Has there been anyone more St kilda than Grant Thomas.
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Has there been anyone more St kilda than Grant Thomas.
Would love him back for another crack.. Sure he is a twitter troll.. But I think the fire burns deep within him for redemption... Vs richo
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Re: Has there been anyone more St kilda than Grant Thomas.
probably 100's in answer to your thread title....
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Re: Has there been anyone more St kilda than Grant Thomas.
The bloke is spent. Yeah he did some good things but that flick ended well, well over a decade ago now.
Posters that have admitted they were wrong about Hanna's gastro and the club didn't create a cover story.
Total = 1.
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Re: Has there been anyone more St kilda than Grant Thomas.
GT brought enormous changes, did a huge amount of good things for the club, and some questionable things,
but he always wanted the best for the team.
I think he had buy-in from most of the players (we know Capuano wasn't a fan)
His time has come and gone, just like that girlfriend I had when I was a teenager...
it was great at the time but you can't turn back the clock.
Wanting him back is silly, thinking you can recapture that magic, when there's been so much water
under the bridge
but he always wanted the best for the team.
I think he had buy-in from most of the players (we know Capuano wasn't a fan)
His time has come and gone, just like that girlfriend I had when I was a teenager...
it was great at the time but you can't turn back the clock.
Wanting him back is silly, thinking you can recapture that magic, when there's been so much water
under the bridge
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Re: Has there been anyone more St kilda than Grant Thomas.
About the most St.Kilda thing to do in our history is to back track to something that previously worked...
The problem is GT won't work again because he's been out of the industry for a long time and hasn't grown with it whilst everybody else has progressed and is doing newer more modern things even by GT's progressive standard
Am a HUGE GT fan but it's a definitive no
The problem is GT won't work again because he's been out of the industry for a long time and hasn't grown with it whilst everybody else has progressed and is doing newer more modern things even by GT's progressive standard
Am a HUGE GT fan but it's a definitive no
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Re: Has there been anyone more St kilda than Grant Thomas.
good point indeed.skeptic wrote: ↑Sun 09 Jun 2019 9:00pm About the most St.Kilda thing to do in our history is to back track to something that previously worked...
The problem is GT won't work again because he's been out of the industry for a long time and hasn't grown with it whilst everybody else has progressed and is doing newer more modern things even by GT's progressive standard
Am a HUGE GT fan but it's a definitive no
He's been an interested observer for many years, but he's on the "outside" looking in,
and as an outsider, we only see the tip of the iceberg.
So much goes on inside a club, that only if you work inside the club, you'd be aware of the machinations.
It's like someone who worked for 10 years in retail, then got out and did something else,
if they go back into retail, sure there's some familiar things, but hey so much has changed in the meantime,
they'd be playing catch-up the whole time..
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Re: Has there been anyone more St kilda than Grant Thomas.
Surely this is a trolling exercise after the Ross Lyon thread.
No personal offense intended but there is more chance of aliens landing on earth tomorrow and assimilating with earthlings than any club reaching out to Grant Thomas.
Your OP should have read has any person potted the Saints in the media more that GT over the last ten years?
GT
Dial a quote and pot the Saints
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Re: Has there been anyone more St kilda than Grant Thomas.
Neil Balme appears to be doing a great job at Richmond. I can see Grant Thomas in a similar role at St Kilda.
Unfortunately the AFL is run like the Chinese Communist party, and I'm afraid Grant Thomas has challenged the party and has been banished from the industry. There is no way the party's representative Mr Lethlean would consider such an appointment.
Unfortunately the AFL is run like the Chinese Communist party, and I'm afraid Grant Thomas has challenged the party and has been banished from the industry. There is no way the party's representative Mr Lethlean would consider such an appointment.
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Re: Has there been anyone more St kilda than Grant Thomas.
What about Ken Sheldon? What’s he up to these days.
Timmy Watson too. He must be sick of reading a Teleprompter.
Timmy Watson too. He must be sick of reading a Teleprompter.
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Re: Has there been anyone more St kilda than Grant Thomas.
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I loved Thommo as coach but massive error of judgement to take a loan from Butterrs.
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Re: Has there been anyone more St kilda than Grant Thomas.
Thread title needs a change:
Has There Been Anyone More Grant Thomas Than....Grant Thomas?
Nup.
Mods please lock dumb threads.
Has There Been Anyone More Grant Thomas Than....Grant Thomas?
Nup.
Mods please lock dumb threads.
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Re: Has there been anyone more St kilda than Grant Thomas.
Agree. *pigs flying everywhere*tedtheodorelogan2018 wrote: ↑Sun 09 Jun 2019 8:15pm The bloke is spent. Yeah he did some good things but that flick ended well, well over a decade ago now.
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Re: Has there been anyone more St kilda than Grant Thomas.
100% a communist party. Can only hope it goes the way of all communist regimes before it.Toy Saint wrote: ↑Sun 09 Jun 2019 10:12pm Neil Balme appears to be doing a great job at Richmond. I can see Grant Thomas in a similar role at St Kilda.
