Hird Gone!

[The Bulldogs Bite]

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Sad day in football..

..For the neutrals. First 'right' decision Essendank have made in years. Damnit.

[Topdog]

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

He is but he doesn't let it affect his commentary on the game too much

[Ghost Dog]

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He is but he doesn't let it affect his commentary on the game too much

That's why I was surprised.

[Greystache]

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That's why I was surprised.

He'd been sucking down the coolaid for 2 years until they started getting belted by 100 points every second week.

[jeemak]

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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.

[LostDoggy]

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Hey, it's August, we're in the top 4 with a sh!thot young list and Carlton and Essendon are coachless, aimless rabbles with crap lists and years of painful rebuilding (of the list and the soul) ahead.

Aaaah.

Sometimes it's worth just taking a moment to stop and smell the karmic roses

[Twodogs]

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Hey, it's August, we're in the top 4 with a sh!thot young list and Carlton and Essendon are coachless, aimless rabbles with crap lists and years of painful rebuilding (of the list and the soul) ahead.

Aaaah.

Sometimes it's worth just taking a moment to stop and smell the karmic roses

Yep. I wonder how John Elliot feels about football right now? I lot worse than we do I expect.


What was it he called us again?

[merantau]

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So Hird loyalists, and of course the man himself, will paint this as him falling on his sword.

[Twodogs]

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I agree. He showed a lot of grace. Disappointed in the number of adverse comments on this thread. Until he is proven guilty give the guy a break. If you are going to blame anyone then it is the Essendon Board that should take responsibilty for what has occurred.

They reappointed him when they should have bit the bullet and copped the flack. Then it would have been over instead of it dragging out all this time.

[Rocket Science]

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Still deflecting, his club left in tatters, recalcitrant to the gruesome end.

A finer display of martyrdom ye shall not witness.

He'd make a fine politician.

[LostDoggy]

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Still deflecting, his club left in tatters, recalcitrant to the gruesome end.

A finer display of martyrdom ye shall not witness.

He'd make a fine politician.

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.

[bulldogtragic]

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In two years he Has an MBA, many millions in the bank and getting about a million dollars to have another gap year. I guess he goes back to his successful businesses and real estate developing and claim all legal costs as a tax deduction so taxpayers foot the bill in effect. Will soon do a book with big royalties, sell exclusive stories and interviews, maybe a doco and make even more money whilst rewriting the history pages.

[Greystache]

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In two years he Has an MBA, many millions in the bank and getting about a million dollars to have another gap year. I guess he goes back to his successful businesses and real estate developing and claim all legal costs as a tax deduction so taxpayers foot the bill in effect. Will soon do a book with big royalties, sell exclusive stories and interviews, maybe a doco and make even more money whilst rewriting the history pages.

But will be a pariah in the football community to all but the most deluded, which will hurt him and his ego more than anything else.

[GVGjr]

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No matter how this went down Hird was always going to look bad in the eyes of the vast majority of AFL supporters today.
I know there isn't a lot of coaching jobs so there will be a bit of interest but I wonder if a fresh broom can sweep clean at Essendon?

The can pay a good wage and have good facilities so even with the WADA deal still to play out there will be significant interest.

[bulldogtragic]

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But will be a pariah in the football community to all but the most deluded, which will hurt him and his ego more than anything else.

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.