URGENT: TO THE BOARD OF THE ST KILDA FOOTBALL CLUB

joffaboy · Post: # 993478Post **joffaboy** » Mon 20 Sep 2010 9:55pm

plugger66 wrote:
lefty wrote:Agree, we should be wearing our traditional jersey.

Its bs that Collingwood get whatever they want and we just have to do whatever the AFL says...

Total bollocks.

I'd rather let both teams use their traditional jersey and screw the jumper clash bs for the GF.
What if the players are actually confused by the jumpers?

I'll go even further, what if the all white back of a Saints player is the differentiation for a teammate in a hard ball get situation and he hits his target that goes on to kick a goal?

A bit of an overkill, this thread.

We are in a Grand Final and people are concerned about our strip

WTF are we Collingwood flogs?

bigred · Post: # 993549Post **bigred** » Mon 20 Sep 2010 10:46pm

Barks can take this as far as he wants to.

There is a serious issue here....

If one side has an alternate strip, they all must.

My personal opinion is that it is not required for these sides. Especially if it is a dry day. We managed for 100+ years.

Just remember to enjoy the week Barks mate.

barks4eva · Post: # 993809Post **barks4eva** » Tue 21 Sep 2010 12:55am

GreatNo9s wrote:Let's all take a deep breath...

The AFL madates that the clash strip be predeominantly white

If I recall the Club's advice from the release of the 2010 clash strip is that it was mirrored from one worn by the Club in the 40s & 50s. I'm pretty sure there is a picture of Coconut Roberts in the same jumper in The Point of It All - although it has a collar and the STKFC logo is much bigger

As for the rant about an incompetent Board, consider this:

- 40,000 members
- 3 consecutive Prelims
- 2 consecutive Grand Finals

Yep, they're pretty hopeless this mob.

We should bring back the other blokes...

I do seriously want to not post anymore about this issue THIS WEEK and move on and focus on supporting the players in a GRAND FINAL!

As I said before I brought the clash jumper issue to the boards attention two years ago and specifically mentioned the possibility of St Kilda being forced to wear a clash jumper in a Grand Final with Collingwood and this jumper is unacceptable IMHO and I'm far from Robinson Crusoe here!

I was given a written promise by Archie Fraser that the members would have a say in the next jumper design and vote on it, after the club without any input from the members screwed up on the previous occasion!

The current board made much about the awful clash jumper and promised to deliver something that would make the members happy, when they were seeking all those proxy votes to overthrow the previous administration!

Once again, without any input from the members breaking a promise that the CEO had given me and delivered another awful jumper!

It was very hard to get this wrong, only needed a home jumper with a white back, NOT a white panel on the front as wide as Amanda Vanstone!

As for the 40,00 members,........ they have come on board because of the team success resulting from the appointment of the best coach in the AFL, an appointment made by the previous board!

Anyway today I was given an undertaking that my suggestions will be given serious consideration by the board over summer!

NOW WE ALL NEED TO MOVE ON AND FOCUS ON SUPPORTING OUR PLAYERS AND COACHES IN THIS BIG WEEK!

mbogo · Post: # 993820Post **mbogo** » Tue 21 Sep 2010 1:22am

Fair enough argument - but the jumper could be a lot worse.
Is anyone gonna talk any tactics or football stuff on this forum this week?
All I have seen is whinging and Brownlow stuff - disappointing.

kosifantutti23 · Tue 21 Sep 2010 7:37am

barks4eva wrote:
GrumpyOne wrote:Looking forward to the annual B4 show at the AGM this year.

I raised this EXACT issue in 2008 at the AGM and gave advance warning because I saw this as a possible outcome in the next few years and just two years later, it has come around to bite them!

They can expect mayhem this time around!

How embarrassing for the board that the team is playing in a grand final.

matrix · Post: # 993855Post **matrix** » Tue 21 Sep 2010 7:44am

pffft
just WIN

markp · Post: # 993901Post **markp** » Tue 21 Sep 2010 9:56am

barks4eva wrote:NOW WE ALL NEED TO MOVE ON AND FOCUS ON SUPPORTING OUR PLAYERS AND COACHES IN THIS BIG WEEK!

