What has this board done?

[oneteam]

All this board has done, is take us to a prelim, a grand final , a grand final and an ellimination final in the last 4 years.

After Butters took us from 3rd to 4th to 8th to 9th in the previous 4 years

And they made a profit last year of 1.7 mil and a loss this year of something like 1.5mil.

Oh, but wait , how did our on field first 8 weeks affect their targeted revenue for membership , reserved seats, merchandise and sponsorship?

Bit tough to blame them for expecting we would get a good start to the year.

Maybe bring back Butters, stop spending on footy and admin, make a profit but gut the place.



but for sure WE MUST DESTABILISE THE CLUB AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE !



Lets send a message to our new coach that we are saints people, after all, and that's what we do. Destabilise, whinge , ignore any positives and just basically have as much in fighting as possible.

[Stillwaiting]

I like it

[MC Gusto]

great post

[Hurricane]

Results? Those mean nothing

SACK THE BOARD

BANG BANG

[Richter]

All this board has done, is take us to a prelim, a grand final , a grand final and an ellimination final in the last 4 years.

Absolutely.

Footy first? Pfft.....

[Eastern]

Continuing with the positives. The loss this year can be largely attributed to the fit out at Linen House Centre !!

[Stillwaiting]

Continuing with the positives. The loss this year can be largely attributed to the fit out at Linen House Centre, meaning that our players & admin now have facilities befitting a professional sporting organization from where to apply their craft !!

And the shyte deal at jihad would not help, the deal signed of be the previous admin and endorsed by the eddie FL

[saintsRrising]

All this board has done, is take us to a prelim, a grand final , a grand final and an ellimination final in the last 4 years.

After Butters took us from 3rd to 4th to 8th to 9th in the previous 4 years

And they made a profit last year of 1.7 mil and a loss this year of something like 1.5mil.

Oh, but wait , how did our on field first 8 weeks affect their targeted revenue for membership , reserved seats, merchandise and sponsorship?

Bit tough to blame them for expecting we would get a good start to the year.

Maybe bring back Butters, stop spending on footy and admin, make a profit but gut the place.



but for sure WE MUST DESTABILISE THE CLUB AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE !



Lets send a message to our new coach that we are saints people, after all, and that's what we do. Destabilise, whinge , ignore any positives and just basically have as much in fighting as possible.

Lyon, Misson etc were all put in place by the previous Board.

Recruiting of kids was not improved till last year.

IMO our current board are under-achievers, by comparison with many other teams.

[markp]

All this board has done, is take us to a prelim, a grand final , a grand final and an ellimination final in the last 4 years.

After Butters took us from 3rd to 4th to 8th to 9th in the previous 4 years

And they made a profit last year of 1.7 mil and a loss this year of something like 1.5mil.

Oh, but wait , how did our on field first 8 weeks affect their targeted revenue for membership , reserved seats, merchandise and sponsorship?

Bit tough to blame them for expecting we would get a good start to the year.

Maybe bring back Butters, stop spending on footy and admin, make a profit but gut the place.



but for sure WE MUST DESTABILISE THE CLUB AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE !



Lets send a message to our new coach that we are saints people, after all, and that's what we do. Destabilise, whinge , ignore any positives and just basically have as much in fighting as possible.

Lyon, Misson etc were all put in place by the previous Board.

Recruiting of kids was not improved till last year.

IMO our current board are under-achievers, by comparison with many other teams.

Don't let facts spoil the fun.

We've got the best board and CEO in the whole world, now we've jettisoned a dud coach and nuffy training 'guru' we're set.

[oneteam]

All this board has done, is take us to a prelim, a grand final , a grand final and an ellimination final in the last 4 years.

After Butters took us from 3rd to 4th to 8th to 9th in the previous 4 years

And they made a profit last year of 1.7 mil and a loss this year of something like 1.5mil.

Oh, but wait , how did our on field first 8 weeks affect their targeted revenue for membership , reserved seats, merchandise and sponsorship?

Bit tough to blame them for expecting we would get a good start to the year.

Maybe bring back Butters, stop spending on footy and admin, make a profit but gut the place.



but for sure WE MUST DESTABILISE THE CLUB AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE !



Lets send a message to our new coach that we are saints people, after all, and that's what we do. Destabilise, whinge , ignore any positives and just basically have as much in fighting as possible.

Lyon, Misson etc were all put in place by the previous Board.

Recruiting of kids was not improved till last year.

IMO our current board are under-achievers, by comparison with many other teams.

hilarious.

Anything that has happened that is good over the last 4 years you give the credit to the previous board.

Anything bad that happened in the last 4 years you blame the current board.

[joffaboy]

sent us from a position of Financial security to one of 1.5 mill loss during one of our most successful periods on field.

Not bad.

[SainterK]

Don't really have that many issues with the board as such, though I think they need to hold some of our senior staff more accountable.

My criticism of the board would be that I reckon they gave too much control to the coach.

He made St Kilda an island, how they allowed that to happen is beyond me?

[oneteam]

All this board has done, is take us to a prelim, a grand final , a grand final and an ellimination final in the last 4 years.

After Butters took us from 3rd to 4th to 8th to 9th in the previous 4 years

And they made a profit last year of 1.7 mil and a loss this year of something like 1.5mil.

