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I heard today that if Essendon gives Sheeds the flick @ the end of the year,
Crazy John's owner John Ilhan will payout Terry Wallace's contract at Richmond
and the Back-Pocket-Plumber will return to Tigerland.

I'm not saying i dont believe you Mr66, but how reliable was your source?

Carolyn Wilson has been hinting at that for a while too - according to her there is a push to get Sheeds back to the Richmond.

Sheeds might see it as a new challenge for the later stages of his coaching career?

I have said before that I think Wallace could be one of the most over-rated coaches in history and how he got a 5 year deal (correct me if I am wrong anyone) is beyond me - very lucky guy / potentially not very smart move by Richmond at the time.

John Ilhan comes on board next year I think and he is one of the wealthiest men in the country - a real success story who started out hand delivering handsets to customers of his started-from-scratch new mobile phone store some 10 or so years ago.

Haven't we heard that rumour for about 15 years at least?

Wedgie wrote:Haven't we heard that rumour for about 15 years at least?

yep usually in the last year of Sheedy's contract...hang on thats this year.......again

Wedgie wrote:Haven't we heard that rumour for about 15 years at least?

About every time Sheedy is out of contract as a ruse to get Essendon to sign him up....

Rohan Conelley in todays Age wrote that it is a done deal - that he wont be re-appointed. The Essendon Board is meeting next Tuesday to determine how they will manage it....

Yeah its a common rumour, but i hadn't heard the bit about someone paying Wallace's contract though. If thats the case, then Wallace could be in trouble.

Essendon would be mad not to sign him up ASAP IMHO.

1980 Tassie Medalist wrote:

Wedgie wrote:Haven't we heard that rumour for about 15 years at least?

About every time Sheedy is out of contract as a ruse to get Essendon to sign him up....

Rohan Conelley in todays Age wrote that it is a done deal - that he wont be re-appointed. The Essendon Board is meeting next Tuesday to determine how they will manage it....

Its funny how it appears Sheedy wont be reappointed, even though someone high up at the Bombers (not sure who the guy is, might be Peter Jackson) continually says that they'd find it hard to find anyone better than Sheedy. I know people high up in footy clubs cant be trusted, but the guy didn't have to say something like that, its almost giving a strong opinion rather than just giving the media an answer just for the sake of it. Presumably this guy is outvoted by other Essendon people.

GWW wrote:I'm not saying i dont believe you Mr66, but how reliable was your source?

Boss knows some insiders @ Channel 9 and/or The Footy Show.

Maybe this is why Harvey doesn't want to mess up his resume by coaching Freo for the last 7 games?

Who'd be next in line for Sheeds at Essendon BTW?

hondo71 wrote:Maybe this is why Harvey doesn't want to mess up his resume by coaching Freo for the last 7 games?

Who'd be next in line for Sheeds at Essendon BTW?

Maybe Gary O'Donnell would be a chance. Hes been an assistant (including with Brisbane) for a few years now.

Also, they could go for someone like Chris Bond who could fit the Essendon mould.

Well if Essendon are looking for a coach the bookies and thought Bomber Thompson would be free next year for a gig, oh hang on..

Sheeds has 4 premierships under his belt which is a great record

But it is spread over 26 seasons and he's only had 2 in 22 years since 1985 .....

yeah, i think he is a super coach and the best in the AFL. He hasn't had the best lists, but he can usually manage something out of the ordinary....

hondo71 wrote:Sheeds has 4 premierships under his belt which is a great record

But it is spread over 26 seasons and he's only had 2 in 22 years since 1985 .....

A lot of clubs would give anything to have had 2 premierships in the last 22 years.

rod_rooster wrote:

hondo71 wrote:Sheeds has 4 premierships under his belt which is a great record

But it is spread over 26 seasons and he's only had 2 in 22 years since 1985 .....

A lot of clubs would give anything to have had 2 premierships in the last 22 years.

Wedgie puts his hand up!

he must be doing something right if Essendon havent sacked him

GWW wrote:

1980 