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Getting all the business done before trade week.

Club back on track.

Hird =sacked

Bomber=elsewhere?

Weapon=paid out and happy

ASADA=hand down minor back dated infractions

Players=wont leave en mass.

Jobs done=carry on nothing else to see.

 

to be fair to hirdy,

when has anyone ever lost their job for exercising their legal right to appeal a court case?

reckon he would have a fair case for unfair dismissal - as much as i dont like him, it seems a bit unfair.

 

Hird Gone: No surprise: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/james-hird-removed-as-essendon-coach-20141002-10p3bn.html#ixzz3EwsvdNtu

The club has loaded its shotgun: '...Should a legal battle go ahead with Hird, the club has engaged its queens' counsel Neil Young to represent it. The Bombers remain determined to avoid a wrongful dismissal action from the Hirds...'
Interesting to note Hirds - plural!!
Footnote: another scoop missed by Hird's bestie; Robbo

Good luck with that one EFC you will have two cases now with the Messiah taking action in the near future.

The money pain will continue?

I might send them a donation to help I am confident I still have a two cent piece lying around here somewhere.

I wonder what the pay out figure was?

from afl website...

12.06pm: UNCONFIRMED: The Herald Sun reporting that James Hird has not been sacked. Fairfax v News, not for the first time.

Now this will be interesting

Only one of them can be right!


Now this will be interesting

Only one of them can be right!

No both can be right, he was asked to resign or be sacked. So he has resigned.

herald says no

age says yes

he says shes says !!!! bloody hilarious

they shouldn't be allowed to sign Bomber THompson

there should be a total cleanout of anyone that was there in 2012 when all the drugs stuff went down

 

to be fair to hirdy,

when has anyone ever lost their job for exercising their legal right to appeal a court case?

reckon he would have a fair case for unfair dismissal - as much as i dont like him, it seems a bit unfair.

Now this will be interesting

Only one of them can be right!

So would it maybe be even better karma were they forced to keep him on when they don't really want him, and the players hate him for what he has done to them and to the club?????

Still, he always puts the players and the club first and foremost :-)))))))))

apologies to MK

Warning lights are flashing down at Rumour Patrol
Somebody threw a tanty and they threw out all control
There's rumors in the loading bay and anger in the town
Somebody blew the whistle and the walls are coming down

There's a meeting in the boardroom they're trying to trace the smell

There's leaking in the washroom there's some sneaky personnel
Somewhere in the corridors someone was heard to sneeze
'goodness me could this be Windy Hill Disease?

They wrote them a prescription they said 'you’d be impressed
Theyre not so glad they came at them to get if off their chest
Come back and see me later - next player please
Send in another victim of Windy Hill Disease'

I go down to the corner, I follow the paper truck
They’re saying Hirdy’s gone, he was told to go get ….
Two journos say they're Jesus one of them must be wrong

There's a protest, hands wringing, Littles singing a song
that bloody AFL wants to keep us on our knees


An Essendon mate says members are preparing to force an EGM to spill the board and keep Hird...totally unconfirmed but would be bloody hilarious!!!!

An Essendon mate says members are preparing to force an EGM to spill the board and keep Hird...totally unconfirmed but would be bloody hilarious!!!!

Oh Goody go for the throats guys.

Will the last person leaving the EFC please turn out the lights?

Oh Goody go for the throats guys.

Will the last person leaving the EFC please turn out the lights?

you can check out any time you like.,...

but you can never leave !!! lol

I have been reading the Essendon boards etc just for some reading pleasure,

So far -

Its courageous for Hird to back the players

Its time to spill the board

Caroline Wilsons fault

AFL strike again

Want to donate to Hird’s legal fund

What did Hird do to deserve this?

I am sorry but if this was the MFC that it happened to i hope we wouldn’t be this blinded and follow someone off the cliff...

Hird says he is still coach.

WTF


I don't have the impression that ASADA are at all interested in Thompson. I think the choice between Essendon and GC is now entirely up to him

The Hird/EFC fan base aka Murdoch-News must be torn now as to who to back...... ^_^

I have been reading the Essendon boards etc just for some reading pleasure,

So far -

Its courageous for Hird to back the players

Its time to spill the board

Caroline Wilsons fault

AFL strike again

Want to donate to Hird’s legal fund

What did Hird do to deserve this?

I am sorry but if this was the MFC that it happened to i hope we wouldn’t be this blinded and follow someone off the cliff...

they deserve him

Hird looking for a payout. And legal fight.

Hird looking for a payout. And legal fight.

Statement put out by EFC,said they do have a good chance at appeal.If no appeal and players take the "plead guilty"and get on with life.Then Hird wins appeal,he can say hes not guilty and get his payout and wrongful dismissal payout.

Also it would mean everybody except JH would be an admitted drug cheat.


Statement put out by EFC,said they do have a good chance at appeal.If no appeal and players take the "plead guilty"and get on with life.Then Hird wins appeal,he can say hes not guilty and get his payout and wrongful dismissal payout.

Also it would mean everybody except JH would be an admitted drug cheat.

Then we could call him teflon.

Nothing on the EFC website about anything happening today?

“@AusRulesGenius: Rumours coming in that James Hird has threatened court action against Essendon if he is to be sacked”

Little has just said Hird not sacked. Board to meet again over the weekend.

 

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