Coach James Hird - is it time to give him a second chance at coaching an AFL club? Gil says yes!

[Black Stripe]

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Legend of our great game Kevin Sheedy has spoken.

Do you agree or disagree with him, that James Hird should be given a second chance at coaching an AFL club?

 

[TimmeT]

why so he can cheat again and * up my club?

james can gagf

 

[matthew_s]

No, as much for his own sake as anything else.

 

[Thrawn]

Wasn't Hird busy with his stockbroking career?

 

[Man0gwaR74]

Ohh? Just coz Sheeds says so right?!?
My issue with this is that James Hird allowed himself to get roped into that Bomber coaching job and had all the apparent support that a budding coach should need in a proven flag wining coach (Thompson) and also one of his assistants(McCartney) that he poached from the club(GFC) where he made it all happen. Now the supplements saga may or may not have been totally his fault but he was the figurehead of the club at the time and he defended his position and didn't throw his club hierarchy(Evans) under the bus and stood by them and defended the club all the way! James Hird at the very least, turned a blind eye to player welfare violations that could have serious health implications to his playing group, so this is why I say * James Hird, he had his chance and doesn't deserve another!

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

No. Never should coach at AFL level again.

 

[Jimmy_the_Gent]

If you wanted to kill your football club with as few decisions as possible, a good start would be hiring James Hird.

 

[Nostradumbass]

Was the tennis world cup before or after the injections?

 

[Proper Gander]

Not many get a second chance at senior coaching anyway if unsuccessful the first time, so I’m not sure why this guy gets a second run at it.

 

[dylan93]

Great player doesn't make you a great coach. Plus if we learnt anything from him in his first stint, he's not even able to take responsibility for his actions and instead simply tries to shift blame around. Plenty of other coaches out there.

 

[Lsta062]

This might be an unpopular opinion, but I don’t see what the issue is if he becomes one of the coaches of a club if they believe that he has the tactical nous to be of value to them. I don’t know about head coach, but it isn’t a huge deal if he becomes an assistant coach.

I am sure that he will not suggest any supplements regime not permitted by ASADA or stand by such a regime, so why not? The past is the past and it would be great to see the footy world move on from the supplements saga.

 

[captain blood 17]

Hird should never officially be involved in the AFL again. Ever.


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[RUNVS]

No. For one thing he still hasn't taken any responsibility for what happened.

 

[South of the Yarra]

He should never ever be allowed to have any official capacity within the AFL. He oversaw the darkest hour our great game ever experienced. No person has ever caused more damage to the game than James Hird.

 

[RAPPA]

Kevin Sheedy again hitting the wines. Stick to martians and marshmallows old timer.

 

[Oscarman]

Sheeds' 3 monthly thought bubble.

Maybe as an assistant. I don't think he would be any good as head coach. He was only Essendon's coach for the membership boost.

 

[pinot]

He created a systematic drug cheating programme that hurt alot of players why would he get a second chance?

 

[Kappa]

Even without all the cheating s**t, he's just a shithouse coach...

 

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

I cant get around the paywall.

Sheedy has form with things like this, but there's usually a purpose that's not so obvious. I Just cant see the nuances of what he said.

In 2016 as we went into our first finals campaign he was pilloried for suggesting Israel Folau should be re-contracted. I'm sure he was throwing a diversion as the press started to focus on negative things about us like the emerging Whitfield scandal, and it start up concessions.

As for Hird I cant imagine any club being willing to give him a line coaching job, he's a Bombers man and a Bombers problem. Wise heads like Lindsay Tanner have suggested he brought back into the fold at some point though. Pointedly he didn't suggest a coaching role.

The saga obviously deeply affected him and I think he's entitled to closure at sone point. What ever else he's done he'll always be a Bombers great as a player.

 

[Underarm]

He needs to do his time as a Assistant/VFL coach first. If he is serious about coaching he should prove it.

Crazy Vossy should be getting another stint before Hird.

 

[projectv]

He had his chance.

There are so many other better humans out there that deserve the opportunity.

 

[Topkent]

I'd rather give Mark Neeld another go coaching us than James Hird

 

[The King!]

would be more appropriate to remove him for the hall of fame etc

 

[dmc333]

I'm all for bringing him back.

He can go around all the clubs in the speaking capacity each year. Reminding them the importance of not being a cheating campaigner and how it messed up his life.

 

[Milux]

Voss deserves more of a chance then hird.