James Hird to coach Essendon.

[beerbandit]

just read it on the herald sun website.

 

[JRD_312]

What an appointment. Best of luck to the Bombers and hope this doesn't backfire on them.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/hird-to-coach-bombers/story-e6frf9jf-1225930046780

 

[Hodgepodge]

Worked for Tim Watson.

 

[little hawk gmf]

What an appointment. Best of luck to the Bombers and hope this doesn't backfire on them.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/hird-to-coach-bombers/story-e6frf9jf-1225930046780

Michael Voss Mk II or Tim Watson Mk III. This train wreck will be fun to watch.

 

[PieNSauce]

Strange move for a club like Essendon I reckon. They've just proved that untried coaches rarely work. I really thought they'd go with experience. Don't misunderstand me, Hird was a gun player and may well succeed I just think they're taking a huge gamble.

P.S. Can't be worse than the previous one. Let's face it, his only expertise was in how to lose!

 

[always right]

Apparently the Marketing Department appoints the coach nowadays

 

[TeamHurley]

Good luck hird. You are going to need some.

 

[BEEG]

Find it amazing that he can come out every week on the Couch and anything else and say he has no interest and will not being doing it in the next few years and now is going to coach

Massive respect for Hird but can not believe a thing he says and all this and i now believe the rumours that he had the coaching job and then backed out last minute because of the Knights fiasco

 

[theboxmike]

Strange move for a club like Essendon I reckon. They've just proved that untried coaches rarely work. I really thought they'd go with experience. Don't misunderstand me, Hird was a gun player and may well succeed I just think they're taking a huge gamble.

P.S. Can't be worse than the previous one. Let's face it, his only expertise was in how to lose!

Except against Carlton

Really i think this Hird move is just to bring in memberships and support for the Club and real coach will be Dean or Choco

 

[Xtreme]

I don't think that this is going to end well for the Bombers, a favorite son returning as coach isn't always the answer (see Peter Knights + Peter Schwab @ Hawthorn + Vossy @ Brisbane for example ).

 

[jmirra]

will fail

 

[PieNSauce]

Except against Carlton

Really i think this Hird move is just to bring in memberships and support for the Club and real coach will be Dean or Choco

Well if that's true and frankly I don't believe a word of it, it's the worst mistake they could have made. Frankly I miss those epic battles on Anzac day and I hope they get their act together soon.

 

[Wokko]

Tony Shaw mk III.

Considering the coaching talent on offer (Williams, Laidley, Roos[?]) I'm surprised they'd go for an untried favourite son.

Collingwood made Bucks do his apprenticeship, not that this is a certainty to work but it keeps him in the system for a few years before taking over. I'd be very surprised if this works unless Hird brings in some experienced assistants and is a very good delegator unlike the inept dictator up north.

 

[stugots]

Worked for Tim Watson.

quality input as per usual

 

[Nater]

let the Buckley vs Hird vs Voss threads open up again, all we need is Roo to get the crows job and it'll be 2002 all over again.

 

[SweetLeftFoot]

Sweet. In the next few years, as North rise to powerhouse status, Essendon will be bumping along the bottom the ladder, a directionless rabble.

 

[rainman06]

Strange move for a club like Essendon I reckon. They've just proved that untried coaches rarely work. I really thought they'd go with experience. Don't misunderstand me, Hird was a gun player and may well succeed I just think they're taking a huge gamble.

P.S. Can't be worse than the previous one. Let's face it, his only expertise was in how to lose!

So in a sport with over a hundred years history, Matthew Knights singlehandedly proved this to be true in three years? Fair effort.

Matthew Knights proved that he couldnt coach, thats about it.

 

[Majinbuu]

Voss vs Hird. Fight!

 

[krusden]

Worked for Tim Watson.

at least the saints could sack him when he was shit

hird will be at the bombers for the next 20 years.

worst appointment since terry wallace

 

[tugga]

Strange move for a club like Essendon I reckon. They've just proved that untried coaches rarely work. I really thought they'd go with experience. Don't misunderstand me, Hird was a gun player and may well succeed I just think they're taking a huge gamble.

P.S. Can't be worse than the previous one. Let's face it, his only expertise was in how to lose!

isn't every coach an untried coach at one point?
I wish him all the best. One of my favourite all-time footballers.

 

[rainman06]

Sweet. In the next few years, as North rise to powerhouse status, Essendon will be bumping along the bottom the ladder, a directionless rabble.

Hate to break it to you mate but your club wont be rising to any status at all. You will be petering out into non-existence.

Its comments like this that will make me enjoy watching the AFL refuse to bail you out again after you refused the relocation offer.

 

[Styxx]

I bet even if Knights got them into the finals he still would have been sacked.

 

[Pessimistic]

I don't think that this is going to end well for the Bombers, a favorite son returning as coach isn't always the answer (see Peter Knights + Peter Schwab @ Hawthorn + Vossy @ Brisbane for example ).

We had no money to pay for a top coach. Only ex hawks would do it for well under the going rate.

Both had at least one good finals series

 

[beerbandit]

Its a good move in my opinion. Knights had lost the respect of the players, something that Hird will have. One of the greatest players ever and will more than likely turn them around. But only time will tell.

 

[Prince of Lygon]

It's going to be interesting seeing as he is taking over a fairly ordinairy list but hopefully people give him a chance to get everything together. Champion player.