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I have no idea why Ratten has such expectation placed on him. He got St Kilda their first finals win since 2010, and people are expecting him to be a messiah...
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I have no idea why Ratten has such expectation placed on him. He got St Kilda their first finals win since 2010, and people are expecting him to be a messiah...
It's St Kilda. They go through coaches as ruthlessly as us (Carlton)
Unfortunately the spectre of Clarkson does loom heavily over the likes of Dew and Ratts.
It isn't Ratten's fault that St Kilda has a dismal history
Nobody raves about their list. Hard to make gold out of silver...
She made them look like fools this year.Don't know who, but you can bet your bottom dollar caro will be slinging crap at Sam Mitchell
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I still think Chris scott especially if they lose to essendon round 1 they will likely go 0-2 heading into a must win game against pies
they can’t afford to miss the 8 with their list
I think the point is Chris Scott has had long enough there to get them another flag In the last 10 years especially topping up each yearNon-basket-case clubs don't sack coaches no matter how bad it gets because there is always a better way than sacking the coach.
Basket-case clubs sack coaches because they panic.
Geelong isn't a basket-case club.
I think the point is Chris Scott has had long enough there to get them another flag In the last 10 years especially topping up each year
If they regress he should be replaced
Going by that theory he’ll never leave regardless of resultsThey might regress but they won't sack him because they're not a basket-case club.
Going by that theory he’ll never leave regardless of results
It isn't Ratten's fault that St Kilda has a dismal history
Nobody raves about their list. Hard to make gold out of silver...
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Nah, I could see the Saints winning half their games and missing finals and no knee-jerk reaction [ for a change]Ratten. Miss finals and he's gone
Rates has been there a few years, I don't think it was his fault for the Hannebery and Hill recruiting blunders.
Definitely need to start blooding more kids, their medium-long term future looks grim, I don't know why Ben King would want to join them.
I've lived through a few messiahs at the Saints and no I don't expect instant miracles. And your right, Clarkson certainly was kissed on the bum by a fairy with the plethora of young talent drafted in before and as he arrived ."Ratts" has only been there 2 seasons. Ross Lyon is like the aliens from Independence Day. He sucks all resources from the club, does his best, then when the place is drained and desolate, he moves on. Watters and Richardson had a bigger build than was realised.
Ratten will also need time. To expect any coach to come in and just succeed overnight is unreasonable. There are no messiahs. Even Clarkson won't fix St Kilda overnight.
Clarkson at Hawthorn was aided by having a young Hodge, Mitchell and Lewis at the club when he arrived. Picked up Franklin and Roughead at his first draft. There was already a good platform to build from.
Ratten doesn't have that at St Kilda
There are no messiahs. Blight at St Kilda. Malthouse at Carlton. Jesaulenko at St Kilda. You can't just take a coach and plonk them in a shithole and expect magic.
Well, Ben is playing for Gold CoastRates has been there a few years, I don't think it was his fault for the Hannebery and Hill recruiting blunders.
Definitely need to start blooding more kids, their medium-long term future looks grim, I don't know why Ben King would want to join them.
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General Giant tagged because you’re the most useful around for this I imagine. What is it about Leon Cameron that’s made him worthy to coach for his 9th season in charge? He doesn’t get wraps like Ken Hinkley for being one of the boys, either. For the record I think our coach is garbage too but as long as we make a profit and/or the yearly final thumping he’s safe.