Probaby rubbish, but interesting....
Got this from a friend this morning. May be crap, but a good read all
the
same...
____
Had an interesting chat this morning with a friend from who prides
himself
on good footy mail which 9 times out of 10 is usually accurate. The
timing
for the start of all this goes back a month or two. Consider the
following:
-
1. St Kilda board ask Blight for a plan for next season. He gives them
a
list of twelve names who he doesn't want to see next season. The list
contains Burke, Harvey, Leowe, Everett and Jones.
2. A member of the board leaks the list to one of the 12 players.
3. Burke and Leowe who have links to Danny Frawley approach him asking
to
be picked up next season on one year contracts with richmond knowing
that
they are going to be cut. They dont think at this stage that the board
will ever sack Blight or
that there is a problem with him.
4. There are rumblings at board level about Blights behavior and
possible
concerns about some of the names on the hit list and these are leaked
to
one of the hit list players.
5. The twelve players, with renewed confidence that their coach may not
be
as "untouchable" meet and take the list to Caro at The Age and tell her
of
a players revolt. Remember some of these names have been involved in
the
"removal" of other coaches in recent years.
6. The 12 players let the board know that they have gone to the press
and
are going to give the word to run the story unless something is done
about
there futures.
7. Grant Thomas becomes persona non grata in the St Kilda coaches box.
(see
point 2???)
8. Blight is furious and refuses to attend functions outside those
associated with coaching the team.
9. Butterss gets an unprovoked grilling of the decade on TF about
Blight
from Caro and Walls.
10. Butterss now knows that there is some truth in the players claims
about
going to the press. (Nettlefold may have been questioned by Caro or
got
the impression from her that she was holding on to some hot info on St
Kilda to further confirm Butterss and the boards concerns about the
press
knowing something)
11. Board moves quickly and sacks Blight defusing any story about a
list
and or leaks from the board at St Kilda. Caro gets the drop on the
story.
Burke is interviewed leaving the club meeting jovial but "shocked" and
states "nothing that happens in
football surprises me anymore."
12. Thomas installed as coach with deputies Burke and Harvey.
Unrelated but interestingly enough Frawley refusing to re-sign with
Richmond until the end of the year. Has he been sounded out under the
banner of the possibility of the club that he played 250 plus games
for
going to the wall if something isn't done?? If the Tigers fall from
the
eight this year would he be any better off staying there or going back
to
coach St kilda where he understands the culture and has clearly
embraced
the club in the past? Point 3 above definitely took place so he would
have known some time back that something could be "on" at St Kilda.
Butterss referred to a list of dot points being Blights Strategic plan
which was unacceptable to the board. Was this the list of names???
Interesting.
Got this from a friend this morning. May be crap, but a good read all
the
same...
____
Had an interesting chat this morning with a friend from who prides
himself
on good footy mail which 9 times out of 10 is usually accurate. The
timing
for the start of all this goes back a month or two. Consider the
following:
-
1. St Kilda board ask Blight for a plan for next season. He gives them
a
list of twelve names who he doesn't want to see next season. The list
contains Burke, Harvey, Leowe, Everett and Jones.
2. A member of the board leaks the list to one of the 12 players.
3. Burke and Leowe who have links to Danny Frawley approach him asking
to
be picked up next season on one year contracts with richmond knowing
that
they are going to be cut. They dont think at this stage that the board
will ever sack Blight or
that there is a problem with him.
4. There are rumblings at board level about Blights behavior and
possible
concerns about some of the names on the hit list and these are leaked
to
one of the hit list players.
5. The twelve players, with renewed confidence that their coach may not
be
as "untouchable" meet and take the list to Caro at The Age and tell her
of
a players revolt. Remember some of these names have been involved in
the
"removal" of other coaches in recent years.
6. The 12 players let the board know that they have gone to the press
and
are going to give the word to run the story unless something is done
about
there futures.
7. Grant Thomas becomes persona non grata in the St Kilda coaches box.
(see
point 2???)
8. Blight is furious and refuses to attend functions outside those
associated with coaching the team.
9. Butterss gets an unprovoked grilling of the decade on TF about
Blight
from Caro and Walls.
10. Butterss now knows that there is some truth in the players claims
about
going to the press. (Nettlefold may have been questioned by Caro or
got
the impression from her that she was holding on to some hot info on St
Kilda to further confirm Butterss and the boards concerns about the
press
knowing something)
11. Board moves quickly and sacks Blight defusing any story about a
list
and or leaks from the board at St Kilda. Caro gets the drop on the
story.
Burke is interviewed leaving the club meeting jovial but "shocked" and
states "nothing that happens in
football surprises me anymore."
12. Thomas installed as coach with deputies Burke and Harvey.
Unrelated but interestingly enough Frawley refusing to re-sign with
Richmond until the end of the year. Has he been sounded out under the
banner of the possibility of the club that he played 250 plus games
for
going to the wall if something isn't done?? If the Tigers fall from
the
eight this year would he be any better off staying there or going back
to
coach St kilda where he understands the culture and has clearly
embraced
the club in the past? Point 3 above definitely took place so he would
have known some time back that something could be "on" at St Kilda.
Butterss referred to a list of dot points being Blights Strategic plan
which was unacceptable to the board. Was this the list of names???
Interesting.
)
