Grant Thomas no longer saints coach

[hawkeye23]

Butterss once said Thomas was the best "man-manager" he had ever met in any walk of life. Considering Butterss made an absolute fortune in the business world, that was one big statement. Not any more !

Doesn't pay to manage instead of coach, obviously.

Sounds like good pro-active stuff by the Saints.

Ah no. Proactive would've been doing it at the end of last season.

 

[MACDAICOS]

This bloke I know told me Stan Alves.

 

[KUNG FU]

I thought Danny Frawley looked pretty toey on the Sunday FS this week....

"JUST GET IT OFF YOUR CHEST MATE!!"

BT's a classic!

 

[eddiesmith]

A sad, sad day for the rest of the competition, he was almost like having a mole inside St Kilda keeping them down forever

 

[Mad Dog]

"JUST GET IT OFF YOUR CHEST MATE!!"

BT's a classic!

Frawley knew I reckon...

 

[Star]

The board is implementing their ground-breaking rotational coach policy ...

That is actually quite funny

 

[celtic_pride]

hahaha grat comment from a bitter Lemming who follows a financially bereft cheating rabble of a club who is most likely going to pick up another spoon next year. You are an absolute joke Slurpy

LOL Fireman.
I don't agree with all your comments but us Carlton fans have no right to bag the handling of any other club's affairs after the Denis Pagan disaster this week. I do feel bad for GT as an bloke, but kudos to the Saints admin for having the courage of their convictions. I mean this will dispel the myth that Thomas would have the job for life whilst Rod B was president.
As far as Presidents go, right now Buttress has far more credibility then bloody Graham Smorgon.
BTW how would u feel if Bomber Sheldon returned as coach ? He's a top bloke Kenny.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Funny you mention that as I just got off the blower to my Melbourne connection and he says that's a distinct possability.


Would solve Carlton's problem and probably see St.Kilda take a cup next year.

So the saints could demand this:
We take Pagan off your hands on the proviso we swap 1st rnd picks

 

[The Dice Man]

So the saints could demand this:
We take Pagan off your hands on the proviso we swap 1st rnd picks

Not such a silly idea.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Not such a silly idea.

Nope.Although im not sure even if it did happen that saints fans would still embrace Pagan lol

 

[The Dice Man]

If I was a St.Kilda fan, Id be jumping for joy right now, and if Pagan was installed as coach then Id be keeping the last saturday in Sept, 2007 completley free.

 

[ShepBoy]

If I was a St.Kilda fan, Id be jumping for joy right now, and if Pagan was installed as coach then Id be keeping the last saturday in Sept, 2007 completley free.

To go fishing?

 

[itsintheblood]

I remember a reporter asking GT on sunday what he was gonna do now that the saints are out and his reaction?

"Go home and have about 40 pots".

Seriously, this is not the sort of stuff you wanna hear from a coach who's team has just been eliminated from the finals and who's list is so loaded with talent. Even though he was "probably" joking, I reckon the stkilda admin wouldnt have seen the funny side.

 

[Nightwolf]

I cant believe they actually had the balls to do it.. Take note Carlton..

 

[Bobby Giovanni]

Don't quote me but.........


Bookie issues $180,000

Heard similar, but was surprised.

 

[HBF]

Had to happen. Look out for the Saints next year.

 

[MarkT]

Is this definite? If so it’s huge. I am very surprised. I don’t particularly think he is the man to take them forward but he did make some positive changes at the club. You would think they would have an alternative lined up. There would be no shortage of interested candidates. I really though all the coaches like GT and MM would be retained as the safe option. Credit to the Saints for showing the balls. No matter what you think of GT a change is a real risk. Interesting times ahead.

Any chance RB can poach MM?

Certainly makes the ones who said he was Buttres mate and would never lose the job look like Dlks

Didn’t they have a big falling out 2 years back or thereabouts?

does this pave the for the return of Spida

Bloody good question.

 

[MarkT]

Would anyone want him to head up the footy department? He’d have a bit to offer I reckon.

 

[itsintheblood]

I wanna know how he's gonna feed his 8 kids now ????????

 

[Bobby Giovanni]

I wanna know how he's gonna feed his 8 kids now ????????

Well, he's not actually fat, he's just been storing food to regurgitate to his kids.

 

[MeeSo]

Would anyone want him to head up the footy department? He’d have a bit to offer I reckon.

I agree. Never rated him as a coach but as a football manager he has all the skills. Could he be trusted though?

 

[Santoz]

Pagan to St.Kilda
Cresswell to Carlton

 

[Murray]

From Thomas's own mouth as to why he was sacked.
"This is about a difference in ideology"

 

[The Fireman]

LOL Fireman.
I don't agree with all your comments but us Carlton fans have no right to bag the handling of any other club's affairs after the Denis Pagan disaster this week. I do feel bad for GT as an bloke, but kudos to the Saints admin for having the courage of their convictions. I mean this will dispel the myth that Thomas would have the job for life whilst Rod B was president.
As far as Presidents go, right now Buttress has far more credibility then bloody Graham Smorgon.
BTW how would u feel if Bomber Sheldon returned as coach ? He's a top bloke Kenny.

mate I need some time to take all this in. I suppose we have to look at everyone who is putting a hand up and I'm sure there would be many that would like a crack at our list. I didn't mind Bomba when he was coaching us.

 

[ROB48]

I remember a reporter asking GT on sunday what he was gonna do now that the saints are out and his reaction?

"Go home and have about 40 pots".

Seriously, this is not the sort of stuff you wanna hear from a coach who's team has just been eliminated from the finals and who's list is so loaded with talent. Even though he was "probably" joking, I reckon the stkilda admin wouldnt have seen the funny side.

Is their list "so loaded with talent" just have a look at it player by player and who will still be there next year, they will lose a lot of experience and they have a lot of injury prone players.

Hayes out for probably half a season, Goose out for perhaps all the season, Harvey may or may not and has Hammy problems, Fraser what will he do, Ball bad case of OP can he play every game?

Then you have Hamill will he play and if so how effective, Hudgton getting on, Milne brain dead, Clarkes both seem to be forever injured, Kosi may be a star but will we ever know, the list goes on.