Mega Thread David Evans Resigns

[Strapping Young Lad]

Taken form elsewhere.

On Thursday 25th July (2 days ago) Evans said (on record) -

''I want to make this really clear - tonight was a regular and scheduled monthly board meeting,'' Evans said outside Essendon's Windy Hill headquarters. ''In relation to media reports late this afternoon, I am not standing down as chairman. Evans confirmed after the meeting that the board talks had been scheduled and largely concerned the findings of the Switkowski report. He denied reports he had any intention of resigning.
''The board did not ask me to explain my version of events. ''This was a routine board meeting. ''If you don't mind, I'm going to go off to dinner and it's not a farewell dinner.''

Then today - David Evans Statement: I am announcing tonight my resignation from the Essendon Football Club board, effective immediately.

Is it any wonder NO-ONE believes a word that comes out of Essendon?



As background - Evans' deputy Paul Little, the club's finance director Paul Brasher and fellow board member Phil Pryor are among those concerned about the chairman's perceived close relationship with the AFL during the joint investigation and have privately criticised what they feel is a ''soft'' approach to attempts to get to the truth of events that took place at Windy Hill last season. Evans has stated from the outset that his priority has been to protect his players. Little's view is shared by the James Hird camp, which is concerned that the club is not fighting hard enough to clear Hird's reputation and save the Bombers from a harsh punishment at the hands of the AFL.

 

[Fletched]

Evans stated it was for business reasons foremost.

So who is spinning innuendo, rhetoric, half truths and probably lies here? Him or you?

This isn't a victory for the media. This is a victory for all football supporters who've had to sit by and watch Essendon rub everyone's nose in their trail of lies. A club who allows its employees to be routinely and systematically injected with amazingly high amounts of non human approved substances to benefit those at the top, and financial benefactors of Calzada and seemingly at the expense of people's health and well being.

It's a victory, seemingly, for a push in the right direction. Not because it is Essendon, but because Essendon is the one who chose to do this.

It was for medical reasons. Your a disgrace

 

[Thurlow2Mackie]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-25/bombers-chairman-wont-stand-down/4844158

Nek minute!

 

[MaddAdam]

Thanks for you service to the greatest footy club in the land David Evans. I'm sorry that the pressure of the last few months has effected your health to the point that you had to stand down.

Thank goodness your good mate Hirdy is standing strong. Lets hope it ends now like he demanded last night.

Trolling this kind of stuff would be simply cheap.

 

[Fletched]

Taken form elsewhere.

He became ill in the hawthorn game. You will stoop this low?

If he had died in a car crash would you say the same thing?

 

[LanceRomance]

I reckon the next Chairman will go down guns blazing.

I guess the problem for whoever that maybe is that ASADA have had all the time they needed to collect information.

 

[Shatterpoint]

^^ that says it all really, but yet we have the Essendon spin doctors calling us KKK and insisting Evans had some sort of Vitamin C deficiency.

 

[Thurlow2Mackie]

He became ill in the hawthorn game. You will stoop this low?

If he had died in a car crash would you say the same thing?

He became ill when he realised his Chewbacca defense wasn't going to cut it.

 

[teknodeejay]

It was for medical reasons. Your a disgrace

Was this in his statement was it? Because health issues seems to be media spin.

You know, the kind Essendon fans are blaming for all this happening in the first place.

 

[Shatterpoint]

He needs some vitamin needles obviously.

 

[Jobe Watson]

He became ill in the hawthorn game. You will stoop this low?

If he had died in a car crash would you say the same thing?

It'll only be when someone kills themselves over this whole saga that some people will actually start realise the toll that this is now taking on the people involved.

And, if the grapevine is to be believed, that may not be such an outlandish scenario...

 

[theduckfan]

#whoeverittakes*

*bar hird.

 

[Menzel As Anything]

I have never felt more ashamed of fellow humans as I am of at this point with most of you hate filled ????? on these forums.
What satisfaction are you getting when someone has to resign due to ill health and to protect his loved ones from continual abuse and inuendo ?. I'ts like hatred that you could only witness with the KKK.
I pity most of you people, can't see past your hatred god help this country if this is what we are teaching our kids.
Like other Essendon supporters on here we are going nowhere because unlike most of you, we don't jump ship we will take whatever is coming and support OUR club through thick and thin.

LOL.

