whiskers3614 wrote:AM I PARANOID?

Nah.
You're cute.

I may be wrong, but didn't Yabby retire from St Kilda, spend at least 1 year out of the game, adn then move on to Hawthorn? I would have thought that is quite a different scenario to a coach, accepting a contract with a Club via his management and then using that contract to elicit, via a 'secret n...

My heart bleeds, Mr Magic. Not for whatever nonsense it is you choose to believe. But for your resort to the ad hominem argument - the last refuge of the unthinking. Truly that is beneath contempt. I note your continued inability to recognize the differnece between knowledge and opinion and your co...

What?
Try writing a sentence that actually means something, skeptic. Instead of that gobbledygook.

My heart bleeds, Mr Magic. Not for whatever nonsense it is you choose to believe. But for your resort to the ad hominem argument - the last refuge of the unthinking.
Truly that is beneath contempt.

I may be wrong, but didn't Yabby retire from St Kilda, spend at least 1 year out of the game, adn then move on to Hawthorn? I would have thought that is quite a different scenario to a coach, accepting a contract with a Club via his management and then using that contract to elicit, via a 'secret n...

the reality is that even if we had managed to 'sign up' Lyon on a long term contract it more than likely would have contained a similar 'get out clause' as the existing one did and he may well have 'walked' from it for a much better financial deal. You can better your bottom dollar that Fremantle h...

I may be wrong, but didn't Yabby retire from St Kilda, spend at least 1 year out of the game, adn then move on to Hawthorn? I would have thought that is quite a different scenario to a coach, accepting a contract with a Club via his management and then using that contract to elicit, via a 'secret n...

the reality is that even if we had managed to 'sign up' Lyon on a long term contract it more than likely would have contained a similar 'get out clause' as the existing one did and he may well have 'walked' from it for a much better financial deal. You can better your bottom dollar that Fremantle h...

I remember an email from Mods urging people to ignore trolls and they may go away. I think the time to apply this to Clarky449 and other Ross Lyon worshipers is well overdue! Yeah - because we should all hate the best living coach in the history of our club. Listen you lot - I move we ban all worsh...

I did a poll on here a few months ago, when Lyon was still at the helm regarding the style of play and if that impacted the purchase of a membership. Was surprised to see how many were put off by 'saints footy' The results of a poll of Saintsationalists is hardly a reliable indicator of the views o...

NOT all players were involved in ' the issues' but some members branded the whole team with the same brush... Didn't stop 6000 members who haven't renewed this year from joining last year. Kim Duthie prevented us from reaching 45,000 last year (though maintaining 40,000 in 2011 - despite Duthie, th...

SainterK, the sticky thread called "MEMBERSHIPS 2012" has comparative figures.

whiskers3614 wrote:There's always Freo for them if life without Lyon is so difficult.

No doubt St Kilda's Board and CEO are muttering those very words to themselves as we speak.

Paying for memberships out of money saved by not having to buy finals tickets? Yep. If all goes to plan we won't have to waste money on finals tickets this year, though. Here's hoping, because falling membership is a real problem. Still don't buy it though, whiskas.... If tens of thousands of Filth...

Good point, whiskas. So how come everyone is flocking to buy memberships at Richmond, Essendon, and Melbourne?

I thought we were discussing Freo's prospects?

As I said before you remind me of the type of person who stands near the shopping centre Santa telling the kids how stupid they are for believing in Santa ... I must say, St Trav, comparing the intelligence of most Sainsational posters to that of "kids who still believe in Santa" shows an...

Agree with last lina Crippa BUT wavering fans are probably afraid of the bitter harvest coming due to your idols list management/development over recent years! Nah can't be that Whiskers. That "bitter harvest" was there last year. Not only that, but with Kim Duthie and the press crucifyin...

Am I right in thinking only FOOTSCRAY, NORF, and MELBOURNE have fewer members than us in Victoria? You'd have thought that with: - no KIm Duthie to deal with - the daily puff pieces in the press - the non-critique of everything St Kilda now that an ex-Pies man is in charge - the future looking so ro...

The debate between Armooo and St Trav regarding Freo's prospects could do with some input from the horse's mouth:

"Ross Lyon Q an A"

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/ ... n-q-and-a/

At least he didn't saying pleasing :wink: Or did he? :shock: "We got through healthy. That's probably the most pleasing thing," Watters said. "It has been pleasing that we've had some really good hit outs", Watters said “One of the most pleasing aspects of Jarrad’s career has be...

[ 1. Ross did not "screw his management" (see posts containing reasoning, not rumours). 2. Ross was legally and morally entitled to do what he did - and that includes walking out whenever he chose, at whatever point, for whatever reason (and no-one is in a position to prove the reason). 3...

C2S. Unless you have a similar work background..as distinct from just hearing rumours 3rd hand from friends of friends..Im afraid all you are is speculating..and hopefully not just twisting your speculation to suit your constant pro-RL agenda Your entitled to your opinion of course..but lets not ge...

ESP was totally unaware of even an approach from Fremantle. Furthermore, ESP were appointed as his sole mangement and were the only party that any "moral" organisation should deal with in terms of the renegotiation of the contract OR in terms of making any gresh offers. Melbourne had the ...