Club Mgmt. Board of Directors as led by President Dave Barham

[BrunoV]

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

Just another idiot doubling down on delusion.

 

[Lore]

It really wasn't.

Maybe it was communicated poorly, but he was actioning items that would have been questioned if he didn't. Could you imaging that if Clarko was scott free and he wasn't asked to coach EFC, what the football (Essendon) public would have asked.

The delay was the existing boards fault - not Barhams at all. They refused to investigate Clarko because they all wanted to persist with Truck - who was easily manipulated and fit agendas. Barham started the cull by asking questions that everyone knew the answers to... but were pretecting their own arses for,

If there's anything I won't raise as a * up in this whole drama is Barham putting up his hand and asking questions that everyone else were happy sitting on the same status quo.

Some might say these questioons were 15 years behind where we shoiuld have been.

Ask any supporter who watched us in the 70s know how low we could sink before the glamour 80s and 90s. After that - we were puppets. I see this as the first time we've been out of the shaddow for a long time.

Just need to * off Sheedy.

I think once Truck was sacked and the ball was rolling at the end of August they've done it right since then. Everything after that I can accept. And before that is the previous administration's **** ups. But the bullshit they spun in the week in between was hot garbage and he said himself he would've done things differently with sacking Rutten (presumably rip the bandaid off earlier):

• The Clarkson ship had already sailed before the board spill, and the announcement was only held up by an interstate family emergency.
• The reasons for needing a new coach turned out to be bullshit: 1) the list isn't that far off, 2) Essendon is entitled to be successful and the poor kids haven't ever seen us successful and they deserve it coz Essendon, 3) it's all because Truck is a noob. By comparison, Scott and Mahoney are saying what the previous administration also told us:
  1. That pending the outcome of trade period, we're likely to have the youngest list in the comp in 2023, and that young players are not consistent and can struggle with consistent defending at the start.
  2. That we're not entitled to anything. You have to do the work and work hard. It will take time to build towards success.
  3. As far as Truck being a noob, and a more experienced coach will do better, well we have a change of faces but whether that's the difference is beyond anyone's knowledge at this point (short of a crystal ball to see what the future would have held with Truck). But if Scott is successful overall it's probably immaterial at this point, it only becomes a lightning rod issue if Truck is successful elsewhere while Essendon treads water.

What we have got though is an exorcism, with Rutten and the stability of the football department seemingly the sacrificial lamb in order to achieve that. Viewed pragmatically you can wrap your head around that with relative ease.

 

[Lore]

OMG I've been looking for that gif for like 10 years. Like literally 10 years, no exaggeration. There's been so many times where I was trying to find the "Mr Burns hasn't died because every germ is trying to get in at once and got jammed" gif and it didn't seem to exist anywhere. And then I couldn't even figure out what episode it was and thought I'd gone nuts and dreamt up the entire thing. Thank you!

 

[JM71]

The sad thing about today is that these comments will be what people are left with as a lasting memory of Sheedy.

I hope once this is all over he can still be appreciated for everything he has done for the club.

 

[RearNaked]

I think sheedy should stay tbh hird would of been a better option the rest should go

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

The sad thing about today is that these comments will be what people are left with as a lasting memory of Sheedy.

I hope once this is all over he can still be appreciated for everything he has done for the club.

Do you think he actually understands the damage he is doing to the club at the moment? His form recently has been awful. Genuinely undoing all the hard work he has put in over the years and severely tarnishing his legacy. Time to go before he does even more damage…

 

[HirdyLannister]

Sheedy comments has really pissed me off, what a complete **** wit.

**** off you campaigner.

 

[ant555]

It really wasn't.

Maybe it was communicated poorly, but he was actioning items that would have been questioned if he didn't. Could you imaging that if Clarko was scott free and he wasn't asked to coach EFC, what the football (Essendon) public would have asked.

The delay was the existing boards fault - not Barhams at all. They refused to investigate Clarko because they all wanted to persist with Truck - who was easily manipulated and fit agendas. Barham started the cull by asking questions that everyone knew the answers to... but were pretecting their own arses for,

If there's anything I won't raise as a * up in this whole drama is Barham putting up his hand and asking questions that everyone else were happy sitting on the same status quo.

Some might say these questioons were 15 years behind where we shoiuld have been.

Ask any supporter who watched us in the 70s know how low we could sink before the glamour 80s and 90s. After that - we were puppets. I see this as the first time we've been out of the shaddow for a long time.

Just need to * off Sheedy.

The first week was a shocker.
If you want to sack the coach then sack him. Do not chase the next coach while you still have one hanging in the breeze. They could have sacked Truck on the Monday. They knew he was not the guy they wanted. You do not let him coach out the week and last game.

 

[bennyg12]

Took the gloss of a otherwise positive day

 

[JM71]

Do you think he actually understands the damage he is doing to the club at the moment? His form recently has been awful. Genuinely undoing all the hard work he has put in over the years and severely tarnishing his legacy. Time to go before he does even more damage…

Sadly I don't think he does.

