They have fixed the typo error now and it says 2016 now...
Now 20 games into what promises to be a long and successful career, Saunders has signed on until the end of 2016 as part of the Saints Future Fest campaign.
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Now 20 games into what promises to be a long and successful career, Saunders has signed on until the end of 2016 as part of the Saints Future Fest campaign.
he is a courageous onballer and could be a perfect link up player as a midfielder with some outside speed...similar to brad hill....
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FWIW I think it is a clever marketing ploy that keeps the Saints in the news over the finals period for the right reasons.
Yes to some it's like - why can't you do it all at once? And yes people on here all know more than your average football supporter as we are all St Kilda Tragics, (which is good thing).
This is a positive move by the club who is trying to do things differently.
I'm a consultant and the company where I'm currently at - their theme for the year is "Brilliantly Different". How can we do things differently? Well it sounds like the club has asked themselves the same question. This is different. I haven't heard of another club doing this kind of thing before so it is new. It creates excitement. I think the club should be congratulated on what they are doing.
It was the same at the B&F. The evening was well done. The moments booths, the silent auction for jumpers, the viewfinders on the tables (very retro), and even the way they talked/presented the video highlights of the season. It was different, clever, slick, and went down well, (well I can't remember any complaints - apart from the food but that is more against the Palladium then the club).
Over the last year there have been countless posts on here commending the club about the way they are going about it. This is yet another example of that.
Probably the most important thing is this. As well as keeping us keen and wanting to support the club the club needs to build up our membership again (only 30k members - the worst apart from the two expansion clubs), re-engage with lapsed members (there are 10k of them in the last 4 years alone), and bring on new sponsors. What they are doing right now will no doubt go a long way to help them do this.
Yes to some it's like - why can't you do it all at once? And yes people on here all know more than your average football supporter as we are all St Kilda Tragics, (which is good thing).
This is a positive move by the club who is trying to do things differently.
I'm a consultant and the company where I'm currently at - their theme for the year is "Brilliantly Different". How can we do things differently? Well it sounds like the club has asked themselves the same question. This is different. I haven't heard of another club doing this kind of thing before so it is new. It creates excitement. I think the club should be congratulated on what they are doing.
It was the same at the B&F. The evening was well done. The moments booths, the silent auction for jumpers, the viewfinders on the tables (very retro), and even the way they talked/presented the video highlights of the season. It was different, clever, slick, and went down well, (well I can't remember any complaints - apart from the food but that is more against the Palladium then the club).
Over the last year there have been countless posts on here commending the club about the way they are going about it. This is yet another example of that.
Probably the most important thing is this. As well as keeping us keen and wanting to support the club the club needs to build up our membership again (only 30k members - the worst apart from the two expansion clubs), re-engage with lapsed members (there are 10k of them in the last 4 years alone), and bring on new sponsors. What they are doing right now will no doubt go a long way to help them do this.
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until end of 2016.
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Yep i'm on this bandwagon as well.
It gives us something to look forward to over the next three weeks since our season has finished and there wouldn't be much news surrounding us which would be a bit boring. (Well outside of the silly trade/draft stuff).
It gives us something to look forward to over the next three weeks since our season has finished and there wouldn't be much news surrounding us which would be a bit boring. (Well outside of the silly trade/draft stuff).
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Gives us something to talk about everyday so I'm all for it. There's really no negative about it at all.
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Pretty sure it is every day of the week so 21 signings in 21 days it will be.
Reckon they might leave Jack til last? Finish with a bang (as he signs on for 5 years!
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Jack Steven kept until last after he signs a 8 year extension.Reckon they might leave Jack til last? Finish with a bang (as he signs on for 5 years!
Same here - Newnes
Ill guess Newnes for tomorrow then
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Isn't it a one year extension?
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Good, I really like Saunders. He seems to fill that forward flanker role really well and has stepped up at times to kick goals when we were failing to find anyone else to do so.
Plus he is just a goofy looking bastard and I like that!
Plus he is just a goofy looking bastard and I like that!
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I'll go with a bit of a smokey. Murdoch tomorrow!
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I'll go with one of the rookies.
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One wonders how much his date at the B&F was the tipping point for his renewal: "Any man who can punch THAT far above his weight, clearly has unrealised potential..."
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I like Saunders, gives his all and can be a very good player, kicks goals. Was unsure of his future after he struggled to get games in the latter half of the season, but happy that he's got a contract.
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I like his look, it's a bit young Gary Ablett and a little like he sleeps in his car. I love his pace too, he's got something in my opinion. He and Wright have a few things to improve on but both look likely types.
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Would have thought that today was Billings, but quite possible a deliberate thing by the club, as they don't want to have a grading system, where the best is first all the way down to the 21st player. By mixing the list up and the order of the announcements it gives equal weight to each. Thought has gone into this. Well done.
Reckon as the days go by you should update the thread title with the name of the player that signed on that respective day
I would have thought they would want to maintain interest the whole way through. By signing all of the most promising players at the start, they might lose interest quickly after that. Now people are hopefully still wondering what will happen with Billings, Templeton, Acres etc and will keep paying attention to the "Saints Future Fest".
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