Unfortunately the AFL is run like the Chinese Communist party, and I'm afraid Grant Thomas has challenged the party and has been banished from the industry. There is no way the party's representative Mr Lethlean would consider such an appointment.
It’s a f****** joke the way they are wanting to control everyone that doesn’t tow the party line.
It’s got progressively worse from Jackson to Dimwit to the current imbecile. Surely we are due for someone that remotely wants what the fans want
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Has there been anyone more St kilda than Grant Thomas.
Has there ever been a more inflammatory thread title?
My Grandma whose been dead for 10 years and barracked for Richmond is currently more St Kilda than Grant Thomas ever was.
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The game has evolved.tedtheodorelogan2018 wrote: ↑Sun 09 Jun 2019 8:15pm The bloke is spent. Yeah he did some good things but that flick ended well, well over a decade ago now.
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Re: Has there been anyone more St kilda than Grant Thomas.
Grant Thomas is all about Grant Thomas.
I don’t doubt his passion for the club, but he clearly had an axe to grind for years after his sacking and while I thought some of his criticism was perfectly warranted, some of it also smacked of sour grapes and his opportunity just to prove he was right all along.
All that being said, this administration certainly needs an all mighty whack from within and Grant would certainly be the man to do.
I don’t doubt his passion for the club, but he clearly had an axe to grind for years after his sacking and while I thought some of his criticism was perfectly warranted, some of it also smacked of sour grapes and his opportunity just to prove he was right all along.
All that being said, this administration certainly needs an all mighty whack from within and Grant would certainly be the man to do.
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Look its just a thread not dumb just scroll on bye no need to comment old timer.
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Re: Has there been anyone more St kilda than Grant Thomas.
Why is it that the media turn to Thomas to quote on StKilda or why do people think his opinion is remotely relevant?
The Zebs coach is most likely the only player he coached still at the club and he hasn’t been actively involved for a million years or thereabouts.
Of those who played under him, I am told that no one still communicates with him on a regular basis and the big name players won’t have a bar of him.
The reason your cars rear view mirror is 5% in size of your windshield is proportional to the time you should spend looking forward and behind you.
Despite this thread just being a piss take, the thought of anyone wanting to return to a guy that has spent the last decade potting the club in media and social media is beyond comprehension.
He was handed the keys to a Ferrari and was bloody good at driving it fast in a straight line but was found wanting when race tactics were required.
Move on, he wasn’t up to it then and is less so times 1,000 now.
The Zebs coach is most likely the only player he coached still at the club and he hasn’t been actively involved for a million years or thereabouts.
Of those who played under him, I am told that no one still communicates with him on a regular basis and the big name players won’t have a bar of him.
The reason your cars rear view mirror is 5% in size of your windshield is proportional to the time you should spend looking forward and behind you.
Despite this thread just being a piss take, the thought of anyone wanting to return to a guy that has spent the last decade potting the club in media and social media is beyond comprehension.
He was handed the keys to a Ferrari and was bloody good at driving it fast in a straight line but was found wanting when race tactics were required.
Move on, he wasn’t up to it then and is less so times 1,000 now.
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Re: Has there been anyone more St kilda than Grant Thomas.
No I am not.
No it isn’t.
OP is fair question and posters can respectfully agree or disagree.
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Re: Has there been anyone more St kilda than Grant Thomas.
Any volunteer who has graced the club.
Any player or employee who took 7c in the dollar.
Of course if being St Kilda means arrogant, narcissistic and a charlatan, then the answer is "No!"
He became coach after placing that trojan horse, Malcolm, inside the club. No due diligence there & no integrity / due diligence with his appointment just a personal desire realised & now he's who people turn to. Baffling.
Yes, this thread is the epitome of trolling. There has been no one more divisive to St Kilda and their supporters than Grant Thomas.
Any player or employee who took 7c in the dollar.
Of course if being St Kilda means arrogant, narcissistic and a charlatan, then the answer is "No!"
He became coach after placing that trojan horse, Malcolm, inside the club. No due diligence there & no integrity / due diligence with his appointment just a personal desire realised & now he's who people turn to. Baffling.
Yes, this thread is the epitome of trolling. There has been no one more divisive to St Kilda and their supporters than Grant Thomas.
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Re: Has there been anyone more St kilda than Grant Thomas.
His lack of tactical nous and know how lost us two prelims. He was a very effective one trick pony who didn't have a plan b.
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Re: Has there been anyone more St kilda than Grant Thomas.
Why?happy feet wrote: ↑Sun 09 Jun 2019 10:43pm Ian Drake
George Huggins
Allan Jeans
Alan Killigrew
Barry Breen
Trevor Barker
Nick Riewoldt
I loved Thommo as coach but massive error of judgement to take a loan from Butterrs.
Sounds like he did pretty well out of it.