Richardson seems like the right man

[bobmurray]

Our next premiership coach

Iust've missed them giving him a 40 year contract!

[whiskers3614]

At the risk of being called a troll I suspect our next flag will come:
!)when we are forced to merge with Melbourne or
2) move permanently to NZ< Tassie Darwin or some other god forsaken place!

[Stian]

At the risk of being called a troll I suspect our next flag will come:
!)when we are forced to merge with Melbourne or
2) move permanently to NZ< Tassie Darwin or some other god forsaken place!

You are a troll. (Just to keep the thread going.)

[saintbrat]

http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl ... 6774465498

[stkfc1]

Im picking up an underlying tone when players talk about his 'honesty' and 'transparency'. Slight dig at the former coach?

[HitTheBoundary]

Im picking up an underlying tone when players talk about his 'honesty' and 'transparency'. Slight dig at the former coach?

I've noticed that as well.

It may not be meant as a deliberate dig at Watters, but could be more an expression of relief at how things have changed (?)

[clarky449]

Im hearing bad things. Just doesn't have what it takes. Players hate him, and Ross Lyon is being demanded back. Im all for it and fully support Ross Lyon coming back. Nick Riewoldt is going to retire in a few weeks unless Lyon comes back before xmas.

[SaintPav]

Im hearing bad things. Just doesn't have what it takes. Players hate him, and Ross Lyon is being demanded back. Im all for it and fully support Ross Lyon coming back. Nick Riewoldt is going to retire in a few weeks unless Lyon comes back before xmas.

Your man crush on Rosco is kinda creepy.

Ross left. Very good coach but time to move on.

[SaintPav]

http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl ... 6774465498

I like this. So what if he's unproven and its all talk. 90% of stuff said in life is BS anyway.

Anyone who has big enough goulies to want to coach us is a top Saints blloke.

He's a great Saints man until proven otherwise.

[stinger]

Im hearing bad things. Just doesn't have what it takes. Players hate him, and Ross Lyon is being demanded back. Im all for it and fully support Ross Lyon coming back. Nick Riewoldt is going to retire in a few weeks unless Lyon comes back before xmas.

Your man crush on Rosco is kinda creepy.

Ross left. Very good coach but time to move on.

good coach...maybe,,,he's lost 4 grannies.....sh!t of a bloke....

[8856brother]

Im hearing bad things. Just doesn't have what it takes. Players hate him, and Ross Lyon is being demanded back. Im all for it and fully support Ross Lyon coming back. Nick Riewoldt is going to retire in a few weeks unless Lyon comes back before xmas.

Nimbat

[SaintPav]

Im hearing bad things. Just doesn't have what it takes. Players hate him, and Ross Lyon is being demanded back. Im all for it and fully support Ross Lyon coming back. Nick Riewoldt is going to retire in a few weeks unless Lyon comes back before xmas.

Your man crush on Rosco is kinda creepy.

Ross left. Very good coach but time to move on.

good coach...maybe,,,he's lost 4 grannies.....sh!t of a bloke....

Why? Because he got a great deal. I'd call that smart.

BTW. The players seem to still like him.

Anyone who has blind loyalty to any organisation is a brain dead mupett.

Loyalty to people not blind loyalty to institutions.

[clarky449]

Im hearing bad things. Just doesn't have what it takes. Players hate him, and Ross Lyon is being demanded back. Im all for it and fully support Ross Lyon coming back. Nick Riewoldt is going to retire in a few weeks unless Lyon comes back before xmas.

Your man crush on Rosco is kinda creepy.

Ross left. Very good coach but time to move on.

Look ill be honest, it got to a creepy stage. Im just messing around though, I've moved on. I look forward to seeing how Richo goes during the season.

[evertonfc]

He's off to a good start. I'm relaxed and comfortable with the appointment so far.

