Moved Thread Best term to refer to Essendon's 2012-2016 scandal?

[BF Tiger]

Only when it’s proven the drug used does actually cure cancer.

 

[Dazzler9]

Never. Blues still get paper bags jibes even though everyone was doing it. North will never shake tassie and GC relocation jokes, we could win the next 3 flags and still cop 9th jokes, a tarp will always be the port Adelaide number 1 ticket holder, any time Collingwood loses a final it’ll be a case of the colliwobbles, same situation for Geelong is due to them being handbaggers. Football fans have long memories when it comes to misdemeanours by opposition clubs.

Hey come on man. You left out West Coast and Ben Cousins references!

 

[harrythetiger]

Hey come on man. You left out West Coast and Ben Cousins references!

Oops. Fixed.

 

[JayJ20]

Sadly, it’s a no win situation for the club. If they had just admitted complete culpability back when it happened, they had a chance to move forward.

Now, really any success that’s had that features a single player from that era will be diminished.

It won't be diminished because we don't give a sh*t.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Still a disgrace that they got the #1 pick as a reward for their cheating. Thankfully they pissed it away on McGrath rather than Taranto or McCluggage or I'd be really mad about it.

 

[HTPunter]

Not so much 'redeemed' but opposition fans will find it a lot harder to get bites from these sorts of comments when they next win a flag.

Bit like Premiershipmond or Handbaggers don't really seem to raise the same ire of their respective fans anymore.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

When James returns to lead us to the promised land

 

[KeilorUnder9s]

The saga will stop being mentioned when this generation of opposition supporters dies out.

Nope, I for one already educate the kids on the saga. We need to make it eternal.

 

[JayJ20]

Some essendrug fans care a lot when you discuss these matters with them in public

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I highly doubt any Essendon supporter truly cares. That's in the past for us.
If we win a premiership, do you really think we'll care? In fact, the hatred makes it better.

 

[TripleJay]

Redemption happens naturally, top down formal interference is not required. One day someone will crack an Essendon drug joke and no one will laugh or like it.

 

[RUNVS]

Was just on the Port board reading through their autospy thread where the usual "Essendrug" comment was raised. It made me wonder at what point will they ever be redeemed and throw off that moniker?

Now?
Never?
When no member from the "supplements" scandal remains in the senior list?

When the club and supporters actually acknowledge what they did wrong. Criminals don't get parole unless they admit guilt and Essendon don't get redeemed unless they actually admit they are guilty and that it was their fault in regards to what happened in 2013 to 2015.

 

[Buzz Hawk]

When hell freezes over.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

When they actually admit fault.
They still try to play the blame game

 

[OhhhhhCyril]

Hopefully never

 

[Gough]

Footy fans are a bit like this and it's not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

When Essendon admit guilt and tell the public what was injected as well also apologize to the afl and all its supporters for cheating.

 

[Benny78]

Until the next club tries to dope on a list wide scale. They should offer someone like North 50 million to dope their players and take the heat off once and for all

 

[Aeglos]

When they actually admit fault.
They still try to play the blame game

Do we?
I don’t follow the media much (if at all) but as far as I can tell the club has just shut up shop about it

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Do we?
I don’t follow the media much (if at all) but as far as I can tell the club has just shut up shop about it

Every time it's brought up it's blame the AFL for warning them...
I guess they're right. If the AFL didn't warn them, the records don't get shredded

 

[Aeglos]

Every time it's brought up it's blame the AFL for warning them...
I guess they're right. If the AFL didn't warn them, the records don't get shredded

Do you have any examples of official club media releases over the past 12 months stating as such?

 

[Deliverance]

Do we need a name for 2017 onwards?
The Hangover.
The Abortion?

 

[matthew_s]

When James returns to lead us to the promised land

The promised land? Where everyone gets a fake tan and random boners?

I'm still waiting for your mate AndrewB and his promised lawsuits.