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11 minutes ago, Ted Fidge said:

Journos threw darts at a calendar, OD. But CAS themselves said week of Jan 11. Only 7 more sleeps.

hmmmm

Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.

Winston Churchill


 

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Posted
17 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

hmmmm

Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.

Winston Churchill


 

He also said:

If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.

Winston Churchill

 
 
 

Which seems to have been the strategy of everyone involved in this whole saga...the club, the club's former coach, the AFL, ASADA, the media and just about everyone on Demonland.
 

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Posted
13 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

He also said:

If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.

Winston Churchill

 
 
 

Which seems to have been the strategy of everyone involved in this whole saga...the club, the club's former coach, the AFL, ASADA, the media and just about everyone on Demonland.
 

Exactly, no point in spoiling the fun......

Posted
On 2 January 2016 at 8:17 AM, beelzebub said:

I've been way laidand stuck in a dank ( yukyuk) hotel near Montreal airport thanks to  Canada's offering to a fcuked up airline.

Any happy news here... ???

 

Well BB it was my b'day Sunday, another year bites the dust.

 

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Posted
1 hour ago, Barney Rubble said:

Well BB it was my b'day Sunday, another year bites the dust.

 

Wow the big 50 BR!!!!!

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On January 2, 2016 at 4:17 PM, beelzebub said:

I've been way laidand stuck in a dank ( yukyuk) hotel near Montreal airport thanks to  Canada's offering to a fcuked up airline.

Any happy news here... ???

 

What were you doing up in Canada at this time of year, BB? Massive snowstorm in Montreal over New Year's wouldn't have made traveling much fun.

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Posted

It's my 40th on Monday the 11th. I could think of no better present than CAS coming out with a totally appropriate ban for players of at least 12 months from that date, and an announcement that one James Hird will now be charged with his involvement in this whole very sordid scandal with a life ban from any involvement in all competitive sports as the likely sentence. (He's in the same league as Armstrong)

Posted
3 minutes ago, KingSlayer33 said:

It's my 40th on Monday the 11th. I could think of no better present than CAS coming out with a totally appropriate ban for players of at least 12 months from that date, and an announcement that one James Hird will now be charged with his involvement in this whole very sordid scandal with a life ban from any involvement in all competitive sports as the likely sentence. (He's in the same league as Armstrong)

Could be a sad affair if the decision goes the other way!


Posted
1 hour ago, KingSlayer33 said:

It's my 40th on Monday the 11th. I could think of no better present than CAS coming out with a totally appropriate ban for players of at least 12 months from that date, and an announcement that one James Hird will now be charged with his involvement in this whole very sordid scandal with a life ban from any involvement in all competitive sports as the likely sentence. (He's in the same league as Armstrong)

Happy birthday!

i hope you'll be happy with Melksham missing the year after we paid through the roof to get him.

Posted
1 hour ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Happy birthday!

i hope you'll be happy with Melksham missing the year after we paid through the roof to get him.

I can live with that. End goal should always be Hird's removal from all sport.

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Posted
4 minutes ago, KingSlayer33 said:

I can live with that. End goal should always be Hird's removal from all sport.

End goal should be to remove drugs from sport...

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Posted
28 minutes ago, rjay said:

End goal should be to remove drugs from sport...

You are correct - so I'll be more specific - the end goal for this saga should be to be a major deterrent to any other team that thinks they can get away with something like this and hammer JH, and others involved in the decision making, that led to this debacle. 

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Posted
13 hours ago, Good Times Grimes said:

What were you doing up in Canada at this time of year, BB? Massive snowstorm in Montreal over New Year's wouldn't have made traveling much fun.

Had a White Christmas in Banff. Traveling to UK only to have Air Canada f up and we missed the connecting flight. Had to be put up in Montreal.... Well....more the Airport precint...marvee !!

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9 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

Had a White Christmas in Banff. Traveling to UK only to have Air Canada f up and we missed the connecting flight. Had to be put up in Montreal.... Well....more the Airport precint...marvee !!

