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Yep - Collingwood and his greedy clawing manager Connors have shafted Luke Ball something chronic.
Ball obviously told by Collingwood that they wanted him but then insult and humiliate him by not offering anything even resembling something decent.
Would Ball want to go to this bunch of see you next tuesdays now? I sure wouldn't.
Ball has to ask himself. Why does he play football? Is it to get more gametime -if so go join the VFL.
Is it for more money? OK PSD and join the woodenspooner and have September off from now on.
Or is it a shot at a flag? And redemption?
What do you want Luke?
Lance or James??
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SainterK wrote:I am sure they wanted Ball, and I am glad we didn't budge...
IMO though, they did aquire a player that will be handy to them come 2010....
Yes they did, but in doing so completetely turned their backs on Luke Ball. Shame full from them and by Luke's manager
I want to stand for something. I'm a loyal person and I think at the end of my career it will be great to look back and know that I'm a St Kilda person for life.
- Nick Riewoldt. May 19th 2009.
"Another storied win in Robert Harvey's career. They say he is the embodiment of their motto of strength through loyalty, and on the day he became just the tenth man to play 350 league games the saints reward him with a seemingly impossible victory."
Paul Roo's was saying that it was incumbent on Collingwood to offer a fair and equitable deal once they commited to taking Luke, and Luke committed to going there. No repsonsibility lay with St Kilda at all, it was Collingwood's obligation to trade.
I don't see how Connors would have gotten anything out of this? Wasn't Luke offered a higher paying package with us but wanted to move on to feel like he was making a contribution towards a side. Which he felt like he wasn't doing with us? And if Collingwood were offering less money then that in turn gets passed onto his manager?
Luke Ball needs to get a new manager
Both the filth and his manager have shafted him big time.
Hope there is enough left in both camps to see that Luke belongs at St Kilda.
Collingwood give me the s***s.
Leave your ego's in the locker when you start and pick them up again when you retire
Saint Bev wrote:I think we are the ones that have been shafted. If luke goes in the PSD, we get nothing.
To not give Luke to Collingwood for next to nothing is so much better than giving him to Melbourne or Richmonnd etc for nothing.Dont get me wrong im as disapointed as anyone that we didnt get a decent trade but if we let him go for pick 25 then Collingwood would have been patting themselves on the back saying I knew they would fold & we'd get him cheap.But we stuck to our guns & now a top 4 rival will have to really beg scrape & borrow to try & get him & the best bit is still probably wont get him.I know this wont make you feel any better but at least I tried