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I think the club are handling this beautifully at the miniute. No leaks and Lyon IMO last night knew exactly what he was doing. Its our timetable, not the media's or other clubs - who cares on the wait if it mean GL is sewing up the deal with support team if that means a senior Craig type. The economics work well also in this scenario

Remember Parkins famous succession plan handover at Carlton to 'Britts'. How did that work out? Or his mentoring role to Schwabby at hawthorn - another groundbreaking performance. Lets get over these peripheral types and look at their track record before allowing them the credit of an opinion. Ireelevant as someone else has said.

Does damien Barrett ever know anything we don't. Over-rated speculator. If the Ox doesn't sya it then its not on?

First class performance by G. Lyon on the footy show last night. Now I'm not concerned, he'll get the job done. What esle could R. Lyon do when ESP manage so many of the coaching fraternity. He handled the issue very well - in a buisnes sense. Smart guy. Everyone is missing how stupid we all look - esp the media - missing this. and how well managed Freo must be to keep this quiet.

This certainly clarifies the isssue

Can someone start a SEN post on this. Perhaps after last nights deplorable effort by Michael nettlefold(this best he could do under the circumstances) Lyon belives in doing the right thing and dealing with this isssue right away. Grant Thomas asked G. Lyon was he under the same management as R. Lyon during the interview. Also on the hour before both Walls and Darcy advised Lyon to join the Dees as his the evryone else's best outcome

Alistair Clarkson?

If he is confident, 5 years can become 7 or 8. the great ND had 10. Keeping punching Garry.

Huge tick to the OX for his interview on SEN last night. He asked the only question we wanted that no-one else had to that stage and as an opening for the session. Clearly he KNOwS Scully (or his reps which is the same thing ) had done the deal and did not get the honest answer he wwas looking for and knew should have been given. He offered to give Scully the names of his 3 sources off air. Scully rejected the offer. Instead the Scully repsonse was a standard media management tactic of 'how dare you not believe me'... Ox then absented himself really from most of the remiander of the interview. Class all round OX.

Does anyone actually buy footy records. It used to be mandatory for me but I havent bought one for probably 10 years now.

I felt Garry's performance last nigh was first class. Whe Nettlefold repeatedly said Ross Lyon had a year to go, Garry clearly had enough of this mis-truth and asked straihgt out if there was a get out clause, and IMO clearly knowing there was one. Nettlefold dodged this. How does garry know - it can only be through talking with Ross Lyon's minders. Lyon (G) looked determined and furious in an understated and professional way and I am confident people will pay for their actions through the club's next moves.

I hope OX doensn't jib it and asks the hard quetsions and presses Scully. The $2.0m for year 1 now confirms in my mind what an obscenity has been developed by Demetriou. He should be ashamed.

Nice touch. A photo of the 2012 leadership group.

Don't give the story any oxygen. This is now irrelevant to us and the club has bigger fish to fry - new coach etc. Scully can wander off to the oblivion that awaits him I signed up for 2012 also.

At last! Some reality. Well said UC> Losing a Trengove or a Watts is my idea of disaster. Not this contrived crap from the AFL/GWS/SCully camp. Bring on Ross Lyon

A standing still option. Haven't we leart anything from Green's year and having him getting cold at FF. No need to be sensitive about this choice. Let Brad concentrate on getting his form back next year.

Trengove signals a new era, will always be first picked each week and is already a gun anyway. Good support from Beamer will help out. David Dench was apointed at 21. We cannot go back to a captain at FF. Must be an on-baller with grunt and style. JT has all this.

Re: Tom Scully A wag sitting near me yelled out at one point - "who is going to pay $1.0M for THOSE kicking skilss".. I loved Trengove's efforts all day BTW.

Just announced on SEN that Clarkson has re-signed for 3 years to end of 2014.

I like your style FC. The main point is we are not an unnactractive option for a quality new coach. Imagine if we were still at the junction oval??

Westpac own them don't they. Could thus be true and make sense as neighbours?

I hope so HT. Can we remember that Ross Lyon was part of the Roos team that took swans to a flag. I don't believe some of the rubbish comments on here about 'saints footy'.. IMO 'saints footy' is about discipline and team ethos. They just don't score as much. He would be the best fit for us since the great John Northey who had a very good list play well above themselves week in week out. It was great to see Swooper and Rod Grinter at the 'G' last week too. A

I agree about looking to 2012, but in the interets of optimism, note the following: 1. The President is with us 2. New modern training facilites open 3. DEBT FREE 4. The great G. Lyon is football director 5. Jack Watts 6. Jack Trengove 7. Opportunity to now try a new EXPERIENCED senior AFL coach - first since 1981 8. The core playing group is young enough still to be moulded 9. Stefan Martin Have I missed anything???

I am certain it has, however Lyon was most professional clealy not specultaing through the media. The term he used on the show was 'posturing'. He doesnt do this and leaves this up to his management and believes they will handle it correctly. Much has been said about 'Saints' footy on this thread, but from my memeory of the great John Northey- - the demons were never beaten till the final bell, snatching many a last minute victory and they were as every bit excting as free flowing game styles we see today sometimes. The will not be a payout issue as he would not break a contract - simply agree to part company, hopefully accepted by the St.Kilda board. They can sue him for 'specific performance' , which simply means a legal manner to make him stay one more year, but in those circumstances would be unlikely to be invoked.

If you think cash flow in a football club regarding player remuneration is isolated your'e more naive than I thought by this comment.