Essendon

[SonofScray]

This has made my day. It's the best!

What a dickhead! Good luck Scotty boy!

He’s an amazing representative of the EOC.

Long may he present as a poisonous cancer inside that club. Which in itself is just an infected dermoid cyst of an organisation.

[SquirrelGrip]

Apparently Sheedy voted for Hird despite the coaching subcommittee endorsing Scott. Lost the vote 6-1.

The gift that keeps on giving…

Sheedy, who was on call to the board meeting from California, told the Herald Sun on Friday the boardroom vote was 6-1 – and he voted for Hird.

“I am extremely disappointed that the comment from my club was that it was fully endorsed, when in fact I voted for James Hird to be the coach of Essendon,’’ Sheedy said.

Here’s Sheedy in California:

[Rocket Science]

Sheeds is a treasure.

Long may he haunt the joint like some soused old ghost.

[bornadog]

Sheeds is a treasure.

Long may he haunt the joint like some soused old ghost.

Barrett on trade radio calling for him to be sacked.

[ReLoad]

Scott will be sacked after 2 years. Lock it in.

Dead cat bounce next year for a 10th placed finish. Then a bottom 4 finish the year after.
Their list is diabolically bad and Dodoro keeps delivering.

[Bulldog Revolution]

Barrett on trade radio calling for him to be sacked.

He may love James - fine, and James may have some good coaching qualities but he’s also got significant personal and professional baggage and has hardly coached in 7 years - hird was always a long shot for the job.

You might disagree in the room, but you leave the room United

Sheeds has shown he’s incapable of being a team player at the board level - needs to resign or be sacked

[GVGjr]

He may love James - fine, and James may have some good coaching qualities but he’s also got significant personal and professional baggage and has hardly coached in 7 years - hird was always a long shot for the job.

You might disagree in the room, but you leave the room United

Sheeds has shown he’s incapable of being a team player at the board level - needs to resign or be sacked

He had a chance to unite the club for all of the supporters but his own ego simply wouldn't allow it.
Essendon would be well placed to remove from the club in any official capacity.

He will be getting into the ear of any prominent supporter groups and start the destabilizing process.

[SlimPickens]

Shreds the gift that keeps on giving. What a man!

[jeemak]

Shreds the gift that keeps on giving. What a man!

Are we calling him Shreds from now on? It's apt.

[boydogs]

If they sack Sheeds the coteries won’t stop until the whole board is gone

It’s like a household being run by a 2 year old

[mjp]

Brad Scott will get the Essendon factions working together. He is a good relationship builder within footy clubs and he will put time into it...he will get them all on side.

I was concerned about two people getting the Essendon job:

Lyon because he's just a good coach and would get the 'footy' side of things on track.
B. Scott - because he understands building relationships and will put real time into it...he will help unify the club.

Is he an amazing footy coach? I'm not sure that's the story any of his past players/staff would paint. BUT he is very good at unifying the on-field with the off-field...Essendon have talent (they do) and IF (as we all seem to think) the 'BIG ISSUE' is the influence of the various coteries and factions within the club, he will work diligently to fix those problems...

Is Yze potentially the better coach? Well, maybe. But do you want a first time coach jumping into that environment????

This is a really good appointment.

[Grantysghost]

Brad Scott will get the Essendon factions working together. He is a good relationship builder within footy clubs and he will put time into it...he will get them all on side.

I was concerned about two people getting the Essendon job:

Lyon because he's just a good coach and would get the 'footy' side of things on track.
B. Scott - because he understands building relationships and will put real time into it...he will help unify the club.

Is he an amazing footy coach? I'm not sure that's the story any of his past players/staff would paint. BUT he is very good at unifying the on-field with the off-field...Essendon have talent (they do) and IF (as we all seem to think) the 'BIG ISSUE' is the influence of the various coteries and factions within the club, he will work diligently to fix those problems...

Is Yze potentially the better coach? Well, maybe. But do you want a first time coach jumping into that environment????

This is a really good appointment.

I give him less than 730 days.

Sheedy clearly represents the silent majority. An AFL /Norf Melbourne / Brisbane guy?

He's already sacked in my mind.

[Mofra]

I give him less than 730 days.

Sheedy clearly represents the silent majority. An AFL /Norf Melbourne / Brisbane guy?

He's already sacked in my mind.

Essendon fans I've chatted with are really happy, simply because the coteries are stronger at Essendon than any other club and B Scott is arguably the only person available to coach who can handle that. They are probably the only club where the coteries are stronger than the board.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

He will be getting into the ear of any prominent supporter groups and start the destabilizing process.

We can only hope

Sheedy is a suffocating, egotistical, self absorbed dinosaur.

[macca]

Hird being lauded for his bravery and courage in applying for the job.

Personally I put it down to hubris and self-indulgence, but each to their own.

its amazing how the media spin this. Euphemism galore!