Thanks for that.

GrumpyOne · Post: # 993938Post **GrumpyOne** » Tue 21 Sep 2010 10:55am

barks4eva wrote:
I do seriously want to not post anymore about this issue

Thank You.

gringo · Post: # 993969Post **gringo** » Tue 21 Sep 2010 11:21am

Just get on with the job and stop worrying, if we got serious about history we would wear the old synthetic wool jumpers with collars that felt like a straight jackets in the wet.

We don't need to revisit, we need to create history. The clash jumper is probably the best attempt yet at keeping the history of the design. The traditional jumper was actually like that horrible heritage stripe design I thought? In the 1950s and 60s we seemed to play away in white backs didn't we?

I personally found geelong and collingwood frustrating with their similar stripes and would prefer being able to see our guys.

We could alway buy some fluro netball bibs.

barks4eva · Post: # 993994Post **barks4eva** » Tue 21 Sep 2010 11:49am

markp wrote:
barks4eva wrote:NOW WE ALL NEED TO MOVE ON AND FOCUS ON SUPPORTING OUR PLAYERS AND COACHES IN THIS BIG WEEK!

Thanks for that.

FFS, I am very pissed off and I'm far from Robinson Crusoe!

I warned the board two years in the event that we have to play Collingwood in a Grand Final that we might be forced into wearing a clash jumper so that it is imperative that this jumper be as close to our HOME jumper as possible!

The board were caught napping on this issue, we find out on Sunday that this is in deed the case and one day later after feeling the outrage and total annoyance that they were caught asleep at the wheel,

when precisely what I warned them about two years ago happens, I try to move on and I get **** smartarse **** little replies that just keep the whole argument going!!

I am **** pissed off big time that we have waited for 44 years to see a premiership and that we will playing a GRAND FINAL in that jumper!

GrumpyOne · Post: # 994060Post **GrumpyOne** » Tue 21 Sep 2010 12:31pm

barks4eva wrote:
markp wrote:
barks4eva wrote:NOW WE ALL NEED TO MOVE ON AND FOCUS ON SUPPORTING OUR PLAYERS AND COACHES IN THIS BIG WEEK!

Thanks for that.

FFS, I am very pissed off and I'm far from Robinson Crusoe!

I warned the board two years in the event that we have to play Collingwood in a Grand Final that we might be forced into wearing a clash jumper so that it is imperative that this jumper be as close to our HOME jumper as possible!

The board were caught napping on this issue, we find out on Sunday that this is in deed the case and one day later after feeling the outrage and total annoyance that they were caught asleep at the wheel,

when precisely what I warned them about two years ago happens, I try to move on and I get **** smartarse **** little replies that just keep the whole argument going!!

I am **** pissed off big time that we have waited for 44 years to see a premiership and that we will playing a GRAND FINAL in that jumper!

FFS B4...... We know you're pissed, we know you told the board two years ago, we know that Rix is the answer to all our ruck problems and that you can't find the right coaches' box to leave your stats in.

I have no doubt that it would be preferred by the vast majority on here that you stop beating your own drum on this issue, and worry about beating the filth.

The jumper doesn't matter FFS...... I have a picture of the Doc in 66 with the cup in his hand in a Filth Jumper...... That does not denigrate the fact that we won the premiership that year.

When we win on saturday, it'll be a St Kilda Premiership. Nothing can take that away.

barks4eva · Post: # 994067Post **barks4eva** » Tue 21 Sep 2010 12:38pm

If you guys keep bumping the thread it will stay at the top of the page!

We only found out Sunday night about the clash jumper!

By Monday night I posted time to MOVE ON, when it was obvious no last minute change could be made!

Keep bumping it if you want the debate to continue!

markp · Post: # 994077Post **markp** » Tue 21 Sep 2010 12:45pm

barks4eva wrote:
markp wrote:
barks4eva wrote:NOW WE ALL NEED TO MOVE ON AND FOCUS ON SUPPORTING OUR PLAYERS AND COACHES IN THIS BIG WEEK!

