lionbear
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Hird left meeting saying he is still coach.
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Hird left meeting saying he is still coach.
It seems to me that an Essendon supporter has two choices: remain defiant or stop watching footy and/or supporting Essendon.Don't be so sure. If we had a similar perfect storm of uncertainty, conflicting stories, bumbling ASADA bureaucracy, political inteference, shady sports scientists refusing to speak, a revenous media and a club legend and favourite son in the centre of it all, there would be plenty of scope for Kool-Aid consumption here.
Generally, the cross-section of every club's support base is largely similar. By all means you are allowed to be fascinated and amused by it all - it is incredibly interesting. But for all my morbid curiosity, there is a tinge of "there but for the grace of god goes us" to it all to.
I think there is a third option. Suck it up embrace your cognitive dissonance and tell yourself that the club you love is bigger than James ad bigger than Little and needs good people to get t back onbtrack.It seems to me that an Essendon supporter has two choices: remain defiant or stop watching footy and/or supporting Essendon.
If you believe that Essendon has done what is alleged, you can't possibly keep supporting them now, with all the s**t they have pulled. You can really only logically keep buying memberships and going to games if you believe Essendon has been completely victimised and is entitled to keep fighting the good fight.
What is most interesting is the number of people who are now choosing to support Essendon (re the appeal) even if it means cutting Hird loose.
You know fine well that credibility of source doesn't come into it. Which sounds sexier, "Coach still not sacked" or " COACH SACKED".Funnily enough Fox Sports News is running with the Caro reports. Even NewsCorp seemingly rate Fairfax more than their own papers.
Funnily enough Fox Sports News is running with the Caro reports. Even NewsCorp seemingly rate Fairfax more than their own papers.
I think there is a third option. Suck it up embrace your cognitive dissonance and tell yourself that the club you love is bigger than James ad bigger than Little and needs good people to get t back onbtrack.
Don't be so sure. If we had a similar perfect storm of conflicting stories, bumbling ASADA bureaucracy, political and AFL inteference, shady sports scientists refusing to speak, a ravenous media, legal uncertainty and a club legend/favourite son at the centre of it all, there would be plenty of scope for Kool-Aid consumption and #LoyalToLeppa hashtags here.
Generally, the cross-section of every club's support base is largely similar. By all means you are allowed to be fascinated and amused by it all (I certainly am) - it is incredibly interesting. But for all my morbid curiosity, there is a tinge of "there but for the grace of god goes us" to it all to.
But you can only do that if the club heads in that direction. Until the club makes the decision to let the fight go, then how do you keep supporting them?I think there is a third option. Suck it up embrace your cognitive dissonance and tell yourself that the club you love is bigger than James ad bigger than Little and needs good people to get t back onbtrack.
Yep, the bolded bit is a really important part of it.
If this had happened under Knights you can bet he would have been cast adrift early in the process. Probably if it'd been Thompson or Harvey too, for that matter. Hird occupies a special place in the consciousness of the Essendon footy club.
We only have to go back a year to the mixture of emotions expressed here when Voss was sacked. And the circumstances were no where near as convoluted as Hirdgate. I think I am beginning to feel a little sympathy for Bomber supporters, but I'll get over it.
We only have to go back a year to the mixture of emotions expressed here when Voss was sacked. And the circumstances were no where near as convoluted as Hirdgate. I think I am beginning to feel a little sympathy for Bomber supporters, but I'll get over it.
I'm just left thinking how dumb do the Gold Coast board look now. Two weeks ago they debated the sacking of McKenna and delayed a decision, to do what they basically agreed to do on that day. If they had of done that then, they would almost certainly have Thompson's signature on paper and be a happy bunch, now they are left with the very real propoect of the planned coached not signing.
I'm just left thinking how dumb do the Gold Coast board look now. Two weeks ago they debated the sacking of McKenna and delayed a decision, to do what they basically agreed to do on that day. If they had of done that then, they would almost certainly have Thompson's signature on paper and be a happy bunch, now they are left with the very real propoect of the planned coached not signing.
...and it cost the chairman his job.
No wonder Eddie McGuire is so eager to protect Buckley from criticism, or the Essendon hierarchy spent so much blood and treasure defending Hird.
I reckon Bomber wasn't that interested in the Suns job. Wouldn't be surprised if that was about forcing Essendon's hand.
Never liked James, but gee I have a hard time seeing bomber as anything other than self serving too. The way he left Geelong and came to Essendon and plays this whole slightly befuddled good bloke act for the media. He is a playa and I wouldn't trust him.
If we don’t appeal our players may be stained forever by the innuendo, misconceptions and falsities that resulted from an investigation that we believe was conducted unlawfully.