Four days out from St Kilda's shock sacking of Brett Ratten, Ross Lyon remains the favoured candidate for the coaching job and former champion Saint Brendan Goddard has had his say:
"I'm a massive advocate and fan of Ross (Lyon),โ Goddard told The Herald Sun.
โThere's no reason why he wouldn't be perfect for it, really. The game hasn't changed that much (since Lyon's 2019 departure from Fremantle)".
Goddard has also expressed his own desire of returning to the football landscape, revealing, "I'd be pretty confident in doing anything... a line coach or something along those lines.โ
With additional discussions about a potential succession plan that could see former St Kilda great Lenny Hayes eventually lead the charge, the club's search for a coach has been littered with 2009/10 glory day nostalgia.
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One football figure even compared a Lenny Hayes acquisition to Collingwood's ongoing Craig McRae fairy-tale story, outlining how โeveryone loves (Hayes) because he's fair, he's got great empathy, he's honest and he's a super person whose level-headed."
โHe had white-line fever and that's what he expects from his players โ to give everything you've got.
โBut then when he crosses back over the line he's there for your all the time. If they are thinking about that (a succession plan) it's probably not a bad choice.โ
Goddard, however, believes a Lenny Hayes succession plan could not be pioneered by former coach Ross Lyon, stating โI don't think Ross would want to do it for two or three years. If he's going to do it he's 100 per cent in."
Speaking on the decision-making process, St Kilda president Andrew Bassat and chief executive Simon Lethlean have assured supporters that a move will be made "quickly and decisively".
They believe a โnew style of leadership and new voiceโ is required for the Saints to break their sustained level of mediocrity and irrelevance discussed by the newly appointed Geoff Walsh.
While discussions about separate candidates have not yet gained leverage, Adam Yze, James Hird, Leon Cameron, Luke Beveridge and others loom as potential contenders.
