Can anyone remember a more bleak outlook than now ?

This unofficial St Kilda Saints fan forum is for people of all ages to chat Saints Footy and all posts must be respectful.

Moderators: Saintsational Administrators, Saintsational Moderators

stonecold
SS Life Member
Posts: 3950
Joined: Thu 24 Sep 2015 3:12pm
Has thanked: 372 times
Been thanked: 214 times

Re: Can anyone remember a more bleak outlook than now ?

Post: # 1724306Post stonecold »

No, cause we have lost some wonderful posters!!!!!

















Not!!!!!


'Cause StoneCold Said So'!!!!!

We will be great again once Billy is back playing!!!!!


The 'Last Post', it's the gift that keeps giving 📯📯📯📯📯
User avatar
parkeysainter
SS Life Member
Posts: 2696
Joined: Thu 20 Jul 2017 2:59am
Location: Brighton Beach Mansion
Has thanked: 84 times
Been thanked: 177 times

Re: Can anyone remember a more bleak outlook than now ?

Post: # 1724312Post parkeysainter »

saintspremiers wrote:
parkeysainter wrote:Things really aren't that bad down at RSEA Park. Saints are just going through a rough trot at the minute. They will pull out of it.
You really are FOS parkey.

Are you trying to be a Spin Doctor?
No. The current Saints lack of on field form doesn't even come close to what the club has faced in the past or positions they have been as a sporting club. Not even a skerrick of grass close. People have short memories.


Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death, taxes and the St Kilda FC
minneapolis
Club Player
Posts: 1423
Joined: Thu 22 Apr 2004 5:35am
Location: Done with MN. Happily retired in Vic.
Has thanked: 1309 times
Been thanked: 239 times

Re: Can anyone remember a more bleak outlook than now ?

Post: # 1724316Post minneapolis »

Sainter_Dad wrote:
thejiggingsaint wrote:
Sainter_Dad wrote:TD,DR;

Too Depressing, Didn't Read

But yes I can - I can remember when I came home and when asked how the game was replied - we won the Little League at least!
A team of kids, who were from a random local school, who just happened to be picked to wear our jumper, beat another random school who were picked to wear the oppositions jumper - and that made my day - lol

A good win this sundee and we’ll be on course again.
LOL - I fear that a win this weekend will just be like me putting on weight over the weekend!

I have lost 19 kilos (107 down to 88) since the 6th Feb and occasionally on a given day I will put some back on - but overall the trend is downward

Without some major changes at Moorabbin, our hopes will follow the same trajectory.
Good on ya Dad. How did you do it? Give up alcohol?


Nothing better than a good Dad Joke.
User avatar
ace
Saintsational Legend
Posts: 10799
Joined: Sun 16 Dec 2007 3:28pm
Location: St Kilda
Has thanked: 31 times
Been thanked: 837 times

Re: Can anyone remember a more bleak outlook than now ?

Post: # 1724353Post ace »

desertsaint wrote:1897 we went into the year with a remarkable optomism. six rounds in the outlook was bleaker than a Svalbard winter!
I remember it ooh too well, it took us 69 more years to get our first flag.
I have waited 51 years since that flag.
I can't wait for that to become 69 years, I will be over 150 years old with only one flag.
I am sick of excuses, I've heard the same lies for 130 years.
You've got another 17 years saints, win a flag or I become a soccer fan.


The more you know, the more you know you don't know.
When I was a young child, I knew that I knew so much about so much.
Now that I am old and know so much more, I know that I know so much about so little, and so little about so much.

If you are not engaging AI actively and aggressively, you are doing it wrong.
You are not going to lose your job to AI.
You are going lose your job to somebody who uses AI.
Your company is not going to go out of business because of AI.
Your company is going to go out of business because another company used AI.
- Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA
User avatar
Sainter_Dad
Saintsational Legend
Posts: 6347
Joined: Thu 05 Jun 2008 1:04pm
Has thanked: 263 times
Been thanked: 1128 times

Re: Can anyone remember a more bleak outlook than now ?

Post: # 1724369Post Sainter_Dad »

fugazi wrote:
Sainter_Dad wrote:
thejiggingsaint wrote:
Sainter_Dad wrote:TD,DR;

Too Depressing, Didn't Read

But yes I can - I can remember when I came home and when asked how the game was replied - we won the Little League at least!
A team of kids, who were from a random local school, who just happened to be picked to wear our jumper, beat another random school who were picked to wear the oppositions jumper - and that made my day - lol

A good win this sundee and we’ll be on course again.
LOL - I fear that a win this weekend will just be like me putting on weight over the weekend!