Should have flown Calgary direct to LHR.  3 services a day. BA or Air Canada.

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7 hours ago, beelzebub said:

Had a White Christmas in Banff. Traveling to UK only to have Air Canada f up and we missed the connecting flight. Had to be put up in Montreal.... Well....more the Airport precint...marvee !!

That's too bad. Banff is fantastic, as is Montreal, though I'm not sure how I'd feel about being stuck in the airport. 

I've found that Air Canada has been much improved in recent years and now quite enjoy flying with them rather than any of the American airlines. Enjoy the UK...I hope your bad luck has run out.

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2 hours ago, Good Times Grimes said:

That's too bad. Banff is fantastic, as is Montreal, though I'm not sure how I'd feel about being stuck in the airport. 

I've found that Air Canada has been much improved in recent years and now quite enjoy flying with them rather than any of the American airlines. Enjoy the UK...I hope your bad luck has run out.

American Airlines and enjoyment seldom go in the same sentence.

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16 hours ago, KingSlayer33 said:

It's my 40th on Monday the 11th. I could think of no better present than CAS coming out with a totally appropriate ban for players of at least 12 months from that date, and an announcement that one James Hird will now be charged with his involvement in this whole very sordid scandal with a life ban from any involvement in all competitive sports as the likely sentence. (He's in the same league as Armstrong)

I'm exactly one year younger than your good self. Enjoy Monday. Hopefull it brings bans for all Essendon listed players and the club itself ?

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Posted
1 hour ago, old dee said:

American Airlines and enjoyment seldom go in the same sentence.

American Airlines, United, US Airways (now defunct), Delta, etc, etc, etc...all absolutely terrible. Air Canada is by far the best option in North America, IMO.


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12 hours ago, beelzebub said:

Had a White Christmas in Banff. Traveling to UK only to have Air Canada f up and we missed the connecting flight. Had to be put up in Montreal.... Well....more the Airport precint...marvee !!

First post - highly optimistic about 2016 - I couldn't help but smile with indicators like our fans going to the snow in the off season, things must be on the up! Hope the trip is going well BB.

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13 hours ago, beelzebub said:

Had a White Christmas in Banff. Traveling to UK only to have Air Canada f up and we missed the connecting flight. Had to be put up in Montreal.... Well....more the Airport precint...marvee !!

How did you find banff? Nice place to go? Is there much to do apart from ski?

Posted
19 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Happy birthday!

i hope you'll be happy with Melksham missing the year after we paid through the roof to get him.

Then the MFC should sue the Drug Lords for the loss due to their negligence.

This saga just keeps on giving!

Posted
1 hour ago, DemonFrog said:

Then the MFC should sue the Drug Lords for the loss due to their negligence.

This saga just keeps on giving!

Since we knew there was a risk of sanctions in the event of players being found guilty, it's fair to say that we assumed the risk. We would be lucky to get a single dollar.

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Posted
4 hours ago, Dee voted said:

First post - highly optimistic about 2016 - I couldn't help but smile with indicators like our fans going to the snow in the off season, things must be on the up! Hope the trip is going well BB.

Welcome to the nut house D Voted, enjoy the pre-season.It gets ratty here when we lose. 

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Posted
42 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

Since we knew there was a risk of sanctions in the event of players being found guilty, it's fair to say that we assumed the risk. We would be lucky to get a single dollar.

Just following the Drug Lords lead there WJ.

Never let the truth get in the way of a good story or two.

Posted
5 hours ago, Good Times Grimes said:

American Airlines, United, US Airways (now defunct), Delta, etc, etc, etc...all absolutely terrible. Air Canada is by far the best option in North America, IMO.

Air Canada isn't that flash. They have very little competition within Canada. They regularly stuff up. Ask any Canadian..esp those servicing the industry. The shuttle driver just rolled eyes.."Air Canada eh....do it ALL the time" . There are worse airlines. United comes to mind lol.

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