Rumour Kevin Sheedy - The Essendon Puppet Master

[Masked Magician]

I have heard on good authority that Kevin Sheedy has been plotting the return of James Hird to the Essendon Football Club.

Kevin has been making an effort to clean up James' brand through the media in a very deliberate and considered way.

Mark Robinson is also in the loop as the preferred media contact.

Kevin was instrumental in James' appointment at GWS.

James will consider being a full time assistant coach in 2023 to help his cause to become a senior coach again if he doesn't get propelled into the role "early".

The bottom line is that Kevin Sheedy wants James Hird to be the next coach of the Essendon Football Club (end of this year or end of/mid way through next year) and is gathering the numbers at board level to make this happen.

 

[Slats]

Hirdy is going to be a busy man coaching the Bombers & Giants at the same time.

 

[Breretonisahood]

Eeeeexellent! Days without a finals win set to go into 5 digits!

 

[tunksy]

Sheedy and Essendon are Crazy enough that I’ll believe it lol

 

[brmi]

No screenshots?

 

[HairyO]

Please make this happen Kevin. You have been ******* up clubs for well over a decade now and its delicious.

 

[theyellowsash]

kevin also knows a couple sports scientists whove had proven results at geelong, who can come in and get the boys fit and healthy

 

[windyhill]

It’s that ****ed an idea it’s probably spot on.

 

[Thetrader15]

Not even Essendon could be that misguided could they?

 

[FrustratedTiger]

Hirdy and Essendon deserve each other. Make it happen Sheeds

 

[Chunky09]

At this point sheedy is heading into joe Biden territory of mental capacity

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Slobbo just doubled down on 360 “this story is not over Gerard! This story is not over!!”

 

[Forever North]

Hope this happens. I need the entertainment given how crap my team is.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Kevin Sheedy actually Bruce Francis, isn’t he?

 

[Nebular]

Does anyone think Hird is actually a good coach?

 

[Pistol Night]

Does anyone think Hird is actually a good coach?

Only Robbo

 

[gabbo32]

Even when Essendon make objectively “good” decisions, it doesn’t work. I’m ready to embrace chaos at this point.

 

[Nebular]

Even when Essendon make objectively “good” decisions, it doesn’t work. I’m ready to embrace chaos at this point.

You're trading in Castagna?

 

[Cyber_punk]

Sheeds is too busy being a Liberal party bootlicker

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Would not surprise me sounds very plausible

Robbo said a few weeks ago that there are some at the club who want Hird back

 

[Bowakawa]

I 100% believe Sheedy wants Hird to be coach of the Bombers and believes he should be - I reckon he'd see it as his legacy of sorts ...
Whether he is actively campaigning for that on the inside, or pulling strings or whatever I have no clue.
I seriously hope not because no one on the board should be purposely undermining a 2nd year coach.
I love Hirdy but I'd rather have Lloyd back at the club in some capacity tbh.

IMO we need more people from outside Essendon at the club. Doing everything in-club has just continually ****ed us over the past 15 years.
Personally would be throwing everything at getting Luke Hodge involved in the club as a footy boss.

 

[Roogene]

Slobbo just doubled down on 360 “this story is not over Gerard! This story is not over!!”

Something is not quite right re Slobbo's Hird obsession. Not that there is anything wrong with it.

 

[Roogene]

Would not surprise me sounds very plausible

Robbo said a few weeks ago that there are some at the club who want Hird back

They need a fix.

 

[bzparkes]

Why do do esendon people in the industry/media have such a hard-on for Hird?

Bomber Thompson was pretty much coaching them from Hird's shadow anyway.

Ridiculous idea that that is right up Essendon's alley.

 

[3rd Grade Maggy]

Please do this.