AFL disgraced in Essendon saga

watt price tully · Post by **watt price tully** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 8:19 am

Proud Pies wrote:your kidding me..... so Essenscum will pay Hird his whole 2014 salary in advance before the end of 2013 and then they meet the requirement of him not being paid in 2014??????????

WTF??????

I can't figure it out. They're paying Hird all of his salary for 2014 in 2013 so they can say that Hird will not be receiving a salary in 2014.

F*ck me, WTF, Unf*cking believable.

Wokko · Post by **Wokko** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 8:26 am

Gets paid a years salary for doing nothing and can earn even more money doing other shit during the year. So this is actually a bonus, not a punishment at all.

magpie1111 · Post by **magpie1111** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 8:43 am

You bet the bombers will be in financial ruins in a few years

Proud Pies · Post by **Proud Pies** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 9:07 am

magpie1111 wrote:You bet the bombers will be in financial ruins in a few years

no..... the AFL will bail them out

1061 · Post by **1061** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 9:24 am

Proud Pies wrote:
magpie1111 wrote:You bet the bombers will be in financial ruins in a few years
no..... the AFL are bailing them out

Edited for accuracy because the AFL are already bailing them out by agreeing to this.

watt price tully · Post by **watt price tully** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 9:54 am

Proud Pies wrote:
magpie1111 wrote:You bet the bombers will be in financial ruins in a few years
no..... the AFL will bail them out

Nah, Paul Little will pay it out of his petty cash

Post by **think positive** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 10:03 am

Surely the afl will stop this? It's just plain ridiculous

Magpies Nest · Post by **Magpies Nest** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 10:33 am

Wokko wrote:Gets paid a years salary for doing nothing and can earn even more money doing other shit during the year. So this is actually a bonus, not a punishment at all.

Exactly - he is being paid a $1M bonus for bringing the game into disrepute. These people do not live in the real world. The only justice to come from all of this is that Essendon should now be the most hated club in the league, and for a very valid reason, not "tradition".

didick · Post by **didick** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 10:49 am

Magpies Nest wrote:
Wokko wrote:Gets paid a years salary for doing nothing and can earn even more money doing other shit during the year. So this is actually a bonus, not a punishment at all.
Exactly - he is being paid a $1M bonus for bringing the game into disrepute. These people do not live in the real world. The only justice to come from all of this is that Essendon should now be the most hated club in the league, and for a very valid reason, not "tradition".

I agree. It's hard to hate any club more than Carlton, but I think it has happened for me.

Wombat42 · Post by **Wombat42** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 11:25 am

Blatant hypocrisy,

Do the following substitutions,

Buckley for Hird,
McGuire for Little, and
Collingwood for Essendon.

Now imagine the outrage from the media, the other clubs, governments and other footy supporters.

I am over the stinking AFL, in my opinion the double dealing is out of control and a purge is overdue!

Daniel · Post by **Daniel** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 12:00 pm

Instead of punishing Hird, the AFL has rewarded him!

WTF?

doriswilgus · Post by **doriswilgus** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 12:27 pm

You can add embarrassed and humiliated itself as well as disgraced itself.By caving in to Essendon over the Hird pay saga,the A.F.L has turned itself into a national joke and made itself look incredibly weak.Demetriou has lost all credibility over this saga and should resign.

Member 7167 · Post by **Member 7167** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 5:17 pm

Well stated qldmagpie67. I initially took the stance that James Hird and those who knowingly assisted him should take the majority of the responsibility and hence the harshest penalties for what has occurred. I felt at he time that the upper administration, the club membership and the club as a whole were far less responsible and as such I did not want to see Essendon FC compromised as they are one of the bigger clubs and important member of the AFL.

Considering the collusion and manipulation by both the AFL, James Hird and the Essendon administration I believe that they all need to made fully responsible for their actions and I would expect ASADA to throw the book at them. There has been no remorse, there has been no admission that they have done anything wrong. Lessons have not be learnt and there is no commitment that they will not attempt the same regime in the future. They deserve no sympathy or consideration just contempt and punishment.

P.S. If this was the Collingwood FC I would still be a member but would be supporting a complete cleanout of those responsible and those who were aware of what was happening but did nothing. My support would be for my club and not the scum bags who betrayed everyone.

watt price tully · Post by **watt price tully** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 6:03 pm

Lazza wrote:http://www.theage.com.au/afl/hird-the-main-game-is-still-in-play-20131212-2zaco.html

So just WHO is telling the truth?

Come on AFL, stop playing bloody games with the rotten scum......

Great article Lazza. Calls it how I like to see it. Let pretty boy Hird face the music.

Tanya Hird seems to have the ethics of .... well a lawyer

Proud Pies · Post by **Proud Pies** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 11:05 pm

no, I take it all back...... the AFL have really punished Tird this time.......

THE AFL has banned Essendon coach James Hird and suspended footy boss Danny Corcoran from attending the club's staff Christmas party.

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AFL disgraced in Essendon saga