Grant Thomas paid $100,000 hush money by St Kilda
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With all due respect Dan, if you're not interested, don't open the thread.Dan Warna wrote:my irish wife made chicken curry for dinner last night.
and it was fare well above the norm
a good dinner was had by all, but she said baby's poo this morning stank like anything.
It's pretty clear what the subject is, and it's pretty clear the responses it would generate.
There are issues around this court case that are more important than Thomas or Butterss. They're gone. However, the issues relating to how the club is being run and the judgement of our CEO are certainly something all St Kilda supporters should be interested in.
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I just can't believe the nerve of this guy.
We paid him $525k plus expenses per annum.
That's about double what the Prime Minister gets.
He claims he has RW&B blood, would never go anywhere else etc.
Then hounds the club, including the new administration whith whom he shouldn't have any personal issues, through the courts to claim additional benefits.
If we had withheld big chunks of his payment on technicalities I could understand.
But he is chasing this extra money on top of $525k.
Personally I hope at the end of this case he gets nothing !
other than make himself totally unemployable.
We paid him $525k plus expenses per annum.
That's about double what the Prime Minister gets.
He claims he has RW&B blood, would never go anywhere else etc.
Then hounds the club, including the new administration whith whom he shouldn't have any personal issues, through the courts to claim additional benefits.
If we had withheld big chunks of his payment on technicalities I could understand.
But he is chasing this extra money on top of $525k.
Personally I hope at the end of this case he gets nothing !
other than make himself totally unemployable.
The rest of Australia can wander mask-free, socialise, eat out, no curfews, no zoning, no police rings of steel, no illogical inconsistent rules.
They can even WATCH LIVE FOOTY!
They can even WATCH LIVE FOOTY!
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The case is entirely about withholding large chunks of payment on technicalities.Enrico_Misso wrote:I just can't believe the nerve of this guy.
We paid him $525k plus expenses per annum.
That's about double what the Prime Minister gets.
He claims he has RW&B blood, would never go anywhere else etc.
Then hounds the club, including the new administration whith whom he shouldn't have any personal issues, through the courts to claim additional benefits.
If we had withheld big chunks of his payment on technicalities I could understand.
But he is chasing this extra money on top of $525k.
Personally I hope at the end of this case he gets nothing !
other than make himself totally unemployable.
Well, there's bleeding for the club, then there's $250k plus. I love the club, I pay my membership, my partner's membership, my son's membership... but if the club owed me $250k, I'd sue the place too. There's bleeding for the club, and then there's amputation of key limbs for the club.
It'll be interesting to see what the court makes of the "hush money" situation, but as far as I can tell, they're up s*** creek as far as statutory entitlements go.
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I still don't understand why there was a need for "hush money" in the first place.
You sign an agreement for someone to shut up, then you withhold payment of salaries, launch legal action against him and then make some of the most damning claims you could make against an ex-coach on morning radio.
It sounds to me like they wanted him to talk.
What I also don't understand, if the agreement was for him to shut up and not talk to anyone at the club and you're claiming he did the complete opposite, why then offer to pay him the money anyway?
IMO the club tried to bundle all outstanding liabilities into an agreement that they thought they could get him to break.
You sign an agreement for someone to shut up, then you withhold payment of salaries, launch legal action against him and then make some of the most damning claims you could make against an ex-coach on morning radio.
It sounds to me like they wanted him to talk.
What I also don't understand, if the agreement was for him to shut up and not talk to anyone at the club and you're claiming he did the complete opposite, why then offer to pay him the money anyway?
IMO the club tried to bundle all outstanding liabilities into an agreement that they thought they could get him to break.
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You'd think 6 months worth of salary would more than suffice.... happy with whatever the courts decide, but I would hardly feel short changed.On the morning he was sacked, a hand-written agreement was reached between Thomas and the club. St Kilda paid him $270,000 — six months worth of his salary
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maybe the hush money is tha gt doesnt spread the word about luke ball's groin??JeffDunne wrote:I still don't understand why there was a need for "hush money" in the first place.
You sign an agreement for someone to shut up, then you withhold payment of salaries, launch legal action against him and then make some of the most damning claims you could make against an ex-coach on morning radio.
It sounds to me like they wanted him to talk.
What I also don't understand, if the agreement was for him to shut up and not talk to anyone at the club and you're claiming he did the complete opposite, why then offer to pay him the money anyway?
IMO the club tried to bundle all outstanding liabilities into an agreement that they thought they could get him to break.
"It's a work in progress," Lyon said.
Not that its any of your business..but Barks was suspended for 2 weeks for repeat breaching of Forum rules..he's done his time and is now free to post againSaints Premiers 2008 wrote:why is barks back again???
moderators have told me on more than one occassion he would be taking an indefinate holiday...isnt that the last step before complete banning???
interesting...wish it was all the same for everyone else
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Gazrat, are you seriously telling us that B4Eva is really, genuinely heading into the courts for this??gazrat wrote:our mole on the inside , is just going in for the morning session
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good on him ....he's passionate
(he's very anti gt , [in case anyone wasn't sure] but suprisingly balanced about how its unfolding)
And did yesterday too from what was posted here. Had an exchange with GT also.rodgerfox wrote:Gazrat, are you seriously telling us that B4Eva is really, genuinely heading into the courts for this??gazrat wrote:our mole on the inside , is just going in for the morning session
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good on him ....he's passionate
(he's very anti gt , [in case anyone wasn't sure] but suprisingly balanced about how its unfolding)
I would've liked to have gone, but you know, having a job and all makes it quite hard.
Would be interesting viewing.
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Possibly more compelling viewing than some of our games this year at least...rodgerfox wrote:Yeah, that and being of sane mind.SENsaintsational wrote:
I would've liked to have gone, but you know, having a job and all makes it quite hard.
F*ck me. I can't believe this.
I seriously am in disbelief here.
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It's actually a bit sad when you get down to it.rodgerfox wrote:Yeah, that and being of sane mind.SENsaintsational wrote:
I would've liked to have gone, but you know, having a job and all makes it quite hard.
F*ck me. I can't believe this.
I seriously am in disbelief here.
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well that explains itJeffDunne wrote:That's pretty much it in a nutshell.Saints Premiers 2008 wrote:is he just an unemployed man who feels it is his god-given right to slag off at gt
Andrew's last name wouldn't be Hoare by any chance?
Or should that be Whore?
he obviously missed his chance in life to make anything of it...potentially assist the club he apparently loves to become bigger and stronger
instead it is easier to point out any wrong-doing or problem that anyone in power has ever made at that club
poor man...made nothing of his life
may as well give it up now
"It's a work in progress," Lyon said.
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C'mon mate... not for me or you obviously, but then some people play with model trains or play the pokies in their free time... I guess at a stretch you could say it's a bit of StKilda history being made.SENsaintsational wrote:It's actually a bit sad when you get down to it.rodgerfox wrote:Yeah, that and being of sane mind.SENsaintsational wrote:
I would've liked to have gone, but you know, having a job and all makes it quite hard.
F*ck me. I can't believe this.
I seriously am in disbelief here.