From Bayside Leader
SANDRINGHAM has parted ways with senior coach Brett Lovett.
In a surprise development last Friday, the Zebras told the former Melbourne star they were going back to a full-time coaching position, primarily to appease alignment partner St Kilda.
Lovett, one year into a two-year contract, was a part-time coach.
Sandy president Gerry Ryan and general manager John Mennie visited Lovett at his Mornington Peninsula nursery to deliver the news.
``It came as a shock considering we'd had the best and fairest the night before and we'd done all our reviews and were well into planning for next year,'' Lovett said on Saturday morning.
``The way they explained it, St Kilda approached them and said with Ross Lyon going they wanted to change the coaching structure and go full-time at VFL level.
``They (Ryan and Mennie) said I could put in for it and they would recommend I do it, but there were no guarantees and at the end of the day it would probably be up to the new St Kilda senior coach to decide. They knew I wasn't interested in a full-time role so that was the end of it.''
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Can't wait for Billy to fire up on this one !!!
digs wrote: zebraman
I posted early and am suprised Billy hasn't had one of his usual anti St Kilda rants yet...
JUST FOR YOU Zebraman! So try and shoot some holes in my concerns!
So who will pay the "full time Coach?" if its St Kilda as I suspect the he will be beholden to the SK FC and NOT Sandringham!
I see the Zebras heading straight to the bottom along with St Kilda which is of course the Saints natural position if those ex Frankston players leave and are replaced by the shit on St Kildas current list
Sandy if they dont watch out will end up broke and on the bottom and ripe to be taken over by St Kilda a la Box Hill!
As I have said right from the beginning the Zebras getting into bed with ST Kilda FC is the biggest mistake the club has ever made!
The board and John Mennie should hang their heads in shame.
They should ask this question of themselves are they working on behalf of Sandringham FCs interests 100 % or ST Kilda because they are paying the bills and their wages?
Instead for getting futher under ST Kildas control the SFC should be working thier arses of to get back to standalone.
The longer this bastard of an arrangement with SKFC goes on the less likely Sandy will ever stand on their own.
I only went to a handful of games this season and if as I suspect Sandy will become just the ST Kilda seconds next season it will be zero.
St. Kilda only pay for the wages of THEIR of players that may play for Sandy ,nothing more. Sandy appoint THEIR coach not St. Kilda, although they are asked if they have any objections to the Sandy appointed coach.
St.Kilda do not pay any of Sandy bills we at Sandy do with our clubs money.
Sandy will possibly sign a new 3 year deal with the Saints as soon as this week.
Don't pick on one of the best Football Managers in the VFL and over 30 years experience in John Mennie who has bleed for the ZEBRAS and led them to 6 premierships with his keen administration.
Billy stop stabbing " your club" administrators in the back.
Same as last year I say get to to SFC annual meeting next month and voice YOUR HELP- NOT ANTI ALL THE TIME.
Thank you Billy...quite predictable as usual..
As Zebra has stated and so have I previously, come to the AGM and vent your spleen there...although I suspect you don't have the balls to do that..
John Mennie is one of the most astute administrators going around and an absolute credit to Sandy FC...
It's a pity what has happened with Brett Lovett but now we have to move on...
Try getting behind the club for a change...you might even enjoy it
zebraman wrote
If that happens then Sandy will need a new scoreboard operator.
I won't be applying!
I might be predictable buy Im right!
Have a look at the mongrel club you want to go with for another 3 years!
St Kilda: the blueprint
Jake Niall
September 18, 2011
ROSS Lyon is far from the most significant of St Kilda's losses. Later this year, the club will post an operating deficit of about $1.5 million, despite having played finals for the past four seasons, finishing second twice and fourth once in Lyon's reign.
For any St Kilda fan reared on a diet of debt and dysfunction, the operating loss is an ominous result. The club has just endured a highly successful, albeit flag-less, period yet finds itself back on struggle street. There is
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/st-kilda-the-blueprint-20110917-1…
Im way past wasting my time going to an AGM and expect that the Board and GM know what they are doing and on John Mennie 30 years is a long time - maybe to long and yes he has done a good job but everyone has a used by date and if the club keeps sticking to the ST K FC it will be a very long time before he any of us see another flag.
BTW StKilda DO pay most the players and if it gets to 16/18 Saints reserves palyers taking the field in a Zebra jumper thats the biggest expence paid for by St Kilda and its only natural they want control of the coach and players.
To me its a very lazy way to run a club prostituting yourself to an AFL club.
Lourey and Marigliani would look great in Borough jumpers.