Well done Westaway!

[Enrico_Misso]

Mr Invisible
Mr Never there
Mr Roll over to the AFL

He's had the whole year to lock Ross in to a long term contract

What's he done?

NOTHING
As usual

[Legendary]

Apparently the offer to Lyon (which has been on the table for more than the last 24 hours) was an unconditional 4 year contract at a higher salary than he earns now.

Source: SEN.



Maybe we should have stitched him up earlier, but in fairness he was already contracted for another 12 months (we stitched him up last year with the extension).


4 years at more money is a pretty good offer.

[Johnny Member]

Sorry, but I'm not that fussed that Lyon left.

[saintly]

Mr Invisible
Mr Never there
Mr Roll over to the AFL

He's had the whole year to lock Ross in to a long term contract

What's he done?

NOTHING
As usual

thats unfair. from what it seems noone knew !

saints offered him what he wanted! freo started asking him 6 weeks sgo!!

[st_Trav_ofWA]

Mr Invisible
Mr Never there
Mr Roll over to the AFL

He's had the whole year to lock Ross in to a long term contract

What's he done?

NOTHING
As usual

thats unfair. from what it seems noone knew !

saints offered him what he wanted! freo started asking him 6 weeks sgo!!

agree its not the saints fault he decided to run

[Newman]

Here Here! As Keith McGowan said in a letter to the club ...

Dear Sir. S.O.S ! Same Old Saints. When will you ever learn ? Ross Lyon should have been tied up months ago. He has guided us through a magnificent era. A “bouncing ball from a Premiershipâ€

[Enrico_Misso]

So we should have stiched him up 6 MONTHS AGO

[Junction Oval]

There is something very wrong within the Saints, not to be able to hold him !!

[saintly]

[quote="Newman"]Here Here! As Keith McGowan said in a letter to the club ...

Dear Sir. S.O.S ! Same Old Saints. When will you ever learn ? Ross Lyon should have been tied up months ago. He has guided us through a magnificent era. A “bouncing ball from a Premiershipâ€

[rexy]

Shattered but right decision by the club, 4 years is a good offer, maybe 1 year too long IMO! 5 years is a long time in footy, lots can change, lick our wounds and move on. Thanks to the winningest coach in StKFC history i would think? Gave us every opportunity but we, him included couldn't close the deal.

Fortius quo fidelius

Go saints

[Schillaci]

Not the clubs fault.
He was contracted for another year and offered 4 years.
Ross walked. End of story.

[St Lenny]

At the end of the day he likes the money more than us.

[Junction Oval]

Was it simply the money ??

[Moorabbin Man]

No excuses, the Club has cocked it up, he should have been stiched up a long time ago. SEN have just reported that he was offered no extra money. Time for a new President & Board, before they c**k up further with the next appointment. It would so obviously stupid if they appointed Eade.

[AnythingsPossibleSaints]

Sorry, but I'm not that fussed that Lyon left.

Me either. But who is this Westaway they speak of?

[saintbrat]

Breach of Contract---?

7.5 mill for 5 years


Saints had a contract from ESP for 4 years...

[Teflon]

No excuses, the Club has cocked it up, he should have been stiched up a long time ago. SEN have just reported that he was offered no extra money. Time for a new President & Board, before they c**k up further with the next appointment. It would so obviously stupid if they appointed Eade.

IF this proves true Greg Westaway if **** gone. Leven should b gone. Nettlefold, Thompson the whole figgin lot can ferk off.

I can not believe IF this is true that our Board could be so incompetent and allow this to happen.

Should have been stitched up months ago AND why on earth would you allow a clause that basically means the last year is null and void anyway?

[mr six o'clock]

Why blame the administration , he still had a year to go on his contract , most probably believed he would honour it .
At the end of the day ross's legacy at st kilda is ; a successful one , yet a list of players allot poorer than the list he inherited .
will he it be any different at freo ?

[Richter]

Rubbish.

How much do you reckon we offered him... I'd say $750,000 pa tops, and that would IMO be overs to what we can afford.

He's gone to Freo for probably twice that.

[oneteam]

No excuses, the Club has cocked it up, he should have been stiched up a long time ago. SEN have just reported that he was offered no extra money. Time for a new President & Board, before they c**k up further with the next appointment. It would so obviously stupid if they appointed Eade.

IF this proves true Greg Westaway if **** gone. Leven should b gone. Nettlefold, Thompson the whole figgin lot can ferk off.

I can not believe IF this is true that our Board could be so incompetent and allow this to happen.

Should have been stitched up months ago AND why on earth would you allow a clause that basically means the last year is null and void anyway?

AS IF !
what crap.

no way they would offer same money for 4 years.

bet that will come out as rubbish.

[saintbrat]

Rubbish.

How much do you reckon we offered him... I'd say $750,000 pa tops, and that would IMO be overs to what we can afford.

He's gone to Freo for probably twice that.

7.5 mill for 5 years
we are in no position financially to get near that... and it would be fiscally wrong to do so

[kalsaint]

So we should have stiched him up 6 MONTHS AGO

He might have left mid season if that occurred.

[suss]

So we should have stiched him up 6 MONTHS AGO

He might have left mid season if that occurred.

Exactly. Ross is breaking contracts all over town. Why the he'll would a longer contract make a difference.

[barks4eva]

No excuses, the Club has cocked it up, he should have been stiched up a long time ago. SEN have just reported that he was offered no extra money. Time for a new President & Board, before they c**k up further with the next appointment. It would so obviously stupid if they appointed Eade.

IF this proves true Greg Westaway if **** gone. Leven should b gone. Nettlefold, Thompson the whole figgin lot can ferk off.

I can not believe IF this is true that our Board could be so incompetent and allow this to happen.

Should have been stitched up months ago AND why on earth would you allow a clause that basically means the last year is null and void anyway?

PRECISELY


They F***** UP massively


They allowed this situation to develop by not having it done and dusted ages ago


They inherited Ross Lyon and have now managed to lose him

Thye inserted a get out clause

You remember Westaway making PUBLIC blatherings about our style of play a few years ago

hence the get out clause


Then offer a new contract with many CONDITIONS


These idiots took the club to Seaford without making one mention of it when they were seeking election yet announce the move within two weeks of being elected


Spirit of the contract


Yeah well done, that sounds water tight


Of course you will get no shortage of numbnuts and apologist clowns on here who know SFA who will make all myriad of excuses


fact is they inherited Ross Lyon and they lost him for being the incompetent and clueless buffoons that they are

SACK THEM NOW

[Teflon]

No excuses, the Club has cocked it up, he should have been stiched up a long time ago. SEN have just reported that he was offered no extra money. Time for a new President & Board, before they c**k up further with the next appointment. It would so obviously stupid if they appointed Eade.

IF this proves true Greg Westaway if **** gone. Leven should b gone. Nettlefold, Thompson the whole figgin lot can ferk off.

I can not believe IF this is true that our Board could be so incompetent and allow this to happen.

Should have been stitched up months ago AND why on earth would you allow a clause that basically means the last year is null and void anyway?

AS IF !
what crap.

no way they would offer same money for 4 years.

bet that will come out as rubbish.

One fact cant be ignored - THIS BOARD allowed the negotiations to wait till this long AND allowed Lyon to insert a get out clause into his contracts that makes the final year a joke.

THATS A FACT and hardly what Id call smart...