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Time to sack Hird.
He stuffed up and should just accept the medicine and live off the $1,000,000 he got this year combined with the business course. So sick of him and his whinging wife. He ruined a lot of careers at Essendon but you don't hear them crying (except maybe "The Weapon"). He did stuff behind the backs of the football club, secret meetings with Danks etc.

Sack him. I want my Essendon back.
 

It is very hard to argue with that Knobby.

I've been a supporter of Hirdy but he is very fast losing goodwill at the club.

On a positive note - great win by the boys on Friday night. They looked sharp, intense and focused - all the things I was concerned they wouldn't be.

Daniher played his best game and is starting to look comfortable playing at the top level. Chapman and Goddard were great and what can you say about Watson that hasn't been said?!

Duckman
 

Yes Duckman, they really looked good.
That mark by Daniher was beautiful.
I've always loved Chappy despite the fact he played for Geelong and it was great to see him get welcomed into the Essendon fold so smoothly. He will teach our younger guys so much and this year..who knows? There doesn't seem to be a clear top side. I think Essendon could be one of 6 teams that could pull off a premiership with a bit of luck.
 
Knobby22 said:
Time to sack Hird... Sack him. I want my Essendon back.
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So fickle! Hird is innocent until proven guilty!

What I will say, Paul Chapman is looking a better recruit than Franklin for us. 9 years...yeah right. Lucky if he manages four years.
 
Looking forward to the Hawthorn v Essendon clash on Friday night

I wish they would sack Hird too, I don't want to see another year of footy hijacked by this drug saga thing, fed up to the back teeth with it, just want to focus on footy now.
 
Logique said:
So fickle! Hird is innocent until proven guilty!
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Unfortunately this isn't about who is right and wrong anymore Logique.

I had to laugh at Caroline Wilson on Offsiders yesterday morning saying "Why did Hird agree to the deal last year if he felt this way?" I'll tell you why Caro - the AFL wanted the finals to be "clean" and bullied and demanded Hird's head on their terms. I can imagine the AFL's "give us Hird otherwise we are in the position to make things very difficult for the Club" mentality.

I strongly believe that Hird was thrown under the bus last year. The Club knows it - which is why they will honour his coaching deal.

HOWEVER, having said all that - Hird signed the deal. You can't have your cake and eat it too. Just shut up and stop throwing fuel on the fire. It doesn't matter that Dank hasn't been questioned, it doesn't matter that he is taking action in Federal Court, it doesn't matter that no infraction notices have been given out yet and it doesn't even matter that Dank says both he and the Bombers have comprehensive notes on what each and every player was given. The only thing that matters is that Hird signed off on the AFL deal. He has to live with it.

Duckman
 
Many years ago I worked at the MCG as an usher. This one Saturday I was working on one of the back gates in the Great Southern Stand when this guy who came towards me (from out of the shadows) and approached the gate I was working at. Suddenly I noticed it was James Hird, so I opened my gate to let him through and said "hello - as well as good morning" he just walked past me (as if I wasn't there) and said nothing. He had a chip on his shoulder that day and still has it (although it is bigger now) to this day. I hope Essendon don't get rid of him (as he deserves to be) because they (Essendon) will always be a loser whilst he is in charge. At least you have a chance this year whilst our ex-championship coach is running the show...

After all great players don't necessarily make a great coach - just ask the Collingwood supporters...

GO CATS
 
Miss Hale said:
Looking forward to the Hawthorn v Essendon clash on Friday night
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Great game last night but terrible result. Bombers played with real feeling. Everyone says Hawthorn were without players but Bombers were without recognised ruck men.

Boys played so well but just gutted with that last goal. Gleeson is a real find as a young player but his poor kick to Heppell while not under pressure with 1min 40 to go caused the turnover. We should have run the clock down from there. He will live and learn.

Duckman
 
Good to get a win out of that match Hawks went to sleep in the third quarter I think, only the buffer we set up in the first half saved us! Losing Mitchell and then Hodge during the game was a big loss.
 
How do you lose a game after getting 6 goals in front??!!!

Forward line looks very raw. If midfielders aren't kicking goals, no one is. We really missed Goddard and Hocking yesterday.

Hopefully our next 6 weeks will be 4-2.

Duckman
 
Duckman#72 said:
How do you lose a game after getting 6 goals in front??!!!
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I know. I was patting myself on the back with regard to the footy tips watching the first quarter. Came back half way through the third and couldn't believe my eyes. Still not sure what happened.

Though we did OK in the 4th and could have still won the game but some of our forwards just can't seem to take advantage when given the chance and the kicking was woeful.
 
Essendon's terribly inconsistent year continues with a narrow victory against Gws.

A couple of things have gone in the Bombers favour over the past couple of weeks and I predict no action from ASADA. Looking less and less likely IMO.

You know when anti hird advocate Patrick Smith starts to say....move along, nothing to see here, the case is pretty thin.

Duckman
 
Duckman#72 said:
A couple of things have gone in the Bombers favour over the past couple of weeks and I predict no action from ASADA. Looking less and less likely IMO.
Duckman
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Yep..........nothing like big, bold statements to make you look stupid.

Going to be very interesting over the next couple of months. Hard to see Hird coming back now.

Duckman
 
Essendon going to court. Paul Little being interviewed right now.
 
Knobby22 said:
Essendon going to court. Paul Little being interviewed right now.
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Our terribly inconsistent year goes from bad to irretrievable with a 1 point loss to Dees.

Hopeless. We are the only team to have lost twice this year after being more than 5 goals in front.

ASADA not going away.

Duckman
 
Duckman#72 said:
Our terribly inconsistent year goes from bad to irretrievable with a 1 point loss to Dees.
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The problem with Essendon has nothing to do with ASADA, it is a cultural issue that has been around for almost a decade now.

Your statement epitomises it.... "this year is over, oh well, let's move onto the next" rinse and repeat.
 
Ves said:
The problem with Essendon has nothing to do with ASADA, it is a cultural issue that has been around for almost a decade now.

Your statement epitomises it.... "this year is over, oh well, let's move onto the next" rinse and repeat.
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Yes and no.

Yes - it has been a decade of us treading water, but the last two years have been very competitive.

Mentally they have issues - as well as a completely dysfunctional forward line. Bring on next year, no ASADA and with another dozen games and a preseason in Daniher.

Duckman
 

Given the court action the ASADA saga is likely to continue well into 2015.
 
Port were 6 and 6 at this time last year. They won their first final, and almost knocked Geelong off to make a prelim final.

Competitive isn't good enough. Especially not when you have the cattle and talent to be better than a mid-table team. The gap between our best and our worst is massive. That's definitely a mental / cultural issue.

I would argue that the delivery into our forward line is just as big a problem as the forwards themselves. How many of the 69 forward entries against Melbourne were long bombs with no other strategy than kick and hope? We do it week in, week out. We look fantastic when Goddard is kicking it inside 50, and occasionally Zaharakis, but a lot of the other guys continually waste the football in the forward half. Don't get me started about defensive structures. They often fall apart when it counts the most. Hawthorn game last minutes. Melbourne game. Recurring theme.

The same players have been doing all of these things long before the ASADA issue reared it's ugly head. They lost to Melbourne in similar circumstances in 2012.

We used to have an aura against lower ranked teams, a feeling of intimidation. Now they rise up when they play us, because we cave in much easier when under pressure.

I completely agree with Bomber Thompson. It's just another excuse. Players clearly aren't listening to the coaching staff... you can see the frustration in the post-game interviews.
 
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