[bobmurray]

Im hearing bad things. Just doesn't have what it takes. Players hate him, and Ross Lyon is being demanded back. Im all for it and fully support Ross Lyon coming back. Nick Riewoldt is going to retire in a few weeks unless Lyon comes back before xmas.

Your man crush on Rosco is kinda creepy.

Spav at it again

[saintly]

[quote="SaintPav} Im hearing bad things. Just doesn't have what it takes. Players hate him, and Ross Lyon is being demanded back. Im all for it and fully support Ross Lyon coming back. Nick Riewoldt is going to retire in a few weeks unless Lyon comes back before xmas.

Your man crush on Rosco is kinda creepy.

Ross left. Very good coach but time to move on.

good coach...maybe,,,he's lost 4 grannies.....sh!t of a bloke....[/quote]


don't you know sarcasm when you read it?

[satchmo]

He's off to a good start. I'm relaxed and comfortable with the appointment so far.

Agreed. That is pretty much all that can be said at this stage, but it feels positive.

[seano1]

Dont know what it is but i can feel it in my waters....there something about this guy that is special, i just think hes gunna do it

[saintbrat]

http://www.saints.com.au/video/2013-12- ... p-the-tick

[stinger]

[quote="SaintPav} Im hearing bad things. Just doesn't have what it takes. Players hate him, and Ross Lyon is being demanded back. Im all for it and fully support Ross Lyon coming back. Nick Riewoldt is going to retire in a few weeks unless Lyon comes back before xmas.

Your man crush on Rosco is kinda creepy.

Ross left. Very good coach but time to move on.

good coach...maybe,,,he's lost 4 grannies.....sh!t of a bloke....

don't you know sarcasm when you read it?[/quote]


must have missed that one....

[Teflon]

I think any move back to becoming manic defensively is correct - attitude and effort are required in that game style and that's regardless of who you are or ability. A great lesson to teach a young list.

Lyon was a great coach who could command respect across different player generations - not all can do that... lets pray Richo is another.

[Moorabbin Man]

You really can't fake the genuine excitement and "niceness" of this bloke.

Probably true, but "niceness" isn't always a good quality in a boss. If you want to get high performance from a team, sometimes you have to be a bastard. Let's hope he's got that in himself as well.

I have been a manager for many years and I don't think I have ever needed to be a bastard.
You do need to be tough and make difficult decisions at times but "you can catch more flies with honey than you can vinegar."

Well with statistics showing that workplace bullying is at epidemic levels, you'd be an exception to the rule.

[Greg T]

Really impressed with the way he speaks and his attitudes so far
His boulder experience seems to be going well.
Hopefully a long time coach in the making.
He seems a class act so far

[skeptic]

Your man crush on Rosco is kinda creepy.

Ross left. Very good coach but time to move on.

good coach...maybe,,,he's lost 4 grannies.....sh!t of a bloke....

Why? Because he got a great deal. I'd call that smart.

BTW. The players seem to still like him.

Anyone who has blind loyalty to any organisation is a brain dead mupett.

Loyalty to people not blind loyalty to institutions.

This line of thinknig does amuse me somewhat. I just don't know how someone can draw such conclusions about about another's character in circumstances such as this.

Now far be it from me to be leader of the RL cheersquad.

I don't rate him nearly as highly a coach as many others do, personally feeling that his W/L ratio is slanted by the fact that he has taking the helm of two clubs that have needed little rebuilding.
Personally I feel that he is a coach that can only take you so far and once he's set up systems/philosophies etc which are very good, his lack of flexibility actually becomes a liability.

I wasn't particularly disappointed that he left, and like many I did question his loyalty.

WHat I do know about him though is that he committed everything he could to getting us a flag, he was very protective and fought for his team and that the players still love him.
Regardless of everything that happened, that in itself speaks volumes.

I hope he fails at Freo

[stinger]

I hope he fails at Freo

me too...it's called karma....

ps..he committed everything to the here and now ...f*** the future...and when he could see none...he left for more money with not a backwards glance......as i said...s*** of a bloke....