ST KILDA DECIDES NOT TO PROCEED WITH BEN COUSINS

SaintBot · Post: # 677160Post **SaintBot** » Tue 25 Nov 2008 9:25pm

Who do we shoot first?

saintbrat · Post: # 677161Post **saintbrat** » Tue 25 Nov 2008 9:25pm

heheheheheheheheheheeeeeeeee

Good one GT ----------------

fisher_fan · Post: # 677162Post **fisher_fan** » Tue 25 Nov 2008 9:25pm

I am massivley disapointed, what a shame....our coach, senior players, a club legend (Robert Harvey) all came out in support for Cousins, now they all look like fools. This club is a business at the end of the day, how many thousands of dollars did this club in the last 5 months invest in attracting Cousins to St Kilda? Why wasn't this decision made earlier? Can you think of the merchandise sales, memberships etc that would come in just because Ben Cousins was a Saint? How many of you were licking your lips because we would finally have a full midfield and 2009 we would match Hawks, Cats etc...?

Is this going to be the loss of Riedwolt as well? He wants a premiership and he won''t win it at St Kilda now, our midfield will let us down

Iceman234 · Post: # 677163Post **Iceman234** » Tue 25 Nov 2008 9:26pm

ohwhenthesaints! wrote:Why is no-one concerned about Ben, isn't anyone worried for him?

He'll go to the Lions, he'll be fine...

Golden sand, nightclubs.....

markinUSA · Post: # 677164Post **markinUSA** » Tue 25 Nov 2008 9:26pm

Ohwhenthesaints!, I did express some concern for him. I do, like you, have genuine concerns for him. I hope he can cope, and I hope his sobriety helps him deal with this. I sincerely hope old unhealthy habits don't come back. I wish him only well in his recovery.

saint75 · Post: # 677165Post **saint75** » Tue 25 Nov 2008 9:26pm

SAINT JUMP wrote:how sad we are all saints supporters, here we are turning on our club. why for a player who would love to be back at the eagles. we werent his first club he would of wanted to come too. we where the only club to want him, ill be there to supporter all our players, and hopefully they will do us proud, good luck boys for 2009.

Most of us are not turning on the club for this decision alone, it is for an amalgamation of decisions over the last 10-15 years (and that is just a tip of the iceberg). So damn sick of this club shooting themselves in the bloody foot! Makes me bloody sick!!!!!!!!

iwantmeseats · Tue 25 Nov 2008 9:26pm

agreed. I find the threatening of tearing up memberships more disturbing right now than the whole BC thing. Some on the radio, fair dunkum, what is wrong with people?

Anyway, for this decision, DO NOT cancel meberships. We are needed, even though it seems, neglected a bit recently.

gooner · Post: # 677167Post **gooner** » Tue 25 Nov 2008 9:26pm

Armoooo wrote:Something tells me this could be a 10 page epic

and counting.

saintsRrising · Tue 25 Nov 2008 9:26pm

Very disappointing...

Ross wanted him...

St Kilda players wanted him....

Harvey said to play

Crawford said to play...

Now YES..was never going to be 100% rosey to take him.

But in weighing potential upside against downside....IMO we should have gone for it.

But FF are worried about egg on their faces if Cousins relapsed. But why...I mean if he relapsed people would just say that it was always a chance.

This is a decison to protects the egos f the FF Board.

Would love to know which way NB and AT were leaning....and who on the board were adamant about not taking Cousins.

bigcarl · Post: # 677169Post **bigcarl** » Tue 25 Nov 2008 9:27pm

saintbrat wrote:heheheheheheheheheheeeeeeeee

Good one GT ----------------

what did he say?

Armoooo · Post: # 677170Post **Armoooo** » Tue 25 Nov 2008 9:27pm

GrumpyOne wrote:
Shady wrote:gt on sen
Like I care what that washed-up has-been has got to say. The original rent-an-opinion.

Yes

I like where this is heading... I'll get us started...
What are you talking about you belligerent fool?!?!? GT was the greatest coach in the history of the St Kilda football club, Butterss and his group of merry men will never forget the day they made the career ruining decision to give him the flick!!

saint66au · Post: # 677171Post **saint66au** » Tue 25 Nov 2008 9:27pm

You know whats funny??

