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http://www.saints.com.au/news/newsartic ... fault.aspx

Media Statement: 15 September
Ross Lyon has this evening advised the St Kilda Football Club that he will not be seeing out his existing contract to the end of 2012.

Lyon also advised that he would not be accepting the offer of a new, unconditional four year deal to coach the Saints until 2015.

The St Kilda Football Club is disappointed that Ross Lyon will not be continuing as senior coach.

Until this evening the Club was engaged in constructive discussions with Lyon’s management about his long term future at the Saints.

St Kilda Football Club assistant coach Robert Harvey will assume responsibility on an interim basis.


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Gotta say bratty, I am do dissapointed on the club


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Post: # 1139405Post saintbrat »

Stillwaiting wrote:Gotta say bratty, I am do dissapointed on the club
I'm not
they changed their stance and offered the 4 years +
I am more disspaointed in ROSS.................. :(


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Post: # 1139409Post suss »

Can't blame the club...four year unconditional deal offered. We can't offer endless piles of cash.


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IN HARVEY WE TRUST


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Post: # 1139421Post Junction Oval »

Something is very wrong !! Clearly things have not not been right within the Club and Ross has said - I am out of here !!


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Post: # 1139434Post Stillwaiting »

saintbrat wrote:
Stillwaiting wrote:Gotta say bratty, I am do dissapointed on the club
I'm not
they changed their stance and offered the 4 years +
I am more disspaointed in ROSS.................. :(
maybe I will come around, but at this point I feel that hideaway and nettlfold have stuffed things up.


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Post: # 1139435Post Buckets »

saintbrat wrote:
Stillwaiting wrote:Gotta say bratty, I am do dissapointed on the club
I'm not
they changed their stance and offered the 4 years +
I am more disspaointed in ROSS.................. :(
Same here Bratty, could understand if the club hadnt of changed the offer. BUT if Ross left even with a better offer from the club on the table then that is a stab in the back!


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Post: # 1139437Post kalsaint »

Ross id going to Fremantle. It looks like his decision to stop coaching at St. Klda is linked with Fremantles sacking of Mark Harvey.

Harvey was at a Fremantle club breakfast function this morning and was reviewing the player list after.

5 Hours later he was sacked. Timing seems to be everything here!!!


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Post: # 1139447Post shmic_s »

Yeah, cant complain about the board and how it was handled. Had a 12 months still to run on his contract.
Offered him 4 years. He wants to walk, good on him.
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Post: # 1139452Post Solar »

Rubbish. The club has done nothing wrong.they resigned him when we were struggling. He still had a contract and was offered four years more. Lyon has done the dirty on the club and its playing list.

He can go get stuffed. Will renew my membership tomorrow in support of the club. FQF

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Post: # 1139464Post shmic_s »

kalsaint wrote:Ross id going to Fremantle. It looks like his decision to stop coaching at St. Klda is linked with Fremantles sacking of Mark Harvey.

Harvey was at a Fremantle club breakfast function this morning and was reviewing the player list after.

5 Hours later he was sacked. Timing seems to be everything here!!!
You believe that? I'm not sure I do.
Wouldn't make a decision to move to the other side of Australia in under 24 hours. Been happening behind the scenes.


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Post: # 1139467Post shmic_s »

Solar wrote:Rubbish. The club has done nothing wrong.they resigned him when we were struggling. He still had a contract and was offered four years more. Lyon has done the dirty on the club and its playing list.

He can go get stuffed. Will renew my membership tomorrow in support of the club. FQF

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Post: # 1139472Post Mrs_Seaford_Saint »

I have to say I am in shock - this makes me feel like I have been smacked in the face :cry:


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Post: # 1139476Post maverick »

Club has stuffed this up, nothing surer....

Either they wanted him to go, or are half wits


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Post: # 1139487Post perfectionist »

Junction Oval wrote:Something is very wrong !! Clearly things have not not been right within the Club and Ross has said - I am out of here !!
My guess is that the appointment made mid way through the year of Chris Pelchen to the position of Head of Football, a person to whom Ross had to report eventhough he is the coach, might have had something to do with it. Just a guess though.


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Post: # 1139501Post markp »

Stillwaiting wrote:
saintbrat wrote:
Stillwaiting wrote:Gotta say bratty, I am do dissapointed on the club
I'm not
they changed their stance and offered the 4 years +
I am more disspaointed in ROSS.................. :(
maybe I will come around, but at this point I feel that hideaway and nettlfold have stuffed things up.
Didn't Nettlefold say an extra 2 years was offered the other night on FC?

Maybe they made their best offer too late.


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Post: # 1139537Post markp »

maverick wrote:Club has stuffed this up, nothing surer....

Either they wanted him to go, or are half wits
Yup, you may be right... if you were prepared to offer him 4 years unconditionally and on more money when he's already out the door, why not sooner??


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Post: # 1139552Post StSteven »

All my mail was that Ross was a very honest straight guy. I just don't get it.


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Post: # 1139553Post Old Mate »

maverick wrote:Club has stuffed this up, nothing surer....

Either they wanted him to go, or are half wits
Wrong. He was always going. He doesnt wish to build a list. Freo are ripe for a flag tilt.


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Post: # 1139555Post ace »

NOT PLEASING ROSS


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Post: # 1139575Post Iceman234 »

ace wrote:NOT PLEASING ROSS
f****** rat.

f*** off Ross you dog.

Not pleasing FFS is the least of it, didn't play the people who should be played when he f****** knew he was going...


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Post: # 1139581Post robsaint »

Thanks Ross Lyon got the team to Grand finals in consecutive years. You were able to get the best out of most of the team. You were handed a good core team and you built around them to almost deliver but you didn’t, so you failed. I am disappointed that now that you got what you wanted out of the saints you leave when they need you most. If you were looking for a challenge what more could you ask for?
You must have made the deal before the finals.
Thanks for nothing!


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