Happy Birthday Stan
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Happy Birthday Stan
Stan Alves will be 70 tomorrow 2nd May
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Re: Happy Birthday Stan
HARSH!!!!!Bernard Shakey wrote:And good riddance!
'Cause StoneCold Said So'!!!!!
We will be great again once Billy is back playing!!!!!
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Re: Happy Birthday Stan
Not really!stonecold wrote:HARSH!!!!!Bernard Shakey wrote:And good riddance!
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Harsh!!!!!Bernard Shakey wrote:Not really!stonecold wrote:HARSH!!!!!Bernard Shakey wrote:And good riddance!
'Cause StoneCold Said So'!!!!!
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Re: Happy Birthday Stan
Can our players do the Saints Haka before today's game in his honour ?saintbrat wrote:Stan Alves will be 70 tomorrow 2nd May
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Re: Happy Birthday Stan
Love Stan, watched his debut for Melbourne against the Dogs at Western Oval in 1965. That was the Demons' 8th straight win and the last time they were any good. The next week, Queens Birthday weekend, was against the Saints - Howell to full-forward, Murray to fullback. Norm Smith sacked and the rest is history.
Loved Stan as a player because he always had a look of delight on his face. Still does.
Great Saints man and did wonders for the club as senior coach. Copped what most Saints coaches cop if they look like having the slightest bit of success (think GT, Mike Patterson before him).
Stan was a commentator at yesterdays game. Aussie Jones paid him a wonderful, heartfelt tribute.
Good on you Stanley!
Loved Stan as a player because he always had a look of delight on his face. Still does.
Great Saints man and did wonders for the club as senior coach. Copped what most Saints coaches cop if they look like having the slightest bit of success (think GT, Mike Patterson before him).
Stan was a commentator at yesterdays game. Aussie Jones paid him a wonderful, heartfelt tribute.
Good on you Stanley!
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Re: Happy Birthday Stan
on former coaches-
Ken Sheldon is on Open Mike tomorrow night,.
Ken Sheldon is on Open Mike tomorrow night,.
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I was at that game.Trev from the Bush wrote:Love Stan, watched his debut for Melbourne against the Dogs at Western Oval in 1965. That was the Demons' 8th straight win and the last time they were any good. The next week, Queens Birthday weekend, was against the Saints - Howell to full-forward, Murray to fullback. Norm Smith sacked and the rest is history.
Loved Stan as a player because he always had a look of delight on his face. Still does.
Great Saints man and did wonders for the club as senior coach. Copped what most Saints coaches cop if they look like having the slightest bit of success (think GT, Mike Patterson before him).
Stan was a commentator at yesterdays game. Aussie Jones paid him a wonderful, heartfelt tribute.
Good on you Stanley!
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.....or got knived by a well-known board member.BigMart wrote:He coached well in 96/97
Went mad in 98
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Think he had a different type of personality and this was the main issue.....A bit of a jackle and hyde.... Looked like butter wouldn't melt but his serves to players put Rocket Eade to shame ... Who was the Saints player he grabbed by the throat at the MCG when Stan forgot we sack for s moment there were 40,000 people watching? That said I I think he was a good coach , but like most of our coaches we sack them before they can finish a decent apprenticeship .
Ps it's my birthday too!!
Ps it's my birthday too!!
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That was a different coach
Stan was detested by the plying group in 98
It was like he took his personal frustrations and regrets out on them in 98... He knew he'd blown a chance and when he realised halfway through 98 he was not going to get another crack that year, he lost it
Stan was detested by the plying group in 98
It was like he took his personal frustrations and regrets out on them in 98... He knew he'd blown a chance and when he realised halfway through 98 he was not going to get another crack that year, he lost it
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BM Who was it then .. I'm almost certain it was Stan the player had blonde hair? I'll have to think a little harderBigMart wrote:That was a different coach
Stan was detested by the plying group in 98
It was like he took his personal frustrations and regrets out on them in 98... He knew he'd blown a chance and when he realised halfway through 98 he was not going to get another crack that year, he lost it
And the president said " I did not have sex with that woman"
And our former president said " Football is like golf"
Go Sainters !!!!!
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Ken Sheldon and Craig Devonportsupersaints wrote:BM Who was it then .. I'm almost certain it was Stan the player had blonde hair? I'll have to think a little harderBigMart wrote:That was a different coach
Stan was detested by the plying group in 98
It was like he took his personal frustrations and regrets out on them in 98... He knew he'd blown a chance and when he realised halfway through 98 he was not going to get another crack that year, he lost it
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Thank you ... Obviously getting old... Stan did go through some tough times after his sons death... Feel for him
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Would loved to have seen him play, but it was a little before my time.Trev from the Bush wrote:Love Stan, watched his debut for Melbourne against the Dogs at Western Oval in 1965. That was the Demons' 8th straight win and the last time they were any good. The next week, Queens Birthday weekend, was against the Saints - Howell to full-forward, Murray to fullback. Norm Smith sacked and the rest is history.
Loved Stan as a player because he always had a look of delight on his face. Still does.
Great Saints man and did wonders for the club as senior coach. Copped what most Saints coaches cop if they look like having the slightest bit of success (think GT, Mike Patterson before him).
Stan was a commentator at yesterdays game. Aussie Jones paid him a wonderful, heartfelt tribute.
Good on you Stanley!
I agree with what you said in regards to his coaching and commitment. It was a shame how 1998 unfolded.
The death of his son was tragic. I don't think he had any other children.
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P.S. I always wondered if Stan was related to Hollywood producer Joe Alves (most famous for producing Spielberg's JAWS). There is quite a physical resemblance between the two:
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Re: Happy Birthday Stan
Like the rest of us. Really, to lose your No 1 ruckman in the last two minutes of the last game of the year and your No 2 ruckman in the first 15 minutes of the next game (1st semi), to have the father on one player die on the night before the GF, the sister of another in the week before and the knee go on your best midfielder in the first ten minutes of the GF, is enough to drive anyone mad. It was those events that led to his desperation. He was the last coach we had that valued the basic skills of the game above "game plans".BigMart wrote:He coached well in 96/97
Went mad in 98
Agree.Trev from the Bush wrote: Love Stan, watched his debut for Melbourne against the Dogs at Western Oval in 1965. That was the Demons' 8th straight win and the last time they were any good. The next week, Queens Birthday weekend, was against the Saints - Howell to full-forward, Murray to fullback. Norm Smith sacked and the rest is history.
Loved Stan as a player because he always had a look of delight on his face. Still does.
Great Saints man and did wonders for the club as senior coach. Copped what most Saints coaches cop if they look like having the slightest bit of success (think GT, Mike Patterson before him).
Stan was a commentator at yesterdays game. Aussie Jones paid him a wonderful, heartfelt tribute.
Good on you Stanley!