12 angry men

If you were on a jury trying the Bombers for murder and there was this much circumstantial evidence, the vote to convict would surely be 12-0.

 

AussieRulesBlog has already noted our disquiet over the sacking of Knights and the smoke of Machiavellian machinations surrounding Hird’s ascendency. The (according to the media) open secret of Mark Thompson’s arrival at Windy Hill and the ‘leaked’ evidence for accusations that he had been having a tete-a-tete with the Bombers for some time do nothing but add fuel to the suspicions of conspiracy theorists (and impartial observers).

 

We also noted our receipt of a personal call from Essendon CEO, Ian Robson, assuring us that there was absolutely nothing untoward in the recruitment of Hird

 

Nevertheless, it’s hard to escape the conclusion that someone at Essendon, presumably President David Evans and/or Robson, has decided to play very hard ball indeed! I hope the Bombers don't need the other clubs' support on anything important in the near future (10–15 years), because the most they'll get will be the remaining steam off some very, very old crap.

 

Of course, if there's a flag at the end of the rainbow, it will all be judged a masterstroke (in the media).