23 hours ago, Redleg said:

Your wish is my command.

I think Robbo said Hird would give the Bombers a real boost, an injection of hope, some real substance to their play.

You forgot to mention Hird knows how to supplement the list.

More seriously, I'm wondering whether Jobe Watson's comment on Channel 7 before the Essendon v Richmond game has more to it. In essence he said that any Essendon people looking for a saviour should join a religion. (it was a good line and well delivered). I am wondering whether it was anti-Hird or just anti-problematic Essendon "influencers"?

 

Hird may well galvanise the bombers ….but in the short term only. As, at the same time,  it may well galvanise the rest of the comp and the AFL against them. Hird should never be a senior coach again. Assistant coach ok but that’s the limit:  I have to ask myself who would want to go there with him in charge , whether it be player or assistant coach.  If he got the gig and did poorly, for whatever reason,  their whole club would fully implode. Way more  than they are now. sigh. one can only hope!

After copping all those years of sheedys abuse about basically being a loser club, I don’t mind one bit he’s getting a taste of what that means now. Maybe he’ll learn a bit of humility. 

The more I think about it, the more I'm starting to wonder about Essendon engaging a former coach with Essendon experience on a one year contract to hold the fort while they get their house together. That could be Sheedy, Mark Harvey or Dean Solomon. As long as the person they choose knows it's only for one year, they take the appointment with no unrealistic expectations. It allows the review to be done, the changes to be implemented and possibly a new board to be installed. It's not necessarily a wasted year and they don't burn another new coach in the process.  

6 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

The more I think about it, the more I'm starting to wonder about Essendon engaging a former coach with Essendon experience on a one year contract to hold the fort while they get their house together. That could be Sheedy, Mark Harvey or Dean Solomon. As long as the person they choose knows it's only for one year, they take the appointment with no unrealistic expectations. It allows the review to be done, the changes to be implemented and possibly a new board to be installed. It's not necessarily a wasted year and they don't burn another new coach in the process.  

I thought that also.

They have Carcella there, Ess premiership player and highly touted at Geelong and Richmond.

3 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

You forgot to mention Hird knows how to supplement the list.

More seriously, I'm wondering whether Jobe Watson's comment on Channel 7 before the Essendon v Richmond game has more to it. In essence he said that any Essendon people looking for a saviour should join a religion. (it was a good line and well delivered). I am wondering whether it was anti-Hird or just anti-problematic Essendon "influencers"?

 

He lost a Brownlow under Hird’s watch.

Maybe Hird and Thompson could team up. 

whats bomber up to these days? 😬

36 minutes ago, DubDee said:

Maybe Hird and Thompson could team up. 

whats bomber up to these days? 😬

may as well get all the old gang together and add the dankster and the weapon

Hasn’t heard the Jobe Watson comments til now. Plenty of pent up anger at the club seeping through.

”At least they’re consistent, they consistently don’t know what they’re doing, and consistently get it wrong. It’s a reflection on the culture of the club. …It’s a dysfunctional place”

I feel for Jobe. He was a very good player screwed over by the club in his prime 

4 hours ago, DubDee said:

Hasn’t heard the Jobe Watson comments til now. Plenty of pent up anger at the club seeping through.

”At least they’re consistent, they consistently don’t know what they’re doing, and consistently get it wrong. It’s a reflection on the culture of the club. …It’s a dysfunctional place”

I feel for Jobe. He was a very good player screwed over by the club in his prime 

Passionate. Considered. Forthright. I thought Jobe was brilliant.

Easily the best I've heard him speak.

 

 

 

 

So why does he dish up such tripe in his special comments role !

So now Xavier has gone. Wow what a memorable 150th celebration for the club. I hoped the dons would have a bad year but I never thought it would be this bad. 

I'm loving it.😂

1 hour ago, dees189227 said:

So now Xavier has gone. Wow what a memorable 150th celebration for the club. I hoped the dons would have a bad year but I never thought it would be this bad. 

I'm loving it.😂

i won't be happy until the hangar is burnt down and the whole complex is ploughed over and seeded with salt

Edited August 24, 20222 yr by daisycutter

3 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

So now Xavier has gone. Wow what a memorable 150th celebration for the club. I hoped the dons would have a bad year but I never thought it would be this bad. 

I'm loving it.😂

Who?

(I dont follow the Dons)

20 minutes ago, Jontee said:

Who?

