Gary Ayres

[mr.wobble]

It'd be cool if the club signed him up and instead of a hat with our membership we all got a Gary Ayres style hair doo wig that we could all wear....

Sign him up now!!

[Teflon]

Said it on another thread.

Have heard, from a usually reliable source with links to the club that he is

under serious consideration for a coaching role in some capacity.

Obviously waiting till this weekend is over before starting talks,but the

feelers have been put out apparently.

DISASTER if true.

see eade.

[thequarry]

Said it on another thread.

Have heard, from a usually reliable source with links to the club that he is

under serious consideration for a coaching role in some capacity.

Obviously waiting till this weekend is over before starting talks,but the

feelers have been put out apparently.

I wonder if they're keen on him as an assistant in the event a first-time head coach is picked - just to have a more experienced head around...or maybe as an assistant anyway.

[Ajantis]

Too many people judge a Coach just on face value, and no other attributes.

I think Ayres has alot of experience and would be a valuable asset to St.Kilda, without any judegments on him directly.

Cheers

[SaintWodonga]

I would love him there as an assistant.

[Dr Spaceman]

With Ayres propensity to express players names in the plural, I’m really concerned about how he would get his tongue around Sipossssssss

[Junction Oval]

For - very experienced at AFL level. Good record at Port shows that he can relate & develop young guys. A mature coach who has "been there, done that" which would come in handy at a Club with the apparant internal problems that we have.

Against long time away from current AFL coaching methods & tactics. Has been overlooked in recent years.

What to do - put in your application and put your best foot forward in the selection process. The Saints Panel is wide-ranging and looks good to me, so I will be happy with their call.

[Dal_Santos_Gal]

Watching the Port Melbourne, Williamstown GF and I am impressed how well drilled Port Melbourne are. !!
Considering they were not looking too crash hot in the first qrt and where 4 goals down..To come back and now be 27 points up half way into the 3rd is impressive !

I am starting to warm to the idea that Ayres might be a good possible coach for us and I know some of you will go no way....But no matter what coach we get, we will always have some unhappy supporters.

Any coach even at VFL level to go thru the whole year undefeated says something I think.

[BigMart]

Structures are structures.....whatever level

Keeping composure after quarter time, demonstrates players faith in gameplan

[Old Mate]

I don't understand the obsession with trying un-tried, young coaches. Ayres has the runs on the board. I wouldn't rule him out.

[BigMart]

Because we all follow tends....

If mick malthouse starts coacing from home via video link.....and wins....so will everyone

[jays]

real good effort but wont be saints coach

[Con Gorozidis]

Too many people judge a Coach just on face value, and no other attributes.

I think Ayres has alot of experience and would be a valuable asset to St.Kilda, without any judegments on him directly.

Cheers

I agree. Ayresy is a what? 4 time premiership player or 5?
Won more games than he lost in the afl was generally a succesful coach. Has done brilliantly in the vfl.
Should command respect.
If we get a first time coach and hire ayers as an assistant I will be pretty comfortable.

[Sainternist]

Party time now for the mulletted Ayres

[meher baba]

Ayres has the runs on the board.

Not the AFL board (as coach).

[Dr Spaceman]

Ayres has the runs on the board.

Not the AFL board (as coach).

Great effort by Ayres, but let's all take a deep breath.

[joffaboy]

Well if he does come across to the Saints I hope he late drafts or rookies a couple of those Port players.

No. 20, Dwyer, looks like he can play a bit.

Might get a Barlow type gem out of the VFL. Not saying Dwyer is a Barlow but the same premis.

[BigMart]

Why has he not got afl runs on the board....do you mean a premiership???
Because he has coahed finals....won more than he's lost

Ross has not won one.....

What percentage of afl coaches have???

[Teflon]

NO to Ayres FFS if this guy is such a master why the feck havent other clubs been knocking down his door??

and what happened at the end of his last AFL effort???

Guy might do well at VFL level...thats great....AFL different ball game and hes been out of that to long and when in it showed little.

Cabbage.

[mad saint guy]

As an assistant; absolutely. However he had enough chances as a senior coach and never really achieved success.

[Con Gorozidis]

He's certainly not a cabbage. peole also learn from their mistakes.
I would be wary of him as senior coach. But I'd certainly have him as an assistant and steady hand. Clearly he has some ability as a coach and person.

[Iceman234]

Could cause hair envy among other assistants if Ayres and Harvey are both coaching.

Do we really need to develop that culture?

[Teflon]

He's certainly not a cabbage. peole also learn from their mistakes.
I would be wary of him as senior coach. But I'd certainly have him as an assistant and steady hand. Clearly he has some ability as a coach and person.

seriously going for Ayres and we are digging the bottom of the barrell...FFS......

[Dave McNamara]

Gary Ayres??? Please noooooo!!!! As I posted elsewhere, remember how he dumped the hillbillies in their hour of need. We don't need a second Judas coach in a row.

As for his coaching ability, I seem to remember hearing that he lost the players at Adelaide. Certainly the Crows, with pretty much the same list, turned into the Crowbots and were much more formidible as soon as he left.

Strength Through Loyalty: our motto and what we need in our coach.

[vacuous space]

The Port list seems very mature by VFL standards.