As you read through the last 3-4 pages..you can feel the mood lightening with every post

By tomorrow morning I reckon we will move on

Oh just for the record..IM disapointed by the decsion. IF IF IF Benny had got fit and firing he could have added a whole new dimension to the midfield..but as someone rightly posted, if he "did a Fraser" ..or worse

there would be people tearing up their memberships cos we didnt use that pick on a kid

My only genuine concern over this is the reaction of the Football Dept. I almost hope PhatPryk was right now..and that RL didnt want him. Id hate this to create a rift between the Football Dept and the Board..we'll leave that sort of stuff to Carlton thanks

GrumpyOne · Post: # 677172Post **GrumpyOne** » Tue 25 Nov 2008 9:27pm

fisher_fan wrote:I am massivley disapointed, what a shame....our coach, senior players, a club legend (Robert Harvey) all came out in support for Cousins, now they all look like fools. This club is a business at the end of the day, how many thousands of dollars did this club in the last 5 months invest in attracting Cousins to St Kilda? Why wasn't this decision made earlier? Can you think of the merchandise sales, memberships etc that would come in just because Ben Cousins was a Saint? How many of you were licking your lips because we would finally have a full midfield and 2009 we would match Hawks, Cats etc...?

Is this going to be the loss of Riedwolt as well? He wants a premiership and he won''t win it at St Kilda now, our midfield will let us down

The sky is falling, the sky is falling.
If it rains we'll all be drooned.

aussierules0k · Tue 25 Nov 2008 9:27pm

chook23 · Post: # 677174Post **chook23** » Tue 25 Nov 2008 9:28pm

one comment

footy is not about footy

but about who you are...

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markp · Post: # 677175Post **markp** » Tue 25 Nov 2008 9:28pm

GrumpyOne wrote:
Shady wrote:gt on sen
Like I care what that washed-up has-been has got to say. The original rent-an-opinion.

Exactly.... who gives a F***?

saint75 · Post: # 677176Post **saint75** » Tue 25 Nov 2008 9:28pm

iwantmeseats wrote:agreed. I find the threatening of tearing up memberships more disturbing right now than the whole BC thing. Some on the radio, fair dunkum, what is wrong with people?

Anyway, for this decision, DO NOT cancel meberships. We are needed, even though it seems, neglected a bit recently.

Well it is about time they bloomin' well listened to their members. When in the last 15 years have they listened to ANYTHING we have had to say? Give me one example!

Gutless is this board. Done not a damn thing since they have come in. Makes me freakin' sick!

As for the mood lightening, you would have to be damn well joking. I am getting angrier with every passing minute. God help the St Kilda board if they don't reverse their decision and he does go to the Lions!!!!!

sunsaint · Post: # 677177Post **sunsaint** » Tue 25 Nov 2008 9:29pm

ohwhenthesaints! wrote:Why is no-one concerned about Ben, isn't anyone worried for him?

Exactly, everyone thats' crowing that we didnt take him, will now be waiting for the news flash that he has gone off the deep end, just to say I told you so.
I hope that he has some good friends around him now.
I hope the Lions pick him up, and I hope he carves the competition up.
He DESERVES the chance.

fonz_#15 · Post: # 677178Post **fonz_#15** » Tue 25 Nov 2008 9:29pm

Shady wrote:
ohwhenthesaints! wrote:Why is no-one concerned about Ben, isn't anyone worried for him?

not really

aren't you a f***wit

Iceman234 · Post: # 677179Post **Iceman234** » Tue 25 Nov 2008 9:29pm

saintsRrising wrote:But FF are worried about egg on their faces if Cousins relapsed. But why...I mean if he relapsed people would just say that it was always a chance.

This is a decison to protects the egos f the FF Board.

Elaborate on where this came from?

I hadn't heard that reason.

fisher_fan · Post: # 677181Post **fisher_fan** » Tue 25 Nov 2008 9:29pm

consider my membership gone, bring on the gold coast

Devilhead · Post: # 677182Post **Devilhead** » Tue 25 Nov 2008 9:29pm

ohwhenthesaints! wrote:Why is no-one concerned about Ben, isn't anyone worried for him?

Big Mac probably needs more time to develop

If he plays 11 or so games next year then we should be satisfied

Not so worried at the moment - lets give him time!!!

Armoooo · Post: # 677183Post **Armoooo** » Tue 25 Nov 2008 9:30pm

fisher_fan wrote:consider my membership gone, bring on the gold coast

See you wanker...

GrumpyOne · Post: # 677184Post **GrumpyOne** » Tue 25 Nov 2008 9:30pm

Armoooo wrote:
GrumpyOne wrote:
Shady wrote:gt on sen
Like I care what that washed-up has-been has got to say. The original rent-an-opinion.
Yes
I like where this is heading... I'll get us started...
What are you talking about you belligerent fool?!?!? GT was the greatest coach in the history of the St Kilda football club, Butterss and his group of merry men will never forget the day they made the career ruining decision to give him the flick!!

I can get Stinger to sue you for saying that.

WayneJudson42 · Tue 25 Nov 2008 9:30pm

ohwhenthesaints! wrote:Why is no-one concerned about Ben, isn't anyone worried for him?

Why? He isn't going to play for us.