loris]

Cory4Coach

[loris]

Cory4Coach

[B.M]

I’d be trying to change the clubs image - STKFC is not a name to be proud of

We are the least successful club in the existence of the afl

[SunnyErnie]

His plan for Tassie would make us into a super power. Unfortunately we cannot see this.

[The Fireman]

Mods

[WellardSaint]

Tasmania is spilt into 2 camps- 2 separate regions.
There's internal rivalry.
Replanting any team into that state will upset both factions, as it's an obvious insult to them.
GWS was created in a vacuum of Aussie Rules, the local rugby folk got a bit miffed but figured GWS won't damage their brand.

Tassie folk are proudly anti-mainland and parochial.
Giving them a failing team is a slap in the face for them, as it says 'you're not good enough to deserve your own team, we'll give you a reject'.

[saynta]

His plan for Tassie would make us into a super power. Unfortunately we cannot see this.

Just like you eh? Two peas in a pod.

[saynta]

Tasmania is spilt into 2 camps- 2 separate regions.
There's internal rivalry.
Replanting any team into that state will upset both factions, as it's an obvious insult to them.
GWS was created in a vacuum of Aussie Rules, the local rugby folk got a bit miffed but figured GWS won't damage their brand.

Tassie folk are proudly anti-mainland and parochial.
Giving them a failing team is a slap in the face for them, as it says 'you're not good enough to deserve your own team, we'll give you a reject'.

Pretty much sums them up. Tasmanians first. Mainlanders suck...to them.

The apples they send to the mainland are counted as exports.

[The G Train Legacy]

His plan for Tassie would make us into a super power. Unfortunately we cannot see this.

Yeah Eddie certainly is an ideas man! At best hot air, but usually flatulence.

[B.M]

Wellard

Are you Tasmanian?

[Rubyjo]

Tasmania is spilt into 2 camps- 2 separate regions.
There's internal rivalry.
Replanting any team into that state will upset both factions, as it's an obvious insult to them.
GWS was created in a vacuum of Aussie Rules, the local rugby folk got a bit miffed but figured GWS won't damage their brand.

Tassie folk are proudly anti-mainland and parochial.
Giving them a failing team is a slap in the face for them, as it says 'you're not good enough to deserve your own team, we'll give you a reject'.

Not sure that whole Tassie divide is applicable anymore like it once was . People have seemed to move on from that old chestnut.

[B.M]

Rath and Roughie seemed to go alright at Hawthorn

As did Ratten

As did Carroll

Amazing how better players make coaches look good!!!

[happy feet]

Rath and Roughie seemed to go alright at Hawthorn

As did Ratten

As did Carroll

Amazing how better players make coaches look good!!!

Didn’t you realise that the Board are responsible for our terrible on field performances?

[WellardSaint]

Wellard

Are you Tasmanian?

Born in Melbourne.
Lived there till age of 34.
Moved to Perth. Been in Sleepy Hollow for several years. A long time.
My knowledge of Tassie is based on folks who had lived there for a while.

Wikipedia reckons the North/South rivalry is overstated and not really evident these days.

There's a funny entry about 'The Flannel Curtain' or 'Latte Line' , not about Tassie, but Hobart.
Southern Hobart is supposed to be all toffs, while northern suburbs are wife-beaters (tank tops) and flannel shirts