Opinion Coach: James Hird

[Strike Swiftly]

If its not an attack on peoples opinions why have you not asked the no's if they changed their mind. You dont have to answer that by the way.

Because that would be ridiculous

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[efcboy]

How many of you would change your vote?

• Runknisse
• bomberbilly
• kelvin_sheedy
• Bombers1234
• silk
• Duckworth
• Can Opener
• Kram81
• un_eggs
• Walesy
• eddie_punchclock
• daffo
• efcboy
• jmoo1
• Amazing Bombers
• Beerfish
• treefingers
• pepsi
• fishardansin
• LFTWNG11
• Jade
• Mr Mojo Risin
• Bombers36
• quotemokc
• Squida25
• swifty
• Little Jerry
• yodellinhank
• BrunoV
• The Fact
• flintandtas
• dnbassador
• Nasty Penguin
• Coldacre
• Eleven 38
• duckdog
• MAAAATTDAAAAMON
• Nifft
• bomber_mad_1989
• The Speaker
• jaguaress
• Mercurial89
• HurlsMeister18
• GandalfTheDon
• 222EB
• KGBeast
• 2one2
• frenchfri12
• scezza
• TheDinosaur
• Bomberboy2013
• johnnyyy92
• gillies
• IggypopsTshirt
• Silverhead
• Harlequin
• SizzleChest
• Vajayjay
• RynN
• Big Fresh
• MNC Bomber
• dennis kermit
• billy hutch
• MiguelM
• VSledgehammer
• TheFrenchCut
• bennals
• efc05
• rodney hoo
• Max Headroom
• ezard15
• HepHooksHurls
• Zezima
• P_Crippy
• RYAN COMEY

Not me. There's no point changing coach whilst the WADA stuff drags on. I'd like to see Hird given the chance to coach when the WADA situation is over and the players mentally are right to play. Hopefully this occurs in 2016. If post WADA his coaching is poor then and only then should his position be reviewed

 

[Darealrath]

I don't want him sacked as I think our form is a product of the WADA appeal (though I do think he has limitations as a coach). I sort of hope he walks away, amicably, at the end of the season though.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Fire this campaigner

 

[The Speaker]

It's not an attack at peoples opinions, it's a legitimate question from a public poll. If the situation was reversed and we'd won 6 on the trot the question would be asked of the no's.

Why, exactly, would I change my mind?

I have stated previously that nothing will change until the end of the year, and, given we expect WADA to finally, finally be done by next season, it is next season he will be judged on.

 

[windyhill]

Those old enough will remember sheedy miraculously having a good season in the last year of a contract, time after time........

 

[Bomberboyokay]

I hope hirdy does the right thing and doesnt take the club to the cleaners with his payout.

Hird will not resign so he gets the payout.

 

[vast]

Those old enough will remember sheedy miraculously having a good season in the last year of a contract, time after time........

The old scott lucas theory.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Those old enough will remember sheedy miraculously having a good season in the last year of a contract, time after time........

Well if that means 4 flags, keep Hirdy on!

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

How many of you would change your vote?

• Runknisse
• bomberbilly
• kelvin_sheedy
• Bombers1234
• silk
• Duckworth
• Can Opener
• Kram81
• un_eggs
• Walesy
• eddie_punchclock
• daffo
• efcboy
• jmoo1
• Amazing Bombers
• Beerfish
• treefingers
• pepsi
• fishardansin
• LFTWNG11
• Jade
• Mr Mojo Risin
• Bombers36
• quotemokc
• Squida25
• swifty
• Little Jerry
• yodellinhank
• BrunoV
• The Fact
• flintandtas
• dnbassador
• Nasty Penguin
• Coldacre
• Eleven 38
• duckdog
• MAAAATTDAAAAMON
• Nifft
• bomber_mad_1989
• The Speaker
• jaguaress
• Mercurial89
• HurlsMeister18
• GandalfTheDon
• 222EB
• KGBeast
• 2one2
• frenchfri12
• scezza
• TheDinosaur
• Bomberboy2013
• johnnyyy92
• gillies
• IggypopsTshirt
• Silverhead
• Harlequin
• SizzleChest
• Vajayjay
• RynN
• Big Fresh
• MNC Bomber
• dennis kermit
• billy hutch
• MiguelM
• VSledgehammer
• TheFrenchCut
• bennals
• efc05
• rodney hoo
• Max Headroom
• ezard15
• HepHooksHurls
• Zezima
• P_Crippy
• RYAN COMEY

Wouldn't change it at all. How you can all just ignore that elite level sport requires very little to go wrong mentally for a team to drop off the cliff is beyond me.

