Watters sacked

[Chiang Mai Tiger]

Chocco stays a Tiger

 

[scooty]

Not a done deal yet thats all i can say i think his a chance but not done yet

 

[IanG]

Hope your right! If so what do you reckon bout Choco spooked the aints?

5 year deal

 

[Ghost of 29]

His 5 year demand would have scared them on many fronts;
1. It is a very long time for a coach of his age
2. It is a lot of money on the block if things go pear shaped
3. It signals that Chocco thinks the next 2-3 years will be ordinary as they rebuild and say goodbye to Nick, Lenny etc..

Plus the negative reports that GWS would have of him would add to the nervousness

 

[Baloo]

When Chocco turned up at training it was a pretty clear sign he want going anywhere

 

[WesternTiger]

When Chocco turned up at training it was a pretty clear sign he want going anywhere

I wouldn't have thought that was the case at all. If you are currently employed you still go to work until you resign to take up your new job.

 

[Tommo37]

God help the next coach of St Kilda who taps Nick, Lenny and Leigh on the shoulder and says " Time's up, your not part of my plans going forward "

 

[Baloo]

I wouldn't have thought that was the case at all. If you are currently employed you still go to work until you resign to take up your new job.

If I was Benny and I knew Chocco was the favorite, I'd ask him to take some gardening leave. A bit like serving out notice in the corporate world. If you are going to a competitor then you normally sit at home and serve out your notice period, which is great when it's 3 months.

 

[smasha]

Cross your fingers and toes.

Choco may be staying.

All say a prayer.

 

[ARCHYBOY]

I grabbed a quick photo today of the St Kilda board rolling up to Seaford to discuss the coaching appointment.

 

[zippadeee]

When Chocco turned up at training it was a pretty clear sign he want going anywhere

Why? Because he wasn't wearing a StKilda jumper

 

[tigertim]

I grabbed a quick photo today of the St Kilda board rolling up to Seaford to discuss the coaching appointment.

That's just offensive......to Fozzie!

 

[Jexy]

Caroline Wilson reporting in The Age that the Saints will name Alan Richardson as their coach tomorrow.

Been negotiating with his manager for the past 2 weeks apparently.

 

[Col.E.Kurtz]

The age says the deal is done.

Huzzah for the Saints for overlooking a proven premiership coach for an untested assistant!

 

[tigerjoe]

All newspapers are saying Richardson will be announced in the next 2 days.

:clap

Yes fellow tigers the wheel IS turning, they say you make you own luck, well Brendan Gale, Dimma and Gary March have been making it by the truckload!

 

[IanG]

Caroline Wilson reporting in The Age that the Saints will name Alan Richardson as their coach tomorrow.

Been negotiating with his manager for the past 2 weeks apparently.

If thats teh case Richardons looks even worse. Good for us though so I'm not complaining.

 

[Legends of 2017]

It States that the main reason is because of Choco's eccentric coaching methods.

I guess once bitten , Blight shy?

 

[baretta]

Reported on summer 360 that Choco didn't interview well. It must have been the rohypnol Benny slipped into his coffee on the morning of his interview.

 

[Tigers of Old]

Guess Chocco's demands for a ten year deal at $2million per season turned them off.

 

[Ghost of 29]

Reported on summer 360 that Choco didn't interview well. It must have been the rohypnol Benny slipped into his coffee on the morning of his interview.

Yeah because a bloke who has coached a flag and took a team to a GF when they had no right to be there is judged on an interview???? Everyone knows what he brings to the table and if the saints are too stupid to judge a coach on a q&a and not on his record well then they are more *smile* than we thought.

But a great win for us, Choco is so vital to the development of the list.