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So is James Hird still the Messiah?


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Essendon are having their all too familiar fade out halfway into a season. Can't say I'm too unhappy after copping it from their supporters for the start of the year.

I guess what it does show is that if your cattle is rubbish the coach setup really doesn't matter.

I know a few here were saying we needed a similar setup and a good game day coach. Hird has been totally out coached tonight and to me highlights the pitfalls of expecting a change of coach will automatically bring sustained success.

In the meantime suffer bombers and dees please turn up and bring your A game tomorrow!

Go dees!

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"He's not the Messiah. He's just a very crappy coach."

I picked them for the spoon in our pre-season predictions thread. They won't quite slide that far but the bottom four definitely beckons for them.

Go read the wrist-slashing on Bomber Blitz. It's a guilty pleasure!

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Nothing more satisfying then watching these smug pricks get flogged.

Well, apart from carlton getting flogged by more:)

I love us to [censored] the Tigers by more. :wub:

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I don't think anyone really wanted to see the pretty boy succeed, but even more satisfying for me is seeing that hypocrite mercenary behind him suffering. Not a fan of his at all after the Ablett fiasco. Even better is that Geelong have actually gotten better this year too. Sucked in Bomber.

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"He's not the Messiah. He's just a very crappy coach."

I picked them for the spoon in our pre-season predictions thread. They won't quite slide that far but the bottom four definitely beckons for them.

Go read the wrist-slashing on Bomber Blitz. It's a guilty pleasure!

You'd think they were Melbourne supporters circa 2003

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I love us to [censored] the Tigers by more. :wub:

A competitive effort will do my soul wonders tomorrow.To be in the eight is not important to me this year.Exposing the new players and our future has been satisfying.Closing the yaps of the Jack Watts demolition team,has been one of my greatest pleasures.

My greatest pleasure has been watching a kid from South Australia Be MFC

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A competitive effort will do my soul wonders tomorrow.To be in the eight is not important to me this year.Exposing the new players and our future has been satisfying.Closing the yaps of the Jack Watts demolition team,has been one of my greatest pleasures.

My greatest pleasure has been watching a kid from South Australia Be MFC

Fair point.

Poor year = 8 wins or less

Good year = 9-11 wins

Great year = Finals

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James "i can't stand seeing Essendon play like this under Matthew Knights" Hird will take the Bombers nowhere in the next 3-4 years and watch how quick Simon Goodwin and others jump ship.

Umm,Sean Wellman!!!

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I think essenDONE spent too long over summer celebrating the miracle that did not happen.

Always believed their coaching panel WOULD play better footy then THE TEAM.

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Collingwood on Grand Final day... MUCH more fun to watch them beaten by either a point, or by 100.

Sorry no,esseDONE and carlton are scum.No matter how much I hate Collingwood,I still respect their journey.Would never respect esseDONE or carlscum.

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Have a look at their list.

What does it teach you?

Don't hold onto not quite rights hoping they come good.

A clean out is needed at that club.

So many wasteful players out there tonight. Spike McVeigh, Welsh, Ryder, Alwyn Davey, Prismall...and then the kids behind them pick up bad habits. Myers was one of their top draft picks IIRC. Useless til injured.

Even Gadget is finally starting to look past it.

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I know how good is it. I bet Bomber Thompson isnt having as much fun. He would not be used to being involved in a team that has lost 5 in a row.

The thing is if it was any other coach they would be calling for his head. But most of the fans wont turn on Hirdy.

This is why Im glad now Garry Lyon wont coach us. He was my fave player and I dont think I could ever abuse him or want him to be sacked if we wernt travelling so well.

Thanks essendon for keeping 8th spot warm for us. But we will gladly take it off your hands. Come on melbourne please please win tomorrow.

The best thing essendon are playing geelong next week. 6 losses in a row coming up.

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