Should we recruit Ian Robson to the board?

[Cairnsman]

This guy is apparently the best in the business and it sounds like his time in the wilderness will be short.

Would he be a handy addition to our board?

[Old Mate]

Definitely

[plugger66]

Only if we want people to laugh at us. he wont go to an AFL club for many years but he may go to another sport. he does come from Rugby League so may end up back there in a few years.

[Con Gorozidis]

Id take him for sure.

Hes been cut loose by the Bombers who are sacrificing 'non essendon' people and buffering their own.

[plugger66]

Id take him for sure.

Hes been cut loose by the Bombers who are sacrificing 'non essendon' people and buffering their own.

He was cut loose because he is the main boss and had no idea about the supplements program. It wasnt good enough and he was always going to be the first to go behind Dank and Robinson.

[Con Gorozidis]

Id take him for sure.

Hes been cut loose by the Bombers who are sacrificing 'non essendon' people and buffering their own.

He was cut loose because he is the main boss and had no idea about the supplements program. It wasnt good enough and he was always going to be the first to go behind Dank and Robinson.

Meh. Patsy.

[ausfatcat]

Meh. Patsy.

he was in charge and it happened under his watch regardless of who else knew about it. HE WAS IN CHARGE

[st_Trav_ofWA]

exactly people bang on here have Nettlefold is not great ect ect the fact is this bloke either turned a blind eye to what was going on (terrible thing) or had no idea what was going on (in some respects even worse) ...

the guy may have a clue and be good at what he does but this is carreer suicide no way should the St Kilda football club look to involve themselves with this kind of incompetence

[St Chris]

Not yet.

The investigation needs to unfold first. Once ASADA and the AFL have taken all their shots, then we can make a better decision on whether Robson is the quality operator that he's shown to be in his time at the hawks, or he is the negligent CEO his time at the Bummers has shown.

[Stillwaiting]

No way, that would make us a laughing stock again, we have been out of the "bad media" for a while and lets keep it that way

[bigcarl]

the Bombers are sacrificing 'non essendon' people and buffering their own.

Yes, but you sense that he is just the first of several heads to roll. Hird will be lucky to survive it.

[Greg T]

Less people from Essendon the better.
He's got no idea about what's goes on there,he probably fit in with our board though...
Get someone better IMO.

[saintspremiers]

Not in a million years. He's rotten to the core.

[Stillwaiting]

the Bombers are sacrificing 'non essendon' people and buffering their own.

Yes, but you sense that he is just the first of several heads to roll. Hird will be lucky to survive it.

Hird will survive, they wont let him be sacrificed no matter what his role was

[Teflon]

Could get us some good deals...

[Sobraz]

From what we're all hearing from Essendon, they seemingly have done nothing wrong regarding PEDS... Everything was in fact legal, or given the all clear.. So he's resigned for not being aware of players/coaches undertaking legal actions??... I'm sure he's not informed of every time James drives through a green light at 60kmp or crosses when the green man is flashing, how is this any different?!

[plugger66]

From what we're all hearing from Essendon, they seemingly have done nothing wrong regarding PEDS... Everything was in fact legal, or given the all clear.. So he's resigned for not being aware of players/coaches undertaking legal actions??... I'm sure he's not informed of every time James drives through a green light at 60kmp or crosses when the green man is flashing, how is this any different?!

Because whether it is legal or not he didnt know what was happened and it is his job to know. He is the club boss.

[Eastern]

exactly people bang on here have Nettlefold is not great ect ect the fact is this bloke either turned a blind eye to what was going on (terrible thing) or had no idea what was going on (in some respects even worse) ...

the guy may have a clue and be good at what he does but this is carreer suicide no way should the St Kilda football club look to involve themselves with this kind of incompetence

+1 !!

[bigcarl]

the Bombers are sacrificing 'non essendon' people and buffering their own.

Yes, but you sense that he is just the first of several heads to roll. Hird will be lucky to survive it.

Hird will survive, they wont let him be sacrificed no matter what his role was

It may not be up to Essendon

[plugger66]

Yes, but you sense that he is just the first of several heads to roll. Hird will be lucky to survive it.

Hird will survive, they wont let him be sacrificed no matter what his role was

It may not be up to Essendon

Who would sack him apart from essendon?

[sunsaint]

Hird will survive, they wont let him be sacrificed no matter what his role was

he will be the last person left to turn the lights out at the "Hangar" ...hopefully

[bigcarl]

Who would sack him apart from essendon?

The AFL? They got rid of Cameron Schwab from Melbourne, was it for bringing the game into disrepute?

Alternatively Hird may fall on his own sword. Allegedly set a poor example by having injections and it was under his stewardship that the whole debacle has unfolded.

Robson was an early sacrificial lamb I think, but it's not going to stop with him.

[plugger66]

Who would sack him apart from essendon?

The AFL? They got rid of Cameron Schwab from Melbourne, was it for bringing the game into disrepute?

Alternatively Hird may fall on his own sword. Allegedly set a poor example by having injections and it was under his stewardship that the whole debacle has unfolded.

Robson was an early sacrificial lamb I think, but it's not going to stop with him.

Melbourne got rid of Schwab but he wasnt a hero amongst melbourne supporters. i reckon Hird will not go but one or two others will IMO.

[bigcarl]

Melbourne got rid of Schwab but he wasnt a hero amongst melbourne supporters.

I hear there was significant pressure behind the scenes coming from high up the AFL hierachy. Not that a club's administration should be the league's concern IMO.

Probably right that Hird will survive as he is a hero of the game. Whether he deserves to is another question.

[st_Trav_ofWA]

i was reading the paper today and one coment got me ... Robson said that there had been practices done in 2012 that had
let down their players and their families... so what were the practices ? if there was nothing illegal with the stuff they were being injected with how were the players and their families let down ?