Lucky you live on another planet from us humans like all the other Essendon supporters on here.

 

[DrEvil]

"Sit down James, I've got this" Ian Hanke.

More like "Boy oh boy, Wowie, Jimmy!"

 

[DonsRule]

Some speculation Evans may have had a heart attack.

 

[Collingwood 4 eternity]

Hird must be Next.

We will have to wait till next tribal council

 

[Bomber32]

I hope David regains his full health. Hopefully, it will be only something minor like a vitamin C deficiency.

It's a great pity you'll never be able to regain yours. There's not a lot you can do about a lack of decency and intelligence.

 

[Pike13]

He needs some vitamin needles obviously.

Maybe he needs a boot up of pigs blood?

 

[Black Diamond]

It'll only be when someone kills themselves over this whole saga that some people will actually start realise the toll that this is now taking on the people involved.

And, if the grapevine is to be believed, that may not be such an outlandish scenario...

You and other Essendon supporters have been happy to take the piss out of it. Point taken and all, but it isn't just opposition supporters creating the angst.

 

[Reg Grundy35]

Some speculation Evans may have had a heart attack.

speculation? you mean inane gossip dont you?

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

He became ill in the hawthorn game. You will stoop this low?

If he had died in a car crash would you say the same thing?

He became ill? News to me.

Link?

 

[Shatterpoint]

It'll only be when someone kills themselves over this whole saga that some people will actually start realise the toll that this is now taking on the people involved.

And, if the grapevine is to be believed, that may not be such an outlandish scenario...

And obviously we all know whos fault this all is don't we? And no it's not the little green man. Stop trying to get sympathy, because your club does not deserve any, your cheating club from the President to the Coach rolled the dice and now you have to pay the price.

 

[MaddAdam]

It'll only be when someone kills themselves over this whole saga that some people will actually start realise the toll that this is now taking on the people involved.

And, if the grapevine is to be believed, that may not be such an outlandish scenario...

Hirdy hiding behind the wife and kids.

Posters going emo.

GUILTY.

 

[theflea]

I'm a huge realist so I'm not delusional about sanctions I do expect them but to what degree who knows? This is what I personally would of accepted with these two hypothetical scenarios.

- Bringing the game in disrepute for bad governance but ASADA found no S2 PEDs just found a whole lot of dodgyness. Penalty: 1 million fine, draft picks r1 and r2 for one year, dodgy people directly involved sacked(Weopon and Dank)

- Bringing the game in disrepute for bad governance but ASADA DID find S2 PEDs. Penalty: 3 million fine, draft picks r1 and r2 for two years and points stripped for the 2013 season, dodgy people directly involved sacked (could be only Dank went rogue or a whole club orchestrated the supplement program and endorsed/knew about PEDs)

With scenario 2 and if Dank went rogue and the club didn't know about it the public faces should stay (Hird,Robson,Thompson,Evans) them resigning is the easy way out, they should stay to recertify the problem that happened and if the want to leave the club it must be in a better state than they started. Calling for peoples heads is just a show thing to do to satisfy the haters and media.

IDK why I am posting a logical response as trolls jump on anything, I personally would like to discuss all areas/possibilities/outcomes with opposition supporters on what may or may not have happened, how this saga may end but negative news creates more noise than positive news so people harp the one tune only to feel recognised.

A reasonable person would consider these fair. Unfortunately this is not the way ASADA and WADA operate( think the tax office even if you had an accountant do your tax yet its still you who gets the penalty notice). ASADA wont fine anyone( i'm assuming the afl will do this). The way I read into what has gone on and what would have the dons confident that they will be cleared, is that it appears as though they asked ASADA about the S2 category regarding AOD. They were told its not a S2 drug however they have stated that they never stated its 'ok' to use either and maybe the dons(or dank) took the inference that its also not a S0 drug either. WADA have stated again that AOD has been banned from Jan 11 and I would expect that any non infraction notice by them will be immediately appealed by WADA as they simply don't care if rogue or otherwise elements have occurred. So on your eg I disagree with the non infraction section however unfortunate or unfair the situation.

There it seems as plenty of mitigating circumstances but infraction notices will still apply and these maybe reduced because of these circumstances but they wont be wiped.

 

[Heater39]

The second person to take the fall for hird. Any respect hird had remaining from his playing days has now well and truly evaporated