Thanks for that.

FFS, I am very pissed off and I'm far from Robinson Crusoe!

I warned the board two years in the event that we have to play Collingwood in a Grand Final that we might be forced into wearing a clash jumper so that it is imperative that this jumper be as close to our HOME jumper as possible!

The board were caught napping on this issue, we find out on Sunday that this is in deed the case and one day later after feeling the outrage and total annoyance that they were caught asleep at the wheel,

when precisely what I warned them about two years ago happens, I try to move on and I get **** smartarse **** little replies that just keep the whole argument going!!

I am **** pissed off big time that we have waited for 44 years to see a premiership and that we will playing a GRAND FINAL in that jumper!

You have my sympathy, truly.

That two extra inches of width on the middle panel of our clash jumper is a really big deal... well worth getting very upset about and throwing a tantrum over, just 4 days out from our most glorious victory.

As JB pointed out... there is a clash, and I'd rather we wear our clash strip than lose a goal or even a single possession because we didn't.

As they finished above us the matter is up to their discretion.

Of course the logical thing would be for them to wear their 'whiter' jumper and us our regular strip. But this is the filth, and Eddy, so what would be the point of even requesting it?

Get the F*** over it, and focus on the glory we are on the cusp of.

GrumpyOne · Post: # 994092Post **GrumpyOne** » Tue 21 Sep 2010 1:01pm

barks4eva wrote:If you guys keep bumping the thread it will stay at the top of the page!

We only found out Sunday night about the clash jumper!

By Monday night I posted time to MOVE ON, when it was obvious no last minute change could be made!

Keep bumping it if you want the debate to continue!

You could always stop posting on this thread........

barks4eva · Post: # 994093Post **barks4eva** » Tue 21 Sep 2010 1:01pm

IF YOU and GO stopped bumping it would probably be off page one by now!

Found out Sunday night!

By Monday night I posted, TIME TO MOVE ON!

I'm sure you just love to keep talking about it though!

barks4eva · Post: # 994097Post **barks4eva** » Tue 21 Sep 2010 1:04pm

GrumpyOne wrote:
barks4eva wrote:If you guys keep bumping the thread it will stay at the top of the page!

We only found out Sunday night about the clash jumper!

By Monday night I posted time to MOVE ON, when it was obvious no last minute change could be made!

Keep bumping it if you want the debate to continue!
You could always stop posting on this thread........

I HAD until you two keep bumping it!

ChicagoSaint · Tue 21 Sep 2010 1:05pm

I'm blaming Emirates at this stage

bigred · Post: # 994102Post **bigred** » Tue 21 Sep 2010 1:07pm

How do you do a negative bump?

GrumpyOne · Post: # 994105Post **GrumpyOne** » Tue 21 Sep 2010 1:09pm

barks4eva wrote:
GrumpyOne wrote:
barks4eva wrote:If you guys keep bumping the thread it will stay at the top of the page!

We only found out Sunday night about the clash jumper!

By Monday night I posted time to MOVE ON, when it was obvious no last minute change could be made!

Keep bumping it if you want the debate to continue!
You could always stop posting on this thread........
I HAD until you two keep bumping it!

But you just bumped it again!

markp · Post: # 994107Post **markp** » Tue 21 Sep 2010 1:10pm

bigred wrote:How do you do a negative bump?

You bump a lower thread.

ChicagoSaint · Tue 21 Sep 2010 1:11pm

markp wrote:
bigred wrote:How do you do a negative bump?
You bump a lower thread.

and then you just keep bumping

markp · Post: # 994115Post **markp** » Tue 21 Sep 2010 1:15pm

I think it's fine.

Go Saints!

ChicagoSaint · Tue 21 Sep 2010 1:18pm

i still blame emirates markp

Banger2Plugger · Tue 21 Sep 2010 1:26pm

We'll make Collingwood wish they were wearing different jumpers!

Cairnsman · Post: # 994145Post **Cairnsman** » Tue 21 Sep 2010 1:43pm

I'm bored with work . . . B u m p