I have lost 19 kilos (107 down to 88) since the 6th Feb and occasionally on a given day I will put some back on - but overall the trend is downward

Without some major changes at Moorabbin, our hopes will follow the same trajectory.
Good work Sainter Dad
...how are you doing it so quick?
Cut out bread, rice and potato
Meal replacement shakes for breakfast and lunch (as opposed to not eating until dinner)
Leaner meals for dinner - eg - Hamburgers with lettuce leaf buns etc (still have bacon though)
EYe Fillet Steak in smaller portions as opposed to Loin Chops
Trimming the fat from Loin Chops (when we have them) etc
Still drink a can of Coke Zero or Sugar Fee energy drink each day
Never been a huge fast food fan

Little changes not so hard to take - just a few of them combined.
minneapolis wrote:
Good on ya Dad. How did you do it? Give up alcohol?
See above
LOL - no I have never been a big drinker - allergic to tannins etc - still have the occasional Vodka with Sainter_Boy.


“Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.”

― Aristophanes

If you have a Bee in your Bonnet - I can assist you with that - but it WILL involve some smacking upside the head!
User avatar
saintsRrising
Saintsational Legend
Posts: 30098
Joined: Mon 15 Mar 2004 11:07am
Location: Melbourne
Has thanked: 711 times
Been thanked: 1235 times

Re: Can anyone remember a more bleak outlook than now ?

Post: # 1724439Post saintsRrising »

Yes.
ie the time I went and watched us in three consecutive games get thumped by over a 100 points ...


Flying the World in comfort thanks to FF Points....
David-Lee
Club Player
Posts: 493
Joined: Sat 10 Jun 2017 2:01pm
Has thanked: 35 times
Been thanked: 41 times

Re: Can anyone remember a more bleak outlook than now ?

Post: # 1724447Post David-Lee »

parkeysainter wrote:
saintspremiers wrote:
parkeysainter wrote:Things really aren't that bad down at RSEA Park. Saints are just going through a rough trot at the minute. They will pull out of it.
You really are FOS parkey.

Are you trying to be a Spin Doctor?
No. The current Saints lack of on field form doesn't even come close to what the club has faced in the past or positions they have been as a sporting club. Not even a skerrick of grass close. People have short memories.

Agreed Parkey. We have been insanely pathetic.

That makes this season of suffering even more sad.

When you are rubbish do you stay that way or improve?

What do you say when we have improved, gone to 3 GF's?
You'd say well done! Brilliant!

But when the rebuild comes, youd expect a 9-12 ladder spot for 3-4 years then a climb upward....that's what great clubs do.

We dont. That's made the past 25 years the most brutal ride.


happy feet
Club Player
Posts: 1835
Joined: Wed 27 Feb 2008 7:27pm
Has thanked: 227 times
Been thanked: 350 times

Re: Can anyone remember a more bleak outlook than now ?

Post: # 1724563Post happy feet »

Sorry for being a bit slow on the uptake, but not only are we missing Roo as a player and on-field leader, but I'm starting to think he was the de-facto coach. Even when he was not playing he was in the box. Perhaps for Richo, we're just finding out how good he is now, and how great Roo was.


Rugby League would have to be the stupidest, most moronic and over rated game of all time.
thejiggingsaint
Saintsational Legend
Posts: 9373
Joined: Wed 03 Aug 2005 10:01pm
Has thanked: 662 times
Been thanked: 498 times

Re: Can anyone remember a more bleak outlook than now ?

Post: # 1724567Post thejiggingsaint »

The Saints will WIN this week! Go Saints! GO!


St Kilda forever 🔴⚪️⚫️ ( God help me)
tonyh
Club Player
Posts: 26
Joined: Sat 13 Aug 2016 12:40pm
Been thanked: 7 times

Re: Can anyone remember a more bleak outlook than now ?

Post: # 1724630Post tonyh »

Hi All
After not signing anyone from last season, the writing was on the wall for this year at least, and I wonder what future the club has other than merging with another. I for one have gone into hibernation as a Saints supporter, it was almost obvious before this season started that Saints would be bottom four this year. From what I have seen this season, virtually every player from last year has either stagnated or, mostly, gone backwards. I don't blame the players but the coaches. What are they doing?


Harvey To Hayes
Club Player
Posts: 719
Joined: Fri 09 Apr 2004 1:04pm
Has thanked: 26 times
Been thanked: 31 times

Re: Can anyone remember a more bleak outlook than now ?

Post: # 1724639Post Harvey To Hayes »

I started following Saints and going to games regularly in the mid-70s when I was knee-high to a dead cat and went to most games most years until I started playing local footy myself in late-80s, even then saw everything I could.

In that time we “won” seven wooden spoons, including four in a row 83-86. The first time I got se Saints in a final was 1991, by which time I was 21 and had already played in a senior flag myself. My entire childhood we didn’t play finals once, rarely even looked like it.

I’m hating where we’re at right now but to say it’s our darkest hour is ridiculous, and good riddance to any peahearts who follow through on all these embarrassing threats to walk away from the club because things aren’t going well, don’t come snivelling back when things inevitably turn around...