Oh, but wait , how did our on field first 8 weeks affect their targeted revenue for membership , reserved seats, merchandise and sponsorship?

Bit tough to blame them for expecting we would get a good start to the year.

Maybe bring back Butters, stop spending on footy and admin, make a profit but gut the place.



but for sure WE MUST DESTABILISE THE CLUB AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE !



Lets send a message to our new coach that we are saints people, after all, and that's what we do. Destabilise, whinge , ignore any positives and just basically have as much in fighting as possible.

Lyon, Misson etc were all put in place by the previous Board.

Recruiting of kids was not improved till last year.

IMO our current board are under-achievers, by comparison with many other teams.

Don't let facts spoil the fun.

We've got the best board and CEO in the whole world, now we've jettisoned a dud coach and nuffy training 'guru' we're set.

DO NOT ALLOW STABILITY AND SENSE TO BE THE REACTION to Lyon and Missen leaving.

GET THE EXPLOSIVES. BLOW THE PLACE UP. Make it worse.

That's the smart thing to do .

[oneteam]

sent us from a position of Financial security to one of 1.5 mill loss during one of our most successful periods on field.

Not bad.

how did our on field first 8 weeks affect their targeted revenue for membership , reserved seats, merchandise and sponsorship?


So how did the board cause that? Exactly?

Or maybe Ross and the Players stuffed up on field in the first 8 rounds, the expenses were locked in and the revenue did not come.?

No - the board were at fault.???

[oneteam]

Don't really have that many issues with the board as such, though I think they need to hold some of our senior staff more accountable.

My criticism of the board would be that I reckon they gave too much control to the coach.

He made St Kilda an island, how they allowed that to happen is beyond me?

Correct IMO

[tweedaletomanning]

Underachieved. Except for one thing.

[Q5]

Don't really have that many issues with the board as such, though I think they need to hold some of our senior staff more accountable.

My criticism of the board would be that I reckon they gave too much control to the coach.

He made St Kilda an island, how they allowed that to happen is beyond me?

Correct IMO

I agree - just hope they've learnt from their past 'mistakes'...

[InkerSaint]

IMO our current board are under-achievers, by comparison with many other teams.

I'm surprised you think that.

The previous board managed to pull off some good things, of which Lyon and Misson were two.

They also managed to c**k a few things up royally. If Butterss managed to haul the coals out of the fire, it was by squeezing blood from a stone and in spite of some reckless footy department salary spending.

Joey and Chips were the last two genuine steals in the draft, and after that their record is no prettier than the current board's first couple of years. Second lowest of all clubs in recruitment spending can't have helped.

The club may have posted a loss this year but it will still have a healthy net asset position the equal or better of the other "minnow" clubs. The current board have achieved this year on year after inheriting a club that had the lowest revenue and staff numbers in the AFL.

The current admin have had their share of cockups (especially lately), but I'm getting sick of the bum raps they're being given.

[thejiggingsaint]

I tend to agree with you inker. the pattern has always been at St Kilda for the board to follow the coach out the door...Plympton & co in 2000, Buttocks & co in 2006/7 It would be a pleasant and practical change to see a little stability and continuity for a change! This person we had coaching us, LEFT! and did the dirty on us all! Some wish to turn logic on it's head and make him a "victim" in all this I don't for one second believe that the board are beyond being criticised, but some of the posts of late concerning the board are bordering on hysterical, and do NOTHING to help matters.
At a time when we require cool heads and strong nerve, simply ranting and raving for the board to be sacked -IMMEDIATELY!!! if you don't mind (without of course furnishing a solitary nomination as alternative ) gives credibility to the popular notion that our club is a rabble!
I'm sick of it!

[Dr Spaceman]

What about the aqueducts?

[barks4eva]

Lyon, Misson etc were all put in place by the previous Board.

Don't let the facts get in the way of the laterally challenged apologist spin doctoring clowns!

The club has ridden on the wave of having a brilliant coach and fitness and conditioning guru BOTH appointed by the previous board that were chiefly responsible for us making these Grand Finals etc...etc...

and now somehow this is the current boards list of achievements

FAIR DINKUM there are some clueless ninny hammers around here!

[IluvHarvey]

What about the aqueducts?

All right, but apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health, what have this board ever done for us?

[Dr Spaceman]

Lyon, Misson etc were all put in place by the previous Board.

Don't let the facts get in the way of the laterally challenged apologist spin doctoring clowns!

The club has ridden on the wave of having a brilliant coach and fitness and conditioning guru BOTH appointed by the previous board that were chiefly responsible for us making these Grand Finals etc...etc...

and now somehow this is the current boards list of achievements

FAIR DINKUM there are some clueless ninny hammers around here!

You got one thing right barks

[markp]

Gotta love 'ninny-hammers'...

[clarky449]

Lyon, Misson etc were all put in place by the previous Board.

Don't let the facts get in the way of the laterally challenged apologist spin doctoring clowns!

The club has ridden on the wave of having a brilliant coach and fitness and conditioning guru BOTH appointed by the previous board that were chiefly responsible for us making these Grand Finals etc...etc...

and now somehow this is the current boards list of achievements

FAIR DINKUM there are some clueless ninny hammers around here!

FAIR DINKUM Flowering clowns