Finger in the dyke

The Saints’ denial of a “culture problem” after four young players were suspended and fined for drug and alcohol abuse has more than a whiff of a little Dutch boy with his finger stuck in the dyke about it. Or perhaps King Canute is a more appropriate analogy?

 

Reporting comments by coach Ross Lyon, The Age writes:

He said St Kilda was already overhauling its development program, so that young players not studying or in full-time work would "earn or learn" to avoid "escapism" and depression.

 

Overhauling? The requirement for study or work wasn’t in place already?

 

Perhaps CEO Michael Nettlefold is correct. It’s not a culture problem. Perhaps it’s just ordinary management. It’s not like there hasn’t been a plethora of poor management over the past few years for the Saints.