There has been talk that it would cost $1mill to pay out Richo

[spert]

Richo could just walk after the last game- he knows he's done as a coach.

[Teflon]

Has anyone in the media even questioned the Boards decision to extend him
This will cost hundreds of thousands and these corporate geniuses seem to escape flack

[saynta]

Richo could just walk after the last game- he knows he's done as a coach.

With an extra half a million in his pocket, I presume.

[Saintly66]

He’s only entitled to a 3 month pay out from what I’m hearing, saints please just do it and stop f****** around. We’re not even a laughing stock anymore...that’s how bad we’re going.

Don't tease Saintly 66. Are you sure? He is gone at season end then if that is the case and we can get a replacement

That’s what I’ve heard anyhow, no idea if/when they’ll pull the trigger I’m not that deep in.

[groupie1]

I get the feeling they'll go with him next year and see what a change of assistants line up does. (And hopefully changes in playing personnel.) But next year is his last if unsuccessful. For what it's worth, I'm down for $100. It'd be great to get a sight or a petition together, with $$ pledges.

[iwantmeseats]

Changing assistants will achieve this club precisely ZERO.
The Collingwood /Richmond model is false, and Ill scream if I hear it bought up again.
The Talent at St.Kilda does NOT in ANY way resemble those two clubs at the time.

[Gershwin]

from the Herald-Sun:

"St Kilda can’t be up against the $9.3 million football department cap, so do they make assistant coaches Sam Mitchell or Blake Caracella an offer they can’t refuse?
It is impossible to really know what goes on in the St Kilda coaching box, but by Lethlean’s admission they need elite football minds to bolster Richardson’s man management strengths."

So Richo's strength is man management a la Grant Thomas. Others need to provide the football nouse. Makes sense actually. But then again how do you judge Richo's performance?

[saintspremiers]

from the Herald-Sun:

"St Kilda can’t be up against the $9.3 million football department cap, so do they make assistant coaches Sam Mitchell or Blake Caracella an offer they can’t refuse?
It is impossible to really know what goes on in the St Kilda coaching box, but by Lethlean’s admission they need elite football minds to bolster Richardson’s man management strengths."

So Richo's strength is man management a la Grant Thomas. Others need to provide the football nouse. Makes sense actually. But then again how do you judge Richo's performance?

Richo is just a Thunderbird - a puppet on strings.

He’s certainly not Brains in Thunderbird 5

[groupie1]

Changing assistants will achieve this club precisely ZERO.
The Collingwood /Richmond model is false, and Ill scream if I hear it bought up again.
The Talent at St.Kilda does NOT in ANY way resemble those two clubs at the time.

You might be right. Although, back at the time, I didn't see the talent at Richmond (nor still do I) or Collingwood. And we have been disappointed in the development of some of our players, right?