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Some gems in the report - makes for edifying reading, and for anyone who thinks the players are somehow innocent victims in all this:

On 20 April Mr. Melksham sent a text message to Mr. Dank asking, “Do I need to have a drip? Haven’t had one this week.” Mr. Dank replied, “No. Did I inject you this week?” Mr. Melksham said, “Two Thymols”.

 
14 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

It was a stupid risk. A multihundred thousand risk...for what?

 

For three seasons of Melksham 2017 onwards, and then some hopefully. Practically speaking it's not that different to if he'd done his knee on day 1. He's a long term investment and losing a year isn't a huge deal in the scheme.

Look, I am disappointed and a bit annoyed, but for me it is far outweighed by the relief that justice has been served. They simply can't have been allowed to get away with this.

3 minutes ago, bing181 said:

Report, all 48 pages of it are here:

 

http://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Arbitral_Award_WADA_ESSENDON.pdf

Significantly, that report says 'urine samples' in 2012 confirmed players were injected with TB4'.  It also says players did not get 'no significant fault' discount because they signed consent forms!!

To repeat what I noted in an earlier post - there is no room at all now, for EFC to try and argue 'but the players did nothing wrong' or the equally banal 'they were duped'. 

CAS has slammed the door shut on anyone else in the world trying a similar program.  A very good thing for clean sport.

 
14 minutes ago, ManDee said:

Beeb, I would be very disappointed if a contingency plan was not in place. 

Yes we upgrade a Rookie. He was only a twisted knee away from missing a year anyway. Any trade has risks.

Saints have lost pick 5. Port are bigger losers than us too. 

Most on here didn't rate Melksham anyway. It is what it is. We move on.


Good luck thinking you can appeal to the Swiss Efc...lol

The media's got nfi !! lol

All I hope for now is that snivelling, [censored]-poor excuse for a man Stephen Dank gets what's coming to him.

Edited by Scythe

We weren't going to win a premiership this year, we may, MAY of snuck into the finals if our season went perfectly, which it wouldn't.

we will be better with a 24 year old (25 next year), Melksham in the long run

Edited by The Song Formerly Known As

 
2 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Yes we upgrade a Rookie. He was only a twisted knee away from missing a year anyway. Any trade has risks.

Saints have lost pick 5. Port are bigger losers than us too. 

Most on here didn't rate Melksham anyway. It is what it is. We move on.

Oh yeah....that's value Red...seriously ?


I assume Goodwin is free to coach this year.

this is so awesome...  oh god

What a great day 

Where does Goodwin stand with regards to all this? Was he not assistant coach at the time?? Hope hes ok.

2 minutes ago, Wadda We Sing said:

Where does Goodwin stand with regards to all this? Was he not assistant coach at the time?? Hope hes ok.

they said on SEN that this doesn't affect Goodwin.


3 minutes ago, Bimbo said:

Bomberblitz don't seem too happy!

Classic! Are they ever!??

1 minute ago, Die Hard Demon said:

they said on SEN that this doesn't affect Goodwin.

Phew. Hope he sues em anyway....

1 minute ago, Die Hard Demon said:

they said on SEN that this doesn't affect Goodwin.

Yes like it doesn't affect Hird, Reid.....NOT. 

1 hour ago, biggestred said:

*refreshes twitter*

Just dont understand why the club took the risk with Jake Surely you would pick some body else not likely to be in the gun from another club

1 minute ago, Wadda We Sing said:

Classic! Are they ever!??

Surely this is evidence of a conspiracy ?

 

 

 

Against Essendon I mean


sorry, but this doesn't effect Goodwin yet.

Just now, Dees2014 said:

Yes like it doesn't affect Hird, Reid.....NOT. 

Admittedly not particularly knowledgeable with the legal stuff, but I would have thought the action by the players against the club would be a real concern for any coach or support staff that had anything to do with this, including Goody.

8 minutes ago, Bimbo said:

Bomberblitz don't seem too happy!

Can you post some samples? 

 

Would love to know what lance is saying right now. 

 
17 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

I wonder if Jobe and any of the others will just retire and be done with it? They looked very disheartened and fed up with it at times last year.

I wonder if players will be able to walk to a new club once the ban is over. How you could go back and work at the club who f'd you over is beyond me.

Hopefully the players finally realise they have been led up the garden path the whole time and then realise they have been incredibly poorly advised from the get go by the filthy club. The Cronulla players would be smiling in their cereal this morning I'd expect.

Melksham out till November 13. But can start training with the club 2 months before, so pre-season next year.


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