Hird Gone!

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Hird Gone!

Danks for the memories Jimmy.

[azabob]

Re: Hird Gone!

The timing specifically has all the hallmarks of a player led knifing to me.

I have no doubt it was always on the cards, though the EFC would probably have preferred to do this in the post season after the "review" had taken its place, and the focus on teams playing in September.

Apparently all 44 players met at Jobe Watson house sunday night.

[Greystache]

Re: Hird Gone!

I have what Carey did as bad in terms of repugnance. It took him 10 years to get into the media despite high profile drugs/violence issues (forgetting his preparedness to give character evidence for Jason Moran over the death of Alphonse Gamgitano). But he's back. I have no doubt Hird will be welcomed back into the media boys club soon enough. That's not my desire for the record.

The difference for Hird is Carey's sins (bar Stevens Mrs) happened after he retired and largely out of sight from your average footy fan. His reputation took a hit but not his footy legacy as such. Hird's sins have been front and centre in the footy landscape and played out, and directly hurt, the game itself. I think he'll be remembered far more harshly due to that.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Hird Gone!

The difference for Hird is Carey's sins (bar Stevens Mrs) happened after he retired and largely out of sight from your average footy fan. His reputation took a hit but not his footy legacy as such. Hird's sins have been front and centre in the footy landscape and played out, and directly hurt, the game itself. I think he'll be remembered far more harshly due to that.

Hopefully. But his cheer leaders are in some reasonable influential positions within media teams. I hope you're right, but I have little faith in the boys clubs not bringing him back into the fold at some point.

[FrediKanoute]

Re: Hird Gone!

Good riddance. The damage his narcissistic character has done to the game far outweighs the grace he brought to it as a player (I will concede he was a great player). I don't wish him well. I hope, but doubt, that this has been a humbling experience. The true strength of a person is their willingness not only to bask in the glories, but take ownership and responsibility for the f*ck ups. Hird sadly was completely one sided.

[KT31]

Re: Hird Gone!

Shame I was really enjoying their drop into insignificance, they might now get their act into gear and start to climb back up the ladder.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Hird Gone!

Shame I was really enjoying their drop into insignificance, they might now get their act into gear and start to climb back up the ladder.

Not before Declan Hamilton (pick 37) came to us for a one kneed, one way jogging Cooney. No backsies.

[Webby]

Re: Hird Gone!

If Hird truly loved his club, he wouldn't have accepted the $1M payout.

Surely he'd have said that the several million he received for actually working just 3 of the 5 years he was contracted (along with the very expensive degree) was overs, and that loyal supporters' money could be better used helping to repair the damage that he and his colleagues caused it...

.... But at some point (gasp!) it became more about himself than the club...

[Sedat]

Re: Hird Gone!

Not before Declan Hamilton (pick 37) came to us for a one kneed, one way jogging Cooney. No backsies.

Don't forget the steak knives, aka Shane Biggs

[Twodogs]

Re: Hird Gone!

Not before Declan Hamilton (pick 37) came to us for a one kneed, one way jogging Cooney. No backsies.

Don't forget the steak knives, aka Shane Biggs

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaphahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahaha hahahahahahaHahahahahahahahahahahahahaphahahahahahahahahahha hahahahahahahahahahahahaHahahahahahahahahahahahahaphahahahah ahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahaHahahahahahahahahahahaha haphahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahaHahahahahaha hahahahahahahaphahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahaha Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaphahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahaha hahahahahahaHahahahahahahahahahahahahaphahahahahahahahahahha hahahahahahahahahahahahaHahahahahahahahahahahahahaphahahahah ahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

[SonofScray]

Re: Hird Gone!

I was hoping they'd #standbyhird even longer once the realisation of him not only being a shifty operator pulling them apart sunk in, but also that he can't coach. Eat shit and die Essendon, if you have to continue to exist, long may that existence be tainted with the foul stench of this sorry affair.

[Twodogs]

Re: Hird Gone!

It all feels a bit Richard "I am not a quitter" Nixonish in his years of grimly, self righteously hanging to power as everything fell apart around him.

Even Nixon had his apologists, but in time the facts just speak for themselves.

They won't have Jimmy Hird to kick around anymore, I'm suprised it didn't get trotted out this afternoon,

[hujsh]

Re: Hird Gone!

The recycling bins will be full this week!
Is Rohan Conolly an Essendon supporter? Went in pretty hard today in The Age.

Apparently his artice gave an Essendon fan at work the idea that WADA will back off now because they were only after Jimmy Hird.

Like WADA care an iota about Hird.

[merantau]

Re: Hird Gone!

I have what Carey did as bad in terms of repugnance. It took him 10 years to get into the media despite high profile drugs/violence issues (forgetting his preparedness to give character evidence for Jason Moran over the death of Alphonse Gamgitano). But he's back. I have no doubt Hird will be welcomed back into the media boys club soon enough. That's not my desire for the record.

Sorry to have to agree with you re Hird re-surfacing in the future. Look at Alan Jones for example. Plagiarist, cash for comment mogul yet still very much a player in the biggest game of all. Hird's already sowing the seeds: "Now is not the time, but when the opportunity comes to say what I think really happened ... blah, blah, blah
I know one of the units he took during his sabbatical - Victimmartyrology And I know his result - he got a High Distinction.

[Sedat]

Re: Hird Gone!

I have what Carey did as bad in terms of repugnance. It took him 10 years to get into the media despite high profile drugs/violence issues (forgetting his preparedness to give character evidence for Jason Moran over the death of Alphonse Gamgitano). But he's back. I have no doubt Hird will be welcomed back into the media boys club soon enough. That's not my desire for the record.

Hird will ultimately be judged by the outcome of the WADA appeal against the players. If they get years and subsequently sue the club, particularly if evidence comes to light that implicates Hird as the ringleader of the drug regime, he will be finished in the AFL industry and will be as infamous as Lance Armstrong.