It isn’t news and he didn’t “stumble” across it, he was hand fed by someone.
Hird was not the best candidate for the job…fullstop.
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Sorry, should have clarified I dont give a ■■■■ what you say.
Honestly if this true, and at this point it time that’s not been established, it’s abhorrent behaviour from Barham.
To treat a club legend, be it James Hird or not, in as a means to an end is despicable.
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There is a sports comp reporting void between the AO and the start of the AFL season comp, when reader attention is captured by match day reports and selections
A Rage journo once told me when the AO is on, sport politics reporting gets shelved, no matter how significant.
Is it really though?? Is it really??
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Abhorrently cunning- hes a club legend, but someone needed to relegate him to the history books. Barham seems to have done that, which I am thankful for. Never want to hear Hird being officially involved with the club again.
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Maybe Hawthorn members have had enough, cleaning out the stables by voting in the President and Merlino over the Boys Club choice, as well as spending time and money on legal challenges to acts designed to reduce the power and rights of voters to choose
Barham and Sheedy have done their job.
Both need to go asap, especially the latter.
Barham did the right thing. Hird untenable.
Hird needs to shut up now. As does Sheedy.
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The challenging bit for us punters is that there’s always two sides (1), there’s often bias and ‘mayo’ added to a story (2) and reading literally can mean we don’t have the proper context of the original convos. Unless we were a fly on the wall we’ve only read about one side (pro Hird camp). Robbo went early on Hird as a coach, he rode Hirdys Apple cart probably 6 months and more before Truck was sacked. Robbo had skin in the game and this could skew to a degree his narrative and language.
Then again, it’s obvious there were certain ‘commitments’ and conversations supporting Hirds coaching ambitions too. It’s hard to know where the truth lies.
My view is ultimately the Club has definitely landed in the right spot. We’ve just seen the last 4 days the Club will find it difficult to avoid the saga moving forward. Hird as coach would certainly endure the story continued to distract and hold the club back from moving on.
In the end the Club will only succeed by moving on. Scott as coach, external review complete, we have a chance. Barham was far from poetic in his execution of his motive, we got there in the end and hope we can make this one work.
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The world’s smallest violin plays.
All three can ■■■■ off. This sorta ■■■■ is why everyone laughed at richmond for a good 30 years, ‘cOme bAck kB’.
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The club’s bigger than one person.
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Fair point, I completely get where you and others are coming from.
My issue is surely Hird would realise he wasn’t the best person for the job. He hasn’t improved himself as a coach in really any substantial way since he left in 2015.
The whole thing is very odd from all parties.
My theory is Barham wanted to do anything he could to get Hird to apply, knowing that if the panel didn’t select him- it would end the whole discussions of Hird ever coming back to coach us once and for all
Did Barham go about it the right way, probably not- but I think the end result has been a big positive for the club
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Yeah I get that, and it seems many share you views, which is surprising.
But…
Does the outcome justify the method?
Is that now the precedent for how we treat people?
Feels ■■■■■■.
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I dont care whether peoples feelings are hurt as long as we are not acting in a deliberately hurtful or discriminatory manner. Hird’s a big boy. If his feeling are hurt, thats unfortunate for him.
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barham is that old drunk from the pub who flies off the handle and shoots from the hip
i doubt he sticks around any longer than the end of next year, but he’ll certainly shake things up, which we need. in that regard, he’s done very well
i do bet he makes a monumental fk up in his tine though. i doubt he thinks too rationally at times. i mean, the way he handled the rutten exit and the thorburn thing we’re a joke. how anyone could think otherwise is beyond me.
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Can there be a board challenge at any time?? Or does it have to be after a certain number of years??
If what’s reported is true, not only is it deliberately hurtful, it’s deceitful, underhanded and dishonest.
If that’s his modus operandi then so be it, some may like it. I hate it.
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its not deliberately hurtful. It is deliberately dishonest though. But I think the ends justify the means. Ridding the EFC of Hird and hopefully soon, Sheedy is of vital importance. Both are disruptive relics.
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Surely a simple, sorry James, we love you, but we’re going in a different direction would suffice.
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