Richter wrote:What a load of old codswallop this is.
At worst if this story is true, I work out that it amounts to 6 weeks of pay total - in around 5 years of work - i.e. just over one week of holiday a year not taken. If he hasn't been paid it then he should be paid out. If he isn't entitled to it he won't be.
If a manual labourer worked for 5 years for a company at 50k a year and didn't take 6 weeks of his agreed holiday then would anyone object to him being paid off 6k for it?
So what it comes down to is whether or not you believe that the 2nd most successful coach in St Kilda's history deserved to be paid the sum of 500k a year. Whilst under his tenure St Kilda was probably in the top 3 best performing Melbourne clubs, was his pay in the top 3 for coaches? Who knows, but I doubt it.
Id reckon the top paid coaches would include Williams, Matthews, Sheedy,Pagan, Malthouse, Roos and Co.
They achieved in AFL what equates to top performance ...Premierships -and ALL have umpteenth years experience - Grant did a good job for his time at galvanising a club after the Blight fiasco BUT lets remember:
1. He admits he was gifted the job
2. He had no experience that would equate to an "apprenticeship" at senior AFL level
3. He was paid handsomely instantly - reported as much as Pagan at Kangas
4. He had more power than ANY rookie coach Ive heard of
5. He was gifted some super draft talent (thanks Tim) just coming along at the right time......and Carlton gettin caught with their hands down their pants.............and we just happened to be standing next in line.......
Yeah if hes entitlted to it pay him - no one would say dont pay him the 60k............if hes not I hope the club hunt the pr!ck down every burrough till hes finally eradicated from being the continuous source of embarrassment that hes fast becoming....
My greatest fear with a character like Grant Thomas is - and Ive had this view for a long time - it was ALWAYS about him and for that reason....he will not be gone untill any current hold he has over the club is also gone.
Sadly I am starting to believe that means Rod Butters - whose done a great job depsite the SS Board expert committee views and repeated attacks - may be a causalty in order to rid the club of Thomas once and for all.................and NO to Fox.