Certified Legendary Thread 34 Essendon* Players suspended for doping violations - No opposition fans. Check OP for thread rules

[mediumsizered]

He might not get leave to appeal.

Most people would like to see him get permanent leave from the AFL.

 

[Big_Luch]

but its the vibe

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

I reckon I have the perfect gig for Hirdy this year if they do part ways. Every time I hear about him lately he is at some far flung country on a junket!

This bloke needs a spell as the Flight Centre man and James is the perfect candidate.....well travelled, annoying....

 

[DaVillaBlues]

Apparently Robbo compared James Hird to Darryl Kerrigan from the Castle (one of those little people who get squashed) ..

And this guy is the Chief Football Writer of The Herald-Sun .. Words fall me..

 

[GoBlues!]

First he will have to find a lawyer who can read Roman numerals.

Apparently Steven Amendola was not Hird's first choice for solicitor. Dennis Denuto was approached but turned him down.

 

[DaVillaBlues]

Apparently Steven Amendola was not Hird's first choice for solicitor. Dennis Denuto was approached but turned him down.

Saul Goodman or Johnny Cochrane are too ethical to represent Hird

 

[GoBlues!]

Apparently Robbo compared James Hird to Darryl Kerrigan from the Castle (one of those little people who get squashed).

Outrageous.....One is a fictional joke of a character who makes people laugh and the other is a fine Australian actor.

 

[ESKIE]

Most people would like to see him get permanent leave from the AFL.

And this is what he really should get, life ban

 

[Dramoth]

And this is what he really should get, life ban

Dont worry esky... it's coming... and when it arrives, St Jimmy will be shocked to be banned for life!

 

[LanceRomance]

Lol:

The Red Sash ‏@The_Red_Sash 10h10 hours ago
Bruce Francis are you there? RT @Smithersss: Patrick Smith opinion: time to move on James Hird | The Australian http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/opinion/patrick-smith-opinion-time-to-move-on-james-hird/story-e6frg7uo-1227202811849?sv=b8f77a6f118e18a17e12149e3b2af971#.VMvwCP7wZe8.twitter…

https://twitter.com/The_Red_Sash

@The_Red_Sash @Smithersss that's a journalists opinion. Human rights lawyer Julian Burnside, describes him as “heroic” and “courageous”.

 

[Thrawn]

Dont worry esky... it's coming... and when it arrives, St Jimmy will be shocked to be banned for life!

Will he be sitting when it happens?

 

[Jabba73]

Will he be sitting when it happens?

If it doesnt sink in straight away, he can read his wifes notes.

 

[Magruder]

He might not get leave to appeal.

In fact it's pretty unlikely.

 

[The Flying Doormat]

Apparently Robbo compared James Hird to Darryl Kerrigan from the Castle (one of those little people who get squashed) ..

And this guy is the Chief Football Writer of The Herald-Sun .. Words fall me..

Indeed they do

 

[Blue Flame]

Will he be sitting when it happens?

He'll be shocked to not be able to sit down

 

[Thrawn]

Funny how Robbo's rubbish article coincides with Hird's visit to the US. Not meeting up with an old friend who happens to be his mentor and News Corp Chief Executive, hmm?

For those who are wondering why the Herald Sun, Chip Le Moron, AFL 360 are so pro-Hird and pro-Essendon.

 

[Dramoth]

Funny how Robbo's rubbish article coincides with Hird's visit to the US. Not meeting up with an old friend who happens to be his mentor and News Corp Chief Executive, hmm?

For those who are wondering why the Herald Sun, Chip Le Moron, AFL 360 are so pro-Hird and pro-Essendon.

Robbo's rubbish article accuses the judges in the case of not shaking his hand... whose hand he neglects to mention but he makes it appear that the judges didnt shake Hirds hand.

Junk journalism...

 

[Stig O'Hara]

TBH since the whole slurried mess began, Robinson has been reasonably objective.

Once it became a court matter.............the junk journalists should have remained what they are, sports reporters.

Caro probably rose above the rest, but quite frankly I don't care.

As for the Pollies from the Blackest Day in Australian Sport, think Jason Claire cleans toilets nowadays.

 

[ODNBlue]

Laser of ridicule closes on James Hird's feet of clay

Fast forward a decade and Hird is now like Sean Connery shackled to the bench in Goldfinger, a laser beam inexorably slicing through the metal, between his legs towards his groin. Yet, although we all winced in that trademark James Bond scene, we knew an escape route would somehow, miraculously, appear. Bond and his crown jewels would live to perform another day.

Hird, the golden-haired James Bond of the football field, though, is a real-life character in a real-life drama. And he is in a corner from which there may be no escape. Should the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority's case against past and present Essendon players be sustained at the AFL Tribunal, it will be the end. In reputational terms it may be anyway. The horrible, once unthinkable, reality for Hird is that he now finds himself where Tony Abbott has been during the past week: the butt of ridicule. And ridicule, it has been emphasised recently, is the most potent killer of public leaders.

Small target.

 

[Mezzoculo]

Laser of ridicule closes on James Hird's feet of clay



Small target.

Dat headline...

 

[HARKER]

Laser of Ridicule

An anagram if that may be more suitable: Liar cries fouled.

 

[Sharks On A Plane]

Plenty of info on the HTB suggesting that one of the '34' may have cooperated with authorities and admitted to using what he believed to be TB4.

 

[HARKER]

Plenty of info on the HTB suggesting that one of the '34' may have cooperated with authorities and admitted to using what he believed to be TB4.

That would set the dominoes tumbling, if true.

 

[zeeCFC]

Yes but Wookster had to clean up the original post that had much more info including names. I saw it maybe 20mins after the deletion

 

[GoBlues!]

Laser of Ridicule

An anagram if that may be more suitable: Liar cries fouled.

Top effort Harker.