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So will he be involved with recruiting, or is this a new role for him?
Appears the rumour on here last week about Ross and Chris having coffee was on the money.
I hope this is a sign of the club giving Ross the support he needs as he enters a phase of reinvention, and not that they want to ensure that Ross could be moved on without too much damage
So now he officially at our club do we sugar-coat his history of selecting young players and discuss what a super list manager he is and how we are guaranteed a flag now?
So the rebuild is underway... strap yourselves in boys and girls...
"... You want to pose a threat to the opposition in as many ways as you can, both defensively and offensively. We've got a responsibility to explore all those possibilities - and we will."
Drain left months ago, and you'd think it would have been part of the announcement if Hutchison was stepping aside.
My guess is this is a new role.
"... You want to pose a threat to the opposition in as many ways as you can, both defensively and offensively. We've got a responsibility to explore all those possibilities - and we will."
Zac Attack wrote:So now he officially at our club do we sugar-coat his history of selecting young players and discuss what a super list manager he is and how we are guaranteed a flag now?
Let the exaggeration begin!
troll....
.everybody still loves lenny....and we always will
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Seems like an unusual time to leave one club and join another.
Lance or James??
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Zac Attack wrote:So now he officially at our club do we sugar-coat his history of selecting young players and discuss what a super list manager he is and how we are guaranteed a flag now?
Let the exaggeration begin!
Is English your second language?
Oh thats right you're a Collingwood supporter... makes sense now.
On the fence on this one could be good could be bad, not convinced he has a good rep with other clubs so I hope if the saints ever trade again he is not involved.
I'm hesitant about this one. As a fellow employer you need to fit the person to the role, not the role to the person. I wasn't aware we still had a vacancy in the football department.
What duties will he be doing? Who does he report to? It's all a bit vague.
Pretty happy with this appointment personally. Understand he was very highly rated at the Hawks, and as Snoop suggested, when he left Hawks earlier in the year there was a lot of surprise. Talk at the time was he left due to his role being changed up a bit... Makes sense considering he is walking into a very major management role at the Saints.
Also, if memory serves me correctly, he has been a bit part in a lot of Hawthorn's trade weeks for the past few years and was renowned to be very good at getting the absolute best deal for them with their trades. Works in a very similar way to Collingwood - the other clubs hate them, but they typically get what they want.
Interesting he is also head of 'strategic direction.' Probably a very important role for the Saints moving forward, so sounds like we have a very highly credentialed man to do it!
Football managers typically have a hand in list management/recruiting too, so I'd say he'd have a bit of a role within that department, but shouldnt be taking over by any means.
thirty-seven!? wrote:he was very highly rated at the Hawks.
Sorry but I fail to believe they may have thought he was good at his job and worthwhile krrping around, but they didn't "highly rate him" as a superstar otherwise they would not have mucked him around and would have moved heaven and earth to keep him.
There's a few interesting posts on the Hawthorn Bigfooty board. In a nutshell, the word is Pelchen had some conflict at the Hawks over job responsibilities that culminated in him handing in his resignation. Apparently he had Clarkson's support in the dispute who was sorry to see him go.
He had discussions with 3 or 4 clubs before settling on the Saints. Sounds like a win for him and a win for us.
"... You want to pose a threat to the opposition in as many ways as you can, both defensively and offensively. We've got a responsibility to explore all those possibilities - and we will."
ausfatcat wrote:Sorry but I fail to believe they may have thought he was good at his job and worthwhile krrping around, but they didn't "highly rate him" as a superstar otherwise they would not have mucked him around and would have moved heaven and earth to keep him.
Yeah, that wouldn't ever happen at a big AFL club *cough* Collingwood *cough*
"... You want to pose a threat to the opposition in as many ways as you can, both defensively and offensively. We've got a responsibility to explore all those possibilities - and we will."