(I dont follow the Dons)

Xavier Campbell the CEO who back in May signed on for another 2 years and has now gone. Gee hasn't josh Mahoney had a fun couple of years since he's left us

22 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

Xavier Campbell the CEO who back in May signed on for another 2 years and has now gone. Gee hasn't josh Mahoney had a fun couple of years since he's left us

I feel for the guy. We moved in a different direction - he doesn’t deserve this. I heard he was good for us and drove some of that crazy trading that got us Oliver and Kozzie…

On 8/22/2022 at 2:18 PM, whatwhat say what said:

if you look at the history of the peptides since the 1960s to now, they pretty much have been a rabble except for when sheedy was in charge

sheedy dominated for a long, long time - 27 years, four premierships, multiple finals campaigns, and building the club into an absolute powerhouse

after coleman retired due to failing health in 67, from 1968 until 1980, five different coaches were tried, with none lasting longer than four years, until sheedy came on board in 81

but their long term history indicates that they really do tend to be fraught with internal fighting and board machinations that see them constantly cutting of their nose to spit their face

long may it continue!

 

As someone who grew up in the 90s, I have learnt something here. Given Essendon have won the equal most flags of any side ever, and they were almost always successful when Sheedy was coaching them in my lifetime, I always assumed they were around about the top.

Let's hope Goody can deliver us 4 flags like Sheedy and put us level with Essendon and Carlton on 16, and one ahead of Collingwood. 

Would make us a powerhouse club again if he can achieve that with stability off field as well.

 

 

Aaah Essendon… the gift that keeps on giving. 

They put the FUN in DYSFUNCTIONAL. 

On 8/22/2022 at 2:10 PM, Dante said:

He was over the moon that we pursued him and that we offered him a long contract, I doubt he'd leave.

On the other hand, he's mad as a cut snake, so who knows what he'd do if they put an offer in front of him.

It's interesting how this is playing out.  It seems like the board and influential people have split into factions.  The fact that Xavier and Madden have gone today means Josh Mahoney is running out of allies.  Unless Sheedy, Dodoro and co go as well, they are growing in power and may be able to put their boy (Hird) back on the throne.  Sycophants (Robbo, Corcoran etc) are saying this is needed to unite the club but it will do the opposite - already big names such as Watson (x2) and Lloyd are saying this is not the way to go.

With the North President getting advice from Peter Jackson and her CEO apparently in the gun, I wonder if Josh Mahoney could jump ship to North given he was PJ's anointed successor (until Bartlett went for his own choice).  Hope he does - always liked Josh and thought he was pivotal in our turn around.  Essendon look to be going through cycles of more dysfunction for a while yet.

Anyone left at that [censored] hole?

maybe we can snag a young player?  not sure if any out of contract

1 hour ago, A F said:

As someone who grew up in the 90s, I have learnt something here. Given Essendon have won the equal most flags of any side ever, and they were almost always successful when Sheedy was coaching them in my lifetime, I always assumed they were around about the top.

Let's hope Goody can deliver us 4 flags like Sheedy and put us level with Essendon and Carlton on 16, and one ahead of Collingwood. 

Would make us a powerhouse club again if he can achieve that with stability off field as well.

Why accept only 4?? ❤️💙❤️💙

5 minutes ago, monoccular said:

Why accept only 4?? ❤️💙❤️💙

 

We have to find our feet after being in the wilderness for so long. Then we can concentrate on the long term.

Is anyone else really enjoying the pre finals movie titled “Windy Hill: dumpster on fire”?

3 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

Is anyone else really enjoying the pre finals movie titled “Windy Hill: dumpster on fire”?

It's a great curtain raiser, fills in the week of no footy beautifully.

Hopefully there'll be a sequel to keep us amused over the summer.

37 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

It's a great curtain raiser, fills in the week of no footy beautifully.

Hopefully there'll be a sequel to keep us amused over the summer.

Tune in around 4.00pm tomorrow  @Demonstonepresents his latest brainteaser.  That should fill in some time..

Special Request:  please don't solve it too quickly😐

And I'm sure he will have summer sequels for us.🙃

4 hours ago, dees189227 said:

So now Xavier has gone. Wow what a memorable 150th celebration for the club. I hoped the dons would have a bad year but I never thought it would be this bad. 

I'm loving it.😂

hopefully worse than our 150 was.