jaxons wrote:coopergrech wrote:Oh I thought Nick Haynes was coming....and others you had mentioned...obviously you guess just like the rest of us or have hope.
We are all equal with our information. Tomlinson is a more of a chance then Haynes..
jaxons wrote:MC Gusto wrote:Any news jax ?!
Nothing at this stage, as i have maintained all along, get ready to go to draft with picks 7 and 8.
It is the right strategy.
Blokes like this muppet is exactly why I won't be feeding any more information to this forum.
I think everybody needs to take three deep breaths and chill. In case you haven't noticed, this is the silly season.
No footy being played.
So, football writers and commentators, are duty bound to write and talk about something.
They get very excited about blokes, most of whom you've never heard of, who can't get a game with their existing club and probably won't get a game with their new club, and elevate them to the next big thing.
The Saints, on the surface, appear quiet in this trade period.
There 's still a couple of days left so anything is possible but, by and large, those excited football writers haven't been writing about the St Kilda football club.
And that clearly bothers and frustrates some people on this forum. They think this means the club isn't doing anything or is simply allowing opportunity to slip by.
Rest assured the club is doing plenty. But it's all behind the scenes stuff out of the public gaze.
We have some smart guys representing the Saints. Cast your mind back this time a year ago. Bains pulled off the deal of the century.
We managed to prise a top 10 draft pick out of the Hawks which meant we go to this year's draft with two top ten picks. The only club to be in that position.
To say or think we haven't been active this year just doesn't stack up. We would have thrown the kitchen sink to get Kelly knowing how badly we need elite midfield talent but in the end he decided not go anywhere.
The poor old ITK's have given us some good intell about other things we've tried and when it doesn't come off we want to shoot the messenger.
Let me share a little secret.
You ready?
Not everything succeeds. You try stuff and it doesn't work. Sadly, that's life.
So don't let the hysteria of trade week cloud your judgement.
We will, in all likelihood, go to this year's draft with two top ten picks. Even in a lean draft it is still a great position. It means we get two talented young footballers to add to our list.
So think about that and resist the temptation to shoot the messenger. They are our friends. He or she is only trying to help us navigate turbulent times. So cut them some slack.
They need encouragement, not criticism.