Essendon

[Jim05]

- and the Board resigns of shame

They won't tho they're to piss weak.

The members will have their say later in the year as to what board members stay or not.
Thats the beauty of elections.

[Jim05]

Im led to believe Bomber has parted ways with the club today but there hasnt been an official announcement yet

[stan]

Im led to believe Bomber has parted ways with the club today but there hasnt been an official announcement yet

Gold Coast bound Jim?

[Jim05]

Im led to believe Bomber has parted ways with the club today but there hasnt been an official announcement yet

Gold Coast bound Jim?

Dont think so but he changes his mind fairly often. Im not sure the Suns think he is the right one either.
He has just made millions so doesnt have to work and his wife runs the ship and she has indicated plenty of times in the past they dont wont to leave the state.
Maybe the Dogs?

[dedja]

I'd think the Suns would wet themselves if they could pick up Bomber. Clearly he won't hang around Essendon whilst the Board fart arse around with Hird.

How stupid would Essendon look (yes, even more than now) if they lost both Figjamous and Bomber?

[Jim05]

I'd think the Suns would wet themselves if they could pick up Bomber. Clearly he won't hang around Essendon whilst the Board fart arse around with Hird.

How stupid would Essendon look (yes, even more than now) if they lost both Figjamous and Bomber?

Bassett would be the man!
I still believe ASADA have Bomber aswell as Hird in the gun and both could end up with suspensions

[dedja]

Well it would have to be Bass, there's no-one left after the exit of Goodwin, Hird and Thompson ...

[Jim05]

Well it would have to be Bass, there's no-one left after the exit of Goodwin, Hird and Thompson ...

Still got Neil Craig lol

[dedja]

I deliberately left him off the list, but since you insist ...

[Booney]

Former Essendon player Stewart Crameri has reportedly broken ranks over the club’s controversial 2012 supplements program by hiring a top criminal lawyer.

Rob Stary will now defend the Western Bulldogs forward, along with Footscray VFL player Brent Prismall, who are among the 34 former and current Bombers players implicated in the scandal.
Stary is one of Australia’s most prominent criminal lawyers who has previously defended WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and former underworld kingpin Carl Williams.
His office contacted ASADA on Monday asking for Crameri and Prismall’s cases to be fast-tracked, according to News Limited, which also said the pair would be considering all options including a ‘Cronulla-style’ deal with the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority.
ASADA is preparing to issue fresh show cause notices to the 34 players, which are now believed to specifically accuse them of using the banned peptide Thymosin beta-4.
Crameri and Prismall also remain represented by an AFL Players’ Association legal team, which is working on behalf of all of the players involved in the case.
The latest development comes as Essendon coach James Hird prepares to start his Federal Court appeal on Thursday with an application to speed up the process.
Hird hopes the appeal can be heard by the end of this month.

He has also said he will not try to stop ASADA from issuing amended show-cause notices to 34 current and former Essendon players.

ASADA plans to wait until the 21-day appeal period ends on October 10 before deciding what to do next.

The anti-doping body is taking legal advice over issuing the show-cause notices, given Hird is appealing

[bennymacca]

looks like its all about to get real for the bombers

[gossipgirl]

who is paying for all the lawyers .. they are the only ones winning out of this

[Dogwatcher]

[Hondo]

Caro is still adamant Hird won't be there for Round 1 next year and claims he only retained his job due to "legal and financial complications" which is what most of us suspected anyway.

http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/3aw-footbal ... 3hcb8.html

She reckons both Hird and Thompson need to go to get that clean slate. I understand the sentiment but I doubt Bomber fans would want to see both gone unless there is a ready made replacement.

Assuming this drags on but Hird is eventually sacked, would Sheedy be an option to save the day even for an interim period of one year as coach until a new coach could be secured? Or given how the Saints were able to poach Richardson very late last year can the Bombers take who they want pretty much if they had to from the assistants ranks. I know they have contracts but I don't think the senior coach would force one of his assistants to miss a senior coaching gig.

[PatowalongaPirate]

I wonder if Mark Harvey will have a role to play at Windy Hill next year? Would not be the biggest surprise if he ended up with the main gig.

[Booney]

Caro is still adamant Hird won't be there for Round 1 next year and claims he only retained his job due to "legal and financial complications" which is what most of us suspected anyway.

http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/3aw-footbal ... 3hcb8.html

She reckons both Hird and Thompson need to go to get that clean slate. I understand the sentiment but I doubt Bomber fans would want to see both gone unless there is a ready made replacement.

Assuming this drags on but Hird is eventually sacked, would Sheedy be an option to save the day even for an interim period of one year as coach until a new coach could be secured? Or given how the Saints were able to poach Richardson very late last year can the Bombers take who they want pretty much if they had to from the assistants ranks. I know they have contracts but I don't think the senior coach would force one of his assistants to miss a senior coaching gig.

Bassett is still there.

[Jim05]

I wonder if Mark Harvey will have a role to play at Windy Hill next year? Would not be the biggest surprise if he ended up with the main gig.

Will join in the next few days I believe.
If Hird went id imagine he would step in

[MW]

I wonder if Mark Harvey will have a role to play at Windy Hill next year? Would not be the biggest surprise if he ended up with the main gig.

Will join in the next few days I believe.
If Hird went id imagine he would step in

Careful Essendon...you don't want to be known as the boys club...

[Spargo]

I wonder if Mark Harvey will have a role to play at Windy Hill next year? Would not be the biggest surprise if he ended up with the main gig.

You seem very "finger on the pulse" re all things at Essendon, Pirate. Do you have any inside knowledge or are you just a supporter/member - if that?

[PatowalongaPirate]

I wonder if Mark Harvey will have a role to play at Windy Hill next year? Would not be the biggest surprise if he ended up with the main gig.

You seem very "finger on the pulse" re all things at Essendon, Pirate. Do you have any inside knowledge or are you just a supporter/member - if that?

Ahh Spargo, I just have a keen interest and love for all things to do with our wonderful game.