No Oppo Supporters General AFL and other clubs discussion thread. **Opposition fans not welcome** Part 7

[Judd2Sewell]

Second call - I repeat - everyone off to the Essendon board

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[BobHawk]

Sheedy's comments about Clarkson taking North to Tasmania were clearly a signal to Clarkson. "Stay away". Can we imagine Kevin Sheedy accepting a Hawthorn 4 time premiership coach (or any Hawthorn coach) at Essendon? The melts he would have been having all week. Here's a clip of the 2009 Matthew Lloyd "incident". Unfortunately, it does not include Clarkson's reaction at the end of the game but I reckon it was probably top of Sheedy's mind.

 

[The hands of stone]

* press conference is an absolute train wreck

 

[kenneje]

What an absolute trainwreck. Genuinely, this whole saga has been objectively one of the funniest things I've ever witnessed. I feel for Rutten, reckon he's a decent man caught up in an absolute shitstorm.

If they appoint Hird as coach and Dodoro remains ...

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Watched the new pres's press conference and i think the bombres are in a bit of strife.

 

[The BIG X]

Watched the new pres's press conference and i think the bombres are in a bit of strife.

Only a bit of strife????!!!!!????

 

[Stratton24]

Watched the new pres's press conference and i think the bombres are in a bit of strife.

Unfortunately same thing was said about Carlton this time last year. It’s better when these crap clubs think they are on the right path and don’t blow up and make the necessary change.

Hopefully they do get Hird back and make little change.

 

[Ram-Man]

Sheedy's comments about Clarkson taking North to Tasmania were clearly a signal to Clarkson. "Stay away". Can we imagine Kevin Sheedy accepting a Hawthorn 4 time premiership coach (or any Hawthorn coach) at Essendon? The melts he would have been having all week. Here's a clip of the 2009 Matthew Lloyd "incident". Unfortunately, it does not include Clarkson's reaction at the end of the game but I reckon it was probably top of Sheedy's mind.

I went to a fathers day breakfast in 2016 and Sheedy was the guest speaker - it was very entertaining and he was selling a few books at the end - so I bought one and he signed it - the Tom Wills story (very good book if you haven't read, do so - really good) - I thanked him and asked him a couple of questions which he really gave me the short thrift on and never made eye contact the whole time - I thought it was very odd - until I realised I was wearing my Hawthorn threepeat hoodie !

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Unfortunately same thing was said about Carlton this time last year. It’s better when these crap clubs think they are on the right path and don’t blow up and make the necessary change.

Hopefully they do get Hird back and make little change.

Undermining the coach like they have, claiming that he knows it wasn't the right thing to ignore Rutten while he met with Clarkson, and now saying that he's still coaching this week but they haven't made a decision on his future..... they're just opening themselves up for more questions, more derision and more critiquing of their decision making.

He says he's an agent for change, but reading between the lines, Dodo and Campbell are safe...so it's just Rutten they want to change, and he doesn't seem like even half of the problem at that club.

 

[The BIG X]

Just changed my selection from Suns to North

North will come out all guns blazing ...................

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[BobHawk]

I went to a fathers day breakfast in 2016 and Sheedy was the guest speaker - it was very entertaining and he was selling a few books at the end - so I bought one and he signed it - the Tom Wills story (very good book if you haven't read, do so - really good) - I thanked him and asked him a couple of questions which he really gave me the short thrift on and never made eye contact the whole time - I thought it was very odd - until I realised I was wearing my Hawthorn threepeat hoodie !

On brand. And as much as he hates Hawthorn I don't reckon I've ever hated someone as much as I hated that bloke in the 1980s. His comments about Hawthorn players sniffing drugs at quarter time breaks was as low as a coach has gone (maybe until Hird). The rivalry was toxic but the best bit was that Essendon and Sheedy thought they would dominate the AFL for the entire decade and look what happened. He's probably still mumbling to himself about it.

 

[smish]

Sheedy's comments about Clarkson taking North to Tasmania were clearly a signal to Clarkson. "Stay away". Can we imagine Kevin Sheedy accepting a Hawthorn 4 time premiership coach (or any Hawthorn coach) at Essendon? The melts he would have been having all week. Here's a clip of the 2009 Matthew Lloyd "incident". Unfortunately, it does not include Clarkson's reaction at the end of the game but I reckon it was probably top of Sheedy's mind.

 

[BobHawk]

A great moment from Clarkson. We can all breath a sigh of relief that he signed with North. If he had landed at Essendon I reckon it would have changed things forever for many people.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Rabble.

 

[jak]

Do there have to be so many announcements and stickies at the top of the board?

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[CliffMcTainshaw]

You can only say that the way they have handled this, is typical of how they have conducted their club for the last 20 odd years.
And long may it continue!!!!!!!!

 

[JustKickIt]

You can only say that the way they have handled this, is typical of how they have conducted their club for the last 20 odd years.
And long may it continue!!!!!!!!

 

[Messenger]

Do there have to be so many announcements and stickies at the top of the board?

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As many as we need.

 

[Messenger]

This is wonderful and will only be more wonderful if they bring back Him.

 

[Sturty]

ESSINGTON LOL

 

[Tassie Cryptik]

Probs the one he coached 4 flags at

Probs the one he coached 4 flags at

Probs the club he started playing at.

 

[RoughysMullet]

You think if someone coached 4 premierships at a club that would be their “home” rather than somewhere that you played 90 odd pretty average games but anyway let the Norf fans keep carrying on with the “he’s home” shite- they never get to win anything anymore

 

[Tassie Cryptik]

On brand. And as much as he hates Hawthorn I don't reckon I've ever hated someone as much as I hated that bloke in the 1980s. His comments about Hawthorn players sniffing drugs at quarter time breaks was as low as a coach has gone (maybe until Hird). The rivalry was toxic but the best bit was that Essendon and Sheedy thought they would dominate the AFL for the entire decade and look what happened. He's probably still mumbling to himself about it.

I was working the Hilton car park back in 1990 whilst at Uni.
He parked there GF day in a beat up Subaru, his tears after the game cheered me up tremendously

 

[Flamin Joe]

The other thing making me sick though

"Alastair is coming home"

What a load of c**p

I remember when David Parkin came back to the club after his coaching days were over he said he had come home. I suppose that was a load of crap too?