The future's so bright I've got to wear shades...
Harvey To Hayes
Club Player
Posts: 719
Joined: Fri 09 Apr 2004 1:04pm
Has thanked: 26 times
Been thanked: 31 times

Re: Can anyone remember a more bleak outlook than now ?

Post: # 1724642Post Harvey To Hayes »

Harvey To Hayes wrote:I started following Saints and going to games regularly in the mid-70s when I was knee-high to a dead cat and went to most games most years until I started playing local footy myself in late-80s, even then saw everything I could.

In that time we “won” seven wooden spoons, including four in a row 83-86. The first time I got to see Saints in a final was 1991, by which time I was 21 and had already played in a senior flag myself. My entire childhood we didn’t play finals once, rarely even looked like it.

I’m hating where we’re at right now but to say it’s our darkest hour is ridiculous, and good riddance to any peahearts who follow through on all these embarrassing threats to walk away from the club because things aren’t going well, don’t come snivelling back when things inevitably turn around...


The future's so bright I've got to wear shades...
User avatar
Furphy
Club Player
Posts: 781
Joined: Tue 02 Aug 2005 2:48pm
Location: Berwick
Has thanked: 32 times
Been thanked: 19 times

Re: Can anyone remember a more bleak outlook than now ?

Post: # 1725023Post Furphy »

From 1979 to 1984 things were terrible, The Saints were seriously in debt & could barely field a side up to (then) VFL standard.


congorozides
Club Player
Posts: 1129
Joined: Thu 16 Sep 2004 5:32pm
Has thanked: 18 times
Been thanked: 30 times

Re: Can anyone remember a more bleak outlook than now ?

Post: # 1725027Post congorozides »

thejiggingsaint wrote:The Saints will WIN this week! Go Saints! GO!
Ok.


portosaint
Club Player
Posts: 635
Joined: Sat 20 Apr 2013 10:51pm
Has thanked: 28 times
Been thanked: 125 times

Re: Can anyone remember a more bleak outlook than now ?

Post: # 1725028Post portosaint »

parkeysainter wrote:
saintspremiers wrote:
parkeysainter wrote:Things really aren't that bad down at RSEA Park. Saints are just going through a rough trot at the minute. They will pull out of it.
You really are FOS parkey.

Are you trying to be a Spin Doctor?
No. The current Saints lack of on field form doesn't even come close to what the club has faced in the past or positions they have been as a sporting club. Not even a skerrick of grass close. People have short memories.
Its cut throat these days. Some peoples memories may be seriously jogged in the near future if things don't change.


congorozides
Club Player
Posts: 1129
Joined: Thu 16 Sep 2004 5:32pm
Has thanked: 18 times
Been thanked: 30 times

Re: Can anyone remember a more bleak outlook than now ?

Post: # 1725030Post congorozides »

Furphy wrote:From 1979 to 1984 things were terrible, The Saints were seriously in debt & could barely field a side up to (then) VFL standard.
Dude.

That was BEFORE equalization policies e.g the draft + salary caps so you cant compare.

In the modern system - this is as bad as it has ever been. Worse than 2014 even.


User avatar
samuraisaint
Saintsational Legend
Posts: 5940
Joined: Sun 25 Sep 2011 3:23pm
Location: Outside Lucky Burgers
Has thanked: 862 times
Been thanked: 801 times

Re: Can anyone remember a more bleak outlook than now ?

Post: # 1725164Post samuraisaint »

saintsRrising wrote:Yes.
ie the time I went and watched us in three consecutive games get thumped by over a 100 points ...
I was there for those too.

A poster on BigFooty posted that our scoring for the first seven rounds is the lowest in our history since 1955. 1955!
I used to have an old The Saint magazine from the club from 1967, which placed 1955 as Year Zero for St. Kilda F.C. The year we finished rock bottom. Wooden spoon with only one win, the team suffered many thrashings, and ended the season with a disgraceful percentage of only 45 (one of the lowest on record).
Before the 1956 pre-season 29 players were delisted and many players and officials who had been with the club for years were shown the door.


Not a great omen.


Your friendly neighbourhood samurai.
User avatar
samuraisaint
Saintsational Legend
Posts: 5940
Joined: Sun 25 Sep 2011 3:23pm
Location: Outside Lucky Burgers
Has thanked: 862 times
Been thanked: 801 times

Re: Can anyone remember a more bleak outlook than now ?

Post: # 1725169Post samuraisaint »

happy feet wrote:Sorry for being a bit slow on the uptake, but not only are we missing Roo as a player and on-field leader, but I'm starting to think he was the de-facto coach. Even when he was not playing he was in the box. Perhaps for Richo, we're just finding out how good he is now, and how great Roo was.
Joey Montagna was an excellent on-field coach too, by all accounts.


Your friendly neighbourhood samurai.
Post Reply