Coach Rutten sacked - no, really this time. Could the Dodo face extinction too? 🙏🙏

[SunshineBoy]

The board should be worried about their own positions.

Who is going to hold them to account?

 

[Engimal v3]

Rutten's press conference should have went like this:

 

[Jibroni]

If you said to me 20 years ago that Essendon FC would end up where they are today I would have told you to go an buy a lottery ticket.

Or possibly is there is a Sheedy curse?

 

[Elixuh]

Just goes to show you can be a ‘big 4 club’ with all the members and resources in the world but if your governance is shot, like Essendon’s clearly is, you got no hope.

Wow Essendon’s board are a bunch of beginners.

 

[CoastersFlag No.5]

Who is going to hold them to account?

The external review as I understand it includes the board and governance structure of the club. Can't imagine Barham and Sheed come out of it looking flash.

 

[The BIG X]

The external review as I understand it includes the board and governance structure of the club. Can't imagine Barham and Sheed come out of it looking flash.

If it is done properly

 

[CoastersFlag No.5]

If it is done properly

That's a big big if.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

If you said to me 20 years ago that Essendon FC would end up where they are today I would have told you to go an buy a lottery ticket.

Or possibly is there is a Sheedy curse?

Havent recoverd since sheedy got sacked

Just get the AFL involved no one at the top is capable of turning this shit show around that how far we have fallen

 

[Frank Grimes]

I haven't seen the interview with the Essendon president but read a general summary.

My impression from the summary of the interview is they dragged Rutten through the mud in pursuit of Clarkson. Now that Clarkson has declined them they have NFI what to do now and need to come up with a plan on Sunday.

Not very encouraging as far as the Essendon admin goes.

 

[Mofra]

Rutten's press conference should have went like this:

Love Norm

 

[SunshineBoy]

If it is done properly

They had a review after the drugs, and Hird was kept on

 

[fs88]

That Barham presser was horrific. It's honestly more productive flushing money down the toilet than paying a cent to EFC. You're the president on $400k+(?) and you don't know what's wrong with the club and why you're not as good as Geelong and Collingwood so you pay for a review. WTF is he there for if he doesn't know what to do?!? I honestly need to fall up in life more to get these plush gigs FFS.

 

[hoddo22]

Hopefully the team can win for him

Why would the team show any sort of resolve now?

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[Shane Heard]

Absolutely nothing to salvage down at Essendon apart from the jumper and supporter base.

A scorched earth rebuild is the only path forward.

Rutten's position is untenable. President can't survive this. Board needs turnover too. List needs an overhaul. Dodoro has to be in the gun. Etc etc.

You’re in for a bit of disappointment on that wish list

 

[pz5151]

Back rutten in Bombers it's not totally lost Ben is being strong I admire the bloke how he's handled himself this week

Been incredibly classy. Shown so much dignity despite being treated like absolute garbage.
Bloody Essendon ruining the Carlton rivalry for me by making me hate them more than the Blues

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Why would the team show any sort of resolve now?

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Well if rutten said the players are fully behind him then they should be able to perform we shall see on Saturday

 

[SunshineBoy]

Why would the team show any sort of resolve now?

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Weren’t the reporting that the team wanted giansiracusa? Why would they play for Rutten now?

 

[WillHayward]

Essendon need a full clean out.

Wellman, Sheedy, Dodo, Madden, Campbell all need to go now.

If Barham carries on business as usual then he is a total clown.

 

[CoastersFlag No.5]

They had a review after the drugs, and Hird was kept on

Doesn't bode well for their ability to turn it around. Club has really dropped off a cliff off field.

 

[Lynch takes a mark]

Watching the presser now, what an absute shit show.

Surely you do a moch run with media coach first.

 

[11kgm]

Rutten's press conference should have went like this:

I love that man shame he passed this year, he was amazing as Pigeon on Mike tyson mysteries show

 

[_jrtp09_]

They had a review after the drugs, and Hird was kept on

Good point, their reviews don’t hold any water

 

[living_in_syd]

This is the equivalent of going all in poker without looking at your hand

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Watching the presser now, what an absute s**t show.

Surely you do a moch run with media coach first.

That was the worst speaker I've ever seen at essendon. as I mentioned earlier I'm hoping he's one of those one that's good at his job

 

[Mofra]

On Xav: "He's got a contract"
"So does Ben"

Well done that journo