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Get Thomas and bring Reiwoldt over!?

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Getting Grant Thomas as coach could well bring the prize recruit over with him! What are everyone's thoughts?

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    well... Im not totally convinced that Riewoldt is the super duper player he''s made out to be.. but he's obviously good.

    I am defintely sure that Thomas is not the great coach he seems to think he is !! :-))

    id take Nick...Id pass on that over bloke :-))

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    I'm too fond of that idea. Sure Reiwoldt would be a big up, but Thomas would be twice as big a negative. Plus Thomas has ruled himself out with his comments on PG (thank god).

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    Plus Thomas has ruled himself out with his comments on PG (thank god).

    Big sigh of relief here too.... :-)) Struck me as quite bizarre his comments towards gardner.. love to know the back story there..lol

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    I dont want revioldt...we have dunn and bate who are still learning and would have to give up too much for him. Our list issue is defence, full forward, midfielders and ruck

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    I dont want revioldt...we have dunn and bate who are still learning and would have to give up too much for him. Our list issue is defence, full forward, midfielders and ruck

    ...and interchange ;)

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    No. I don't like him and have found the media spat between him and Butter(!) unprofessional.

    Riewoldt isn't where I'd be spending big bucks either.

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    NO THOMAS! I cannot stand the man and if he failed to take st kilda to finals with the list he had a few years back, he ain't gonna pull a rabbit outta a hat with ours. He'd probably try and steal all of Gardner's bullion too.

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    No. I don't like him and have found the media spat between him and Butter(!) unprofessional.

    Riewoldt isn't where I'd be spending big bucks either.

    I'm thankful that so many here said "no" to this........

    Because Thomas would seem to be a hell of a sacrifice for one player that is not as currently fantastic as everyone says he is.

    I am not sure the trade off would be in Melbourne's favour, as good as Reiwoldt could (can; will; should, whatever) be.

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    I'm not sure Thomas would be a great option as coach.........but I'm sure I have heard him say before that he wouldn't coach anywhere else, and that his heart lies with the Saints.

    I can't see Riewoldt leaving the Saints either.

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    Big sigh of relief here too.... :-)) Struck me as quite bizarre his comments towards gardner.. love to know the back story there..lol

    I am a new poster but have been a keen reader of this site for several years.

    Finally I have something to add..........

    You may just find Butterrs & Gardner mix in the same circles (ie: Atheneum Club & Brighton) leading to a natural Thomas dislike.

    I played when Thomas was coaching in the amatuers and from first hand experience think he should go back to HR Consulting.

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    NO THOMAS! I cannot stand the man and if he failed to take st kilda to finals with the list he had a few years back, he ain't gonna pull a rabbit outta a hat with ours. He'd probably try and steal all of Gardner's bullion too.

    Err, Grant THomas made the finals almost every year he was at St Kilda didnt he? Having said that, the man is an appaling waste of space, I'd throw in my membership if he came across in any form...

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    Err, Grant THomas made the finals almost every year he was at St Kilda didnt he? Having said that, the man is an appaling waste of space, I'd throw in my membership if he came across in any form...

    In terms of coaching, i'll have ND and Thomas similar.

    However ND's a top bloke while Thomas is right right right down the other end of [censored] country.

    If ur [censored], make sure ur damn good coach and GT nowhere near there.

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    I'd prefer to have Connelly and get Pavlich thanks.

    By the way I'm not saying I want Connelly. :lol:

    Perhaps we can get Pagan and he can bring Whitnall :wacko::lol:

    Go Dees - Thanks Neale

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    I know I won't get much support with this but I actually rate Thomas as a coach. He managed to get the Saints into the finals while having to deal with injuries as bad as we've hd, he's also one of those blokes who just think differently than everyone else around him, which can be an advantage. He lost his job because of a personal relationship going sour, not because he's a bad coach.

    I highly doubt that we'll get Reiwoldt if he becomes our coach though.

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    Jacey, only you & Demon Dave have taken the initiative to assess Thomas on his football credentials.

    He has by far a better record than what Daniher ever delivered. He transformed St. Kilda into a regular finals contender for the first time since 94. Before then, they were nothing more than a dead carcass and a joke. He also broke the clubs internal records for most games won since the clubs only premiership in '66.

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    Jacey, only you & Demon Dave have taken the initiative to assess Thomas on his football credentials.

    He has by far a better record than what Daniher ever delivered. He transformed St. Kilda into a regular finals contender for the first time since 94. Before then, they were nothing more than a dead carcass and a joke. He also broke the clubs internal records for most games won since the clubs only premiership in '66.

    .....and don't lend him any money.

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    I'd go for that deal so long as there was a clause that we could get rid of Thomas in 24 hours with no strings and keep Riewoldt. Toss in Dal Santo and he can stick around for a week.

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    pointless to consider really as Thomas obviosly has some major beef with Gardner....... lucky us !! :-)

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