Not defending his comments at all. He seems out of touch. It's sad to see the hard work undone and his legacy tarnished.

 

[Sharaz Jek]

"The club has to be united ... whatever David Barham does now, he is the chairman. He, at this stage, has to bring the club together ... and, if you don't want to support David Barham, get off because you lost the vote. So don't sit there and nitpick. Not even nitpick, don't sit there and backstab. If you don't want to be there and you don't believe in what they're doing, get out and they'll get people in so that they're on the same page."

- Mark Robinson ... agitating for the likes of Simon Madden to resign in August.

Do these words apply to Kevin Sheedy? Or is the Sheedy/Hird double-standard in effect yet again?

 

[Hamez]

RoCo putting every pro Sheedy nuff on Twitter back in place. It might just be my timeline but it went from majority positive for Scott to now everything about Sheedy.

 

[eth-dog]

 

[The Donners]

Sheeds knows (or knew) how to work a room, watched him do it more than once.

I put him in the Trump category.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Sheeds and Robbo should get a room and cry it out over Hird.

“This is what happens when you bring new people into the club."

Can’t believe this comment when you consider where he came from

 

[tandino]

RoCo putting every pro Sheedy nuff on Twitter back in place. It might just be my timeline but it went from majority positive for Scott to now everything about Sheedy.

Indeed.

 

[frodos gardener]

Simone McInnes flagged as an incoming board member IMO.

 

[DERO]

Red Sash for mine.

 

[Hamez]

 

[VelvetSledge]

I think Red Sash absolutely melting on Twitter might be the cherry on top of a very satisfying day.

Save for the Sheedy **** up. Embarrassing old git

 

[The Donners]

I think Red Sash absolutely melting on Twitter might be the cherry on top of a very satisfying day.

Save for the Sheedy **** up. Embarrassing old git

Is Red Sash an Essendon supporter or a wolf in sheep’s clothing?!

 

[windyhill]

Just echoing a few of the older fans on here in regards to sheedy and his early days. He really did transform us from a nice club to a nasty premiership winning powerhouse. Dad and I worshipped him in the early 80’s. His only focus was us. It then went to his head. First it was edelesten and his massive offer to coach sydney. Then he would threaten to leave every three or four years to richmond , where again he would get massive pay rises to stay.
He lost me around the 95/96 period, I call these the lunatic years. We were no longer his no.1 focus, it was all about him, self promoting, the books, the videos, Kevin time. Cash in time. The 2000 flag was the ideal time to go to richmond but it bought him more time ( thank the bullfrog mcmahon for that)
He went kicking and screaming in 2007, thank god, outstayed his welcome. It’s as if he is now on some stupid revenge mission. Who the **** invited him onto the board ? Himself probably. Sinking copious amounts of red at game day functions and waving his bloody scarf clearly not enough to sate his ego. “ I’m Kevin sheedy, multi millionaire blue collar plumber, Essendon power broker” Saw through his schtick years ago.
Untenable. Dick Reynolds , your idol, would never act in this way.
Go away.

 

[Old Campaigner]

Is Red Sash an Essendon supporter or a wolf in sheep’s clothing?!

He's definitely an Essendon supporter. He's also one of the biggest nuffies going around

 

[rumply]

I put him in the Trump category.

& You'd be wrong doing that.

 

[rumply]

Just echoing a few of the older fans on here in regards to sheedy and his early days. He really did transform us from a nice club to a nasty premiership winning powerhouse. Dad and I worshipped him in the early 80’s. His only focus was us. It then went to his head. First it was edelesten and his massive offer to coach sydney. Then he would threaten to leave every three or four years to richmond , where again he would get massive pay rises to stay.
He lost me around the 95/96 period, I call these the lunatic years. We were no longer his no.1 focus, it was all about him, self promoting, the books, the videos, Kevin time. Cash in time. The 2000 flag was the ideal time to go to richmond but it bought him more time ( thank the bullfrog mcmahon for that)
He went kicking and screaming in 2007, thank god, outstayed his welcome. It’s as if he is now on some stupid revenge mission. Who the * invited him onto the board ? Himself probably. Sinking copious amounts of red at game day functions and waving his bloody scarf clearly not enough to sate his ego. “ I’m Kevin sheedy, multi millionaire blue collar plumber, Essendon power broker” Saw through his schtick years ago.
Untenable. Dick Reynolds , your idol, would never act in this way.
Go away.

So, what, he sobered up enough from 96 to 2000 to deliver ANOTHER flag while cashing in on his success? The devious bastard!!

 

[84859300]

The first week was a shocker.
If you want to sack the coach then sack him. Do not chase the next coach while you still have one hanging in the breeze. They could have sacked Truck on the Monday. They knew he was not the guy they wanted. You do not let him coach out the week and last game.

Truck knew as soon as Barham had power that he was a dead man walking.

Your insiders would have told you the same.