How you all underestimate the damage the WADA appeal has had is beyond me. Clarkson, Lyon, etc could be our coaching panel and it wouldn't make a difference.

You all talk game plans and it's a joke because regardless of the game plan our players wouldn't be following that. Add no pre-season, interrupted season with injuries and the likelihood we're tanking to some degree and it makes most posts here and game day threads a joke.

I look at the difference between 2013 and now and the football department is the biggest difference. I suspect Bomber is correct and the way that is run including Craig is a large part of the problem. Considering the morale around the place must be bad the last thing you need is a process oriented bureaucrat who creates multiple pointless meetings that everyone is required to attend. If it's not fun anyway that makes it worse.

 

[Zach Package]

Wouldn't sack him until we had a replacement lined up first and foremost, but yes, long term he's obviously not the man if this year is any indication. It's just a matter of whether the club will cut and run early or give him a chance to prove himself in 2016 in what will probably be far more favourable circumstances.

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

Dat game plan costing us. Lol. Same game plan last year.

Players going through motions. Players coming back from injury. Young kids and players not up to it.

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

He's gone, and I hope those people above me are prepared for it.

 

[Marley10]

There is no way he can or will survive.

He is a bad coach. Cannot move on with him as coach

 

[pepsi]

Make no decision before the end of the season and I would be ok with him remaining at the club next year.

 

[ant555]

Has to go, you can not keep losing by 60 plus. Would be different if they where losing but looked interested but they are not.
There are many factors but at the end of the day Hird is at the middle of them.
Move him on this week, Harvey can coach the rest of the season.

 

[Marley10]

And don't give me WADA/ASADA.

We have had huge losses under him every single season he coached, even before the saga. We've had periods of complete hopelessness, also know as the slide.

He coached the most embarrassing season (until this year) in 2012.

He has zero idea.

Hird doesn't coach in 2014 and all of a sudden, no big losses. Go figure

 

[Barry Roundhouse]

i wouldnt change my vote but I don't think he will survive and I'm starting to become ok with that.

I don't think his a bad coach and the talk of gameplan is ridiculous.. a s**t gameplan doesn't make you competitive with hawthorn under any circumstance. the WADA appeal is the main reason we have fallen off the cliff and the players obviously aren't anywhere near switched on enough to be competitive in the afl.

I tend to think Hird is as mentally broken as the players ATM and that has led to performances like we seen today. the footy club would be an awful place to go everyday and a clean out of the footy department is most likely needed, but hopefully the review is thorough enough to come up with a good direction to move forward.

if hird doesn't survive the offseason I'd love to have Brendan Bolton on board but I'm guessing Carlton will snap him up.

 

[rumply]

As usual Hird was very calm & composed in the presser but did not directly answer a question about whether he might consider moving on at seasons end, saying he was only thinking about the players at the moment.

 

[Schraderbrau]

Question to people saying that he shouldn't be sacked at the end of the season. Are you prepared to give him at least an extra two seasons after this one?

The way I see it Essendon are in a very similar situation to Carlton with MM. You either sack him now or you give him 2-3 seasons to rebuild. The absolute worst thing for the club would be to give him 1 year and reassess at the end of 2016.

 

[ManWithNoName]

As usual Hird was very calm & composed in the presser but did not directly answer a question about whether he might consider moving on at seasons end, saying he was only thinking about the players at the moment.

 

[Doug Tassell]

Time for Jimmy to do the right thing and hang up the whistle.

 

[mike14]

I'm in the Hird should go camp, but it is very annoying that the decision has to be made before the WADA hearing.

The result of that may change minds on who the players want as coach

 

[fishardansin]

Did Hird put his hand up to say he was injured for 2001 gf? Did Hird reduce his pay rise at the end of 2001 when the AFL changed the veteran rules so we could keep the list together?

The answer to whether he'll step down at this point is the same. I'm not having a complete go at the bloke. Its in his DNA to think he can take it on no matter what his position is. I think we should put him out of his misery, but lets wait till the end of the review

 

[stewie dew]

How many playing today are involved in the WADA investigation?

6 or 7?