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They picked the wrong Thorburn...
To be fair, being a religious nutter hasn't exactly been a deal breaker for top jobs in Australia in recent years.
Glad to see we're finally seeing some pushback.
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Week 7 of my - this will take 10 years to be finished is a reasonable time frame, with 7 years would be the absolute quickest they could get it done, theory is looking on target.
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Send David Koch to Essendon to stabilise them IMO. And Matthew Richardson.
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Schulzenfest
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Reminds me of that joke about the bear and the hunter, with the punchline -
'you don't come here to hunt do you?'.
Those guys are so used to swimming in the West Lakes sewer they have long forgotten wtf shit smells like.
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It might be hard being a Port fan sometimes, but **** we could be a lot worse. No flag in 18 years is a lot better than no finals wins in that same time period (yes I realise Essendon are not the benchmark but thank **** I don't go for them)
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They picked the wrong Thorburn...
Well they do appear to be heading towards a cliff
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Really have to feel for them, don't you.
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The appointment of former National Australia Bank boss Andrew Thorburn as the CEO of Essendon Football Club landed like a turd in the punch bowl.
God saved Essendon from Andrew Thorburn
Lol. What an absolute piece of shit, how does Essendon even think of appointing that guy. Let alone that he was part of the committee (to select himself??)
Well, we might have daddy donuts and Kock, but at least we're not Essendon.
God saved Essendon from Andrew Thorburn
Lol. What an absolute piece of shit, how does Essendon even think of appointing that guy. Let alone that he was part of the committee (to select himself??)
Well, we might have daddy donuts and Kock, but at least we're not Essendon.
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The club statement.
www.essendonfc.com.au
As soon as the comments relating to a 2013 sermon from a pastor, at the City of the Hill church came to light this morning, we acted immediately to clarify the publicly espoused views on the organisation’s official website, which are in direct contradiction to our values as a Club.
Essendon is committed to providing an inclusive, diverse and a safe Club, where everyone is welcome and respected.
The Board made clear that, despite these not being views that Andrew Thorburn has expressed personally and that were also made prior to him taking up his role as Chairman, he couldn’t continue to serve in his dual roles at the Essendon Football Club and as Chairman of City on the Hill.
The Board respects Andrew’s decision.
We are deeply committed to our values and support wholeheartedly the work of the AFL in continuing to stamp out any discrimination based on race, sex, religion, gender, sexual identity or orientation, or physical or mental disability.
I want to stress that neither the board nor Andrew was aware of the comments from the 2013 sermon until we read about them this morning. I also want to stress that this is not about vilifying anyone for their personal religious beliefs, but about a clear conflict of interest with an organisation whose views do not align at all with our values as a safe, inclusive, diverse and welcoming club for our staff, our players, our members, our fans, our partners and the wider community
Statement on behalf of Dave Barham
The Board of the Essendon Football Club has accepted the resignation of Andrew Thorburn as CEO.
Essendon is committed to providing an inclusive, diverse and a safe Club, where everyone is welcome and respected.
The Board made clear that, despite these not being views that Andrew Thorburn has expressed personally and that were also made prior to him taking up his role as Chairman, he couldn’t continue to serve in his dual roles at the Essendon Football Club and as Chairman of City on the Hill.
The Board respects Andrew’s decision.
We are deeply committed to our values and support wholeheartedly the work of the AFL in continuing to stamp out any discrimination based on race, sex, religion, gender, sexual identity or orientation, or physical or mental disability.
I want to stress that neither the board nor Andrew was aware of the comments from the 2013 sermon until we read about them this morning. I also want to stress that this is not about vilifying anyone for their personal religious beliefs, but about a clear conflict of interest with an organisation whose views do not align at all with our values as a safe, inclusive, diverse and welcoming club for our staff, our players, our members, our fans, our partners and the wider community
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The club statement.
As soon as the comments relating to a 2013 sermon from a pastor, at the City of the Hill church came to light this morning, we acted immediately to clarify the publicly espoused views on the organisation’s official website, which are in direct contradiction to our values as a Club.Statement on behalf of Dave Barham
The Board of the Essendon Football Club has accepted the resignation of Andrew Thorburn as CEO.
Essendon is committed to providing an inclusive, diverse and a safe Club, where everyone is welcome and respected.
The Board made clear that, despite these not being views that Andrew Thorburn has expressed personally and that were also made prior to him taking up his role as Chairman, he couldn’t continue to serve in his dual roles at the Essendon Football Club and as Chairman of City on the Hill.
The Board respects Andrew’s decision.
We are deeply committed to our values and support wholeheartedly the work of the AFL in continuing to stamp out any discrimination based on race, sex, religion, gender, sexual identity or orientation, or physical or mental disability.
I want to stress that neither the board nor Andrew was aware of the comments from the 2013 sermon until we read about them this morning. I also want to stress that this is not about vilifying anyone for their personal religious beliefs, but about a clear conflict of interest with an organisation whose views do not align at all with our values as a safe, inclusive, diverse and welcoming club for our staff, our players, our members, our fans, our partners and the wider community
Hang on, can they not also address the fact that he resigned in disgrace from the royal Commission into banking? And was personally singled out amongst the CEOs?
I mean, sacking him is the right move for being a homophobic religion nut job POS, but why did they hire him in the first place?
Barham seems utterly incompetent and out of his depth, and he'd be standing down too if he hadn't only been there 5 minutes. Then you have the senile old fool Sheedy, and idiots like Slobbo foaming their supporters into a cult like frenzy. What a mess. Burn the place down and start over
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Channel 7 is so bad. At everything. So so bad. I've been deathriding them for about 20 years now and I'm still hoping one day the entire network collapses.
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This must be the shortest stint of a CEO in history!.The club statement.
As soon as the comments relating to a 2013 sermon from a pastor, at the City of the Hill church came to light this morning, we acted immediately to clarify the publicly espoused views on the organisation’s official website, which are in direct contradiction to our values as a Club.Statement on behalf of Dave Barham
The Board of the Essendon Football Club has accepted the resignation of Andrew Thorburn as CEO.
Essendon is committed to providing an inclusive, diverse and a safe Club, where everyone is welcome and respected.
The Board made clear that, despite these not being views that Andrew Thorburn has expressed personally and that were also made prior to him taking up his role as Chairman, he couldn’t continue to serve in his dual roles at the Essendon Football Club and as Chairman of City on the Hill.
The Board respects Andrew’s decision.
We are deeply committed to our values and support wholeheartedly the work of the AFL in continuing to stamp out any discrimination based on race, sex, religion, gender, sexual identity or orientation, or physical or mental disability.
I want to stress that neither the board nor Andrew was aware of the comments from the 2013 sermon until we read about them this morning. I also want to stress that this is not about vilifying anyone for their personal religious beliefs, but about a clear conflict of interest with an organisation whose views do not align at all with our values as a safe, inclusive, diverse and welcoming club for our staff, our players, our members, our fans, our partners and the wider community
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