Opinion Remember this pain

[OzBomber]

Last night was a low night for the club and all fans. We're all devastated, shocked, dumbfounded, angry. Some will direct this anger at the AFL, some at the club, some at Hird, some at Dank. But it's important you soak up this pain and agony and remember it. For this club can only go forward. Whilst it is at rock bottom off field, it is in a fantastic position on field. The playing group is now at a stage where it can challenge for top four, and it can challenge for the premiership.

If the next premiership comes in the next 5 years it will be regarded as arguably the greatest moment in the history of the club, but regardless of when it happens, for every single one of us, the thought of this saga will make the jubilation even happier. Just like the players in 1999 I hope the club uses this burn to motivate them to future success.

Below are all the newspapers (30) I have collected over the past 6 months that had Essendon on either the front or back page, and that probably doesn't even count for half of newspapers. It will serve as a reminder to me of we as a club went through, what the players went through, what James Hird went through, and what we went through. Because any future controversy that engulfs this club is unlikely to be of the magnitude of this debacle.

As someone mentioned in the ASADA thread, it's time to rise from the ashes and become a club that is feared once again. Go Dons.

 

[VelvetSledge]

That second one. Wow.

 

[Harlequin]

You only have to look at those articles and relive the harassment our Club and James Hird has suffered in the last 6.5 months. Kudos to the OP buying those newspapers I refused to.

 

[Coldacre]

the one thing I've vowed to do is never spend a cent on the Herald-Scum ever again.

 

[OzBomber]

You only have to look at those articles and relive the harassment our Club and James Hird has suffered in the last 6.5 months. Kudos to the OP buying those newspapers I refused to.

10 bucks for a year uni subscription. Barely spent a cent on them.

 

[Jade]

it's time to rise from the ashes and become a club that is feared once again. Go Dons.

They fear us already. The HTB is stone cold proof of that. Your Carlton's and Richmond's know damn well the list is far superior (and coincidentally the most vocal supporter groups), and your Hawks, Cats supporters are unsure how long they'll be able to hold us out.

It's also why I ask, at every opportunity, how people feel about the fact that Essendon will enter 2014 as one of the premiership favourites.

 

[Kaiser Powser]

Will never buy the Age again. Very unlikely i'll buy the Hun ever again.

I hope they got a lot of mileage out of this saga, because now that it is over and they have certainly lost the business of a lot of Essendon fans, things are going to get even tougher for their dying industry.

Furthermore, just what are all these parasite football journalists going to talk and write about now? The season is over in a month and they have barely penned an article regarding the game.

 

[Pweter]

Will never buy the Age again. Very unlikely i'll buy the Hun ever again.

I hope they got a lot of mileage out of this saga, because now that it is over and they have certainly lost the business of a lot of Essendon fans, things are going to get even tougher for their dying industry.

Furthermore, just what are all these parasite football journalists going to talk and write about now? The season is over in a month and they have barely penned an article regarding the game.

Think of which writers (that's all they are) that have published the most articles on this matter.

Now think of the last time they wrote about a game of football.

They are scum. It should be about the game, for these types it is not.

 

[Stopher]

Think of which writers (that's all they are) that have published the most articles on this matter.

Now think of the last time they wrote about a game of football.

They are scum. It should be about the game, for these types it is not.

Yep, I'm never going to forget more than one journalist describe this horrible time for the club as 'the gift that keeps on giving'. Get f*****

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

After the Richmond game

 

[OzBomber]

It's over boys. We've done it.

 

[GandalfTheDon]

Thank u based OzBomber

 

[LB#16]

That bump. 10/10.

 

[Lost_Deputy]

Solid bump. Play on.

Stoked for the boys that this clusterf@ck is now over

 

[essendon]

100% correct - I and WE will never forget this pain - its time to

DON THE SASH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Call Me Cake]

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Never forget.

 

[eth-dog]

We are Essendon. Get the **** around this club.


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[daffo]

Smash the Swans.

 

[OzBomber]

This is a pretty good ending!