ST KILDA DECIDES NOT TO PROCEED WITH BEN COUSINS

[Saints Media]

After much deliberation, the St Kilda Football Club Board and executive met today and made the decision not to proceed with pursuing Ben Cousins.

The Club conducted a complex five month review on Ben Cousins and its own playing group, resulting in a list management blueprint with a long term and strategic approach.

Saints CEO, Archie Fraser said, "We owed it to ourselves to undertake a rigorous and thorough review and have now made our decision. This is a decision that we didn't take lightly and we still believe that for the right Club, Ben could well be a great opportunity."

The Club would like to thank Ben and his management for the professional manner in which they have conducted discussions during this period.

The Club's internal review remains the property of the Club and is therefore confidential.

There will be no further comment made on the matter.

[Armoooo]

Wow, all that for nothing
TBH I'm not too disappointed, I back the club 100% on this decision.
Thanks for the update.

[evertonfc]

Terrible, terrible, terrible decision.

Not impressed.

[Saints94]

Thats just s***

[StSteven]

Good decision. Now let's get on with winning a premiership.

[Ralphy]

Stupid Stupid Decision Stkilda

[Armoooo]

Perhaps the club know something we don't perhaps?
So one could assume that he will be going to Brisbane in the PSD now?

Personally I think he is a better fit for Sydney or even Richmond than any other club.

[lovedal26]

thats bull****
what a dissappointment

[saintspremiers]

Shocking decision IMO.

Had little to lose......

There must be a lot more to it....

Board split over it perhaps??

[Armoooo]

Something tells me this could be a 10 page epic

[Muir_32]

I realise the club must have its reasons but...............Im pissed off

[clarky449]

Very disappointed in this

[savatage]

What an absolute f****** wank.

[Ralphy]

We have been interested all this time,
then at the last min change of mind
How stupid!
And they still want Hack Carrol!

[Iceman234]

Excellent news.

Good luck to him with his rehab but was never happy with him coming to us.

Now bring on 2009

[Darren]

Eh, don't care. I actually didn't want Ben at our club to be honest. Now we can use that draft pick to get a younger player rather than a recycled one.

[Quixote]

I can only think this is a massive, massive opportunity lost tonight.

[Armoooo]

Let's get the conspiracy theories happening
Perhaps we are doing this so Brisbane think that they have him secured in the PSD and we can use our last ND pick on him instead of having to waste a 3rd rounder??

[Little Dozer]

Very disappointed. Cousins is worth the risk in my opinion.

[mick13]

f****** shattered.

if the sponsors had anything to do with it...im going out of my way to not buy windows from jeld wen

*tries to laugh*

[Ralphy]

Eh, don't care. I actually didn't want Ben at our club to be honest. Now we can use that draft pick to get a younger player rather than a recycled one.

where still getting carroll

[Solar]

look it's a win win situation

take him and you have PERHAPS a very good player

take a youngster and you have less press all over you and there is no chance that his dodgy hammy's could twang.

I support the club in this decision. Impressed with the lengths they went. Much better then what the pies did.

[Darren]

Eh, don't care. I actually didn't want Ben at our club to be honest. Now we can use that draft pick to get a younger player rather than a recycled one.

where still getting carroll

Oh god.

[HarveysDeciple]

it better not be sponsor driven.......we are in the business of winning flags..

[clarky449]

We will get a young player and they wont play for years and probaly get axed in a few years time