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gosaintas wrote:Cranbourne is an absolute dump. Gold Coast would be a great idea. 11 games there, 7 at the dome and 4 interstate. Virtually guarenteed survival and regular finals.
How anyone believes we could move to the freakfest in Cranny is beyond me. Neither the players or the management would seriously consider it.
How does go and Get F***** sound to you
(sorry mods but this is getting beyond a joke)
In Ross Get lost!
I am excited to stay at St Kilda and this is a great result for the Club and all our fans. I’m proud to be part of the Saints and am pleased to be playing football with the Clubâ€
I am excited to stay at St Kilda and this is a great result for the Club and all our fans. I’m proud to be part of the Saints and am pleased to be playing football with the Clubâ€
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correct callsaint66au wrote:Several abusive posts have been removed from this thread
Perhaps in future, mods could detail who the abusive posts were made by so that there is no confusion
for the record, my posts were not removed
for the record, I did not respond to the abuse
if others seek to lower the standards of this place, I will not be a party to this,
please can we all just stick to discussing all things St.Kilda and Grant Thomas
DO THE MATHS AND THE SQUARES ARE ALL ROOTED.
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Confession is good for the soul B4.barks4eva wrote:correct callsaint66au wrote:Several abusive posts have been removed from this thread
Perhaps in future, mods could detail who the abusive posts were made by so that there is no confusion
for the record, my posts were not removed
for the record, I did not respond to the abuse
for the record, i'm fond of making inflammatory statements just to see if I can get some posters fired up
for the record, I can then stand back take the high moral ground and say I didn't abuse anyone
for the record, I'm FAIR DINKUM lower than a dead dingo's donger
if others seek to lower the standards of this place, I will not be a party to this, but will happily throw petrol on any fire
please can we all just stick to discussing all things St.Kilda and Grant Thomas
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The visionary President of 5 years ago I referred to in that previous post was of course Allen Aylett. In today's papers he is calling for the Kangaroos to move to the Gold Coast. The Kangaroos Board didn't pay attention to him 5 years ago, and look at their condition today - hopefully they'll pay attention to him this time.casey scorp wrote:In fact 5 years ago the Kangaroos looked exactly at that question - moving to Casey Fields and having an alignment with a yet to be determined (at that time) VFL club playing matches from the then to be developed Casey Fields. It was strongly supported by a visionary President, but not by a short-sighted Board.
Instead the Kangaroos decided to focus on an inner Melbourne location, and ended up with a split VFL arrangement. It has been an unmitigated disaster.
The VFL arrangements have been hopeless, firstly with Port Melbourne which fizzled out and then with half the players having to play with an interstate team (Tasmania) and the other half with a regional team (North Ballarat). That has now fallen over, and the Kangaroos have no idea where their non-senior players will be playing next year each weekend.
The Kangaroos as a club are now down and out, and it looks likely they will have to leave the State or go out of existence.
Had there been a visionary Board, to complement the visionary President, the club would probably not be in its current predicament.
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Where did you find that out casey scorp - don't remember it being reported at the time?
Very interesting if true ... if the Kangaroos had gone there, they would have had 30k members by now IMO and a secure future in Melbourne, and the Saints would be slowly being squeezed out ...
Very interesting if true ... if the Kangaroos had gone there, they would have had 30k members by now IMO and a secure future in Melbourne, and the Saints would be slowly being squeezed out ...
They should only play AFL games now when it's raining. Slow games of footy are so much better to watch.
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I was at a NM President's lunch at the time when Allen Aylett was hot gospelling Casey Fields and the City of Casey as a location of the future.
There was also some reporting at the time in the local papers about a partnership between the City of Casey and the Kangaroos, but it all eventually petered out - the Casey Kangaroos had a real ring to it.
Although not a reason for relocation, it had some emotional appeal to some at the Kangaroos because of the link to the name Ron Casey (the North President through the 1990's who was coincidentally inducted into the Kangaroo's Hall of Fame at around the same time in July 2002).
There was also some reporting at the time in the local papers about a partnership between the City of Casey and the Kangaroos, but it all eventually petered out - the Casey Kangaroos had a real ring to it.
Although not a reason for relocation, it had some emotional appeal to some at the Kangaroos because of the link to the name Ron Casey (the North President through the 1990's who was coincidentally inducted into the Kangaroo's Hall of Fame at around the same time in July 2002).
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Unfortunately, that is the case. Speculation is that it related to the coach, Peter Banfield, leaving.
Peter was a part time coach (he was also a phys ed teacher), and the Scorps (either at the instigation of the Saints, or the Scorps' own initiative - not sure which, it's a bit cloudy) wanted to make the position fulltime. The club advertised the full time job.
Peter's contract was up at the end of the 2007 season, and he chose to not pursue the advertised position.
There has been fall-out at the club over the matter, but at the end of the day the Scorps are advancing to having a full-time professional coach and that is what is needed.
Peter was a part time coach (he was also a phys ed teacher), and the Scorps (either at the instigation of the Saints, or the Scorps' own initiative - not sure which, it's a bit cloudy) wanted to make the position fulltime. The club advertised the full time job.
Peter's contract was up at the end of the 2007 season, and he chose to not pursue the advertised position.
There has been fall-out at the club over the matter, but at the end of the day the Scorps are advancing to having a full-time professional coach and that is what is needed.