SOS II ?

[Sainternist]

In 1995, we were rattling tins frantically for the SOS (Save Our Saints) campaign in a dire attempt to bail out our beloved football club from economic hardship and (even) a possible demise.

In recent time, the Nostradamus of football, Terry Wallace, predicts we are going to be in the football wilderness for 8 years.

Since Wallace's forecasts will inevitably be accurate, we'd best prepare for something similar to SOS or even brace ourselves for the football equivalent of a zombie apocalypse.

Please post any suggestions in order to prepare ourselves for such a catastrophe.

[saintspremiers]

God Defend New Zealand. And the Saints!

[Sainternist]

Some predictions have said we're in for some lean financial times in the near future.

Jus'sayin'...

[Bernard Shakey]

My Sos Concert teeshirt says 1989. We've been in financial trouble since Adam was a boy, and nothing's going to change in a hurry.
We'll never be a superclub, and will always struggle, but we will survive.

[Dr Spaceman]

My Sos Concert teeshirt says 1989.

Mine's 1995.

[plugger66]

My Sos Concert teeshirt says 1989.

Mine's 1995.

It was 95. My daughter was 10 days old and I have a photo of Warney holding her.

[Bernard Shakey]

That was at the Palace.
The one I'm talking about was at the Junction Oval.

[noob]

Surely guys like Linsday Fox and The guy who owns Green-Edge could help us out.

[Sainternist]

One Inch Punch (later renamed to Mid Youth Crisis) were the best band on that bill. Honourable mention to the Cosmic Psychos and Bodyjar.

[Enrico_Misso]

I remember the SOS rally at Moorabbin.

Jeansy spoke.
Some of the Footscray cheersquad turned up to give support.

[Sainter93]

Does anyone respect Terry Wallace opinion anymore? Talks utter crap.

[plugger66]

Surely guys like Linsday Fox and The guy who owns Green-Edge could help us out.

Why? These guys have money for a reason and putting it into footy clubs isnt a reason you have money. it goes to waste.

[matrix]

we'll need a Save our Saintsatinal SOS when big name players get traded
this place will meltdown

[plugger66]

we'll need a Save our Saintsatinal SOS when big name players get traded
this place will meltdown

Yep and so it should if we lost both Dal and Joey. I reckon dal is gone but I would be surprised if anymore went. The problem with Dal going is we wont get a great return IMO. Hope i am wrong and we somehow get a pick very close to 20 and then more importantly we use it well because our record at drafting has been very average over a long period of time bar hopefully the last 2 years.

[matrix]

think joey will stay
from day one i thought he would stay
think there might be others tho that go

i think that some ruthlessness is going to come to the forefront

[gags]

Surely guys like Linsday Fox and The guy who owns Green-Edge could help us out.

Nuh, Lindsay had the opportunity to do that when he was Prez in the 80s. Instead entered into the now (in)famous ''Scheme Of Arrangement''.

[gags]

Re ''Scheme Of Arrangement''. Club creditors were paid 18c in the $. Creditors at the time included people such as Alan Jeans, Barry Breen, Jimmy O'Dea.
When asked why he accepted the S.O.A. Alan Jeans was said '' Well what else can you do, send the club bankrupt'' ?

[Bluthy]

New Zealand was a good start but we need to be even more ambitious. For a relatively small fee the radio telescope in Parkes could send the following message out into the depths of space:

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Greetings fellow life forms!

This is a message from the St Kilda Football club residing on planet Earth, third planet from the Sun in the Milky Way galaxy (see attached Google map link). Yes there is intelligent life here on Earth (you might not have thought it if you have intercepted transmissions of ‘The Footy Show’). Life on Earth is about 3.6 billion years old – but we don’t look a day over 3.5 billion. That’s something we call “humour” on Earth. Do you have humour? If you did indeed see the Footy Show, then humour is the opposite of that.

We invite you to visit our planet and play us in what many consider our religion - football. Football is quite a simple game. For example, here is a description of the rule around holding the ball:

The umpire will pay a free kick for holding the ball if the player has prior opportunity and is legally tackled and does not dispose of the ball legally or in suitable time or if they spin him around 360 sometimes but not always or if he dives on the ball and doesn’t try and get it out but if he trys to get it out he’ll be alright unless he’s not really trying because the umpire will at least want to see some weird spastic movement as if he is trying to get it out but opposition players try and pin the ball in as if he’s not trying to get it out and then some players drop their knees and the umpire may pay a free for high but if he thinks the player ducked he may not pay it and if he just drops the ball in the tackle sometimes they will pay a free but most of the times they won’t because they think it just came out in the tackle and if the umpire can’t work out what the hell happened he’ll just ball it up.

There are about another 200 rules like that so I’m sure you’ll get the hang of it in no time. Due to anatomical differences between our two species, rather than number of players, we will limit the maximum number of appendages on the field at any one time. We may need to change the hands in the back rule to “tentacles in the back” – bit more of that Earth “humour.”

Extra-terrestrial life visiting Earth for the first time would generate extremely valuable worldwide broadcasting rights and we would pay you $500 (that's a huge amount on Earth - just trust us on that). Plus we will provide you with the necessary communication means back to your home planet so you can "phone home" (watch E.T. and you'll get the humour there).

We would ask you observe a few basic courtesies upon your visit to Earth:

-- It would be poor form to take over our planet and become our Alien overlords. If you really want the planet, make us an offer. Full disclosure - with global warming and pollution it is a bit of a fix-it-upper.
-- Don’t plant your larvae inside us to hatch inside our stomachs. This is not considered a done thing here on Earth despite any movies you may have seen.
-- Don’t anally probe anyone unless they ask you to (I suspect the umpires may enjoy it)

We look forward to the game and may the best...er...life form...win. s***, just realised the away game is gunna be a bitch of a trip. Better pack the thermos and some sandwiches. I

[Con Gorozidis]

Bluthy bluthy bluthy
Another rollicking piece of entertainment mirth and giggles .
Terrific contribution .
Where's Lenny ? You and bluthy were enormous again today .
The rest of you hit the ice baths.

[Bluthy]

Bluthy bluthy bluthy
Another rollicking piece of entertainment mirth and giggles .
Terrific contribution .
Where's Lenny ? You and bluthy were enormous again today .
The rest of you hit the ice baths.

Heh heh How good was Dal with his impression. That's why we should keep him - need as much good media as we can get - he's just getting better and better. Maybe he could get his own show - Late Night with Dal

[bergholt]

One Inch Punch (later renamed to Mid Youth Crisis) were the best band on that bill. Honourable mention to the Cosmic Psychos and Bodyjar.

What? TISM by a mile. One Inch Punch did some good shows but they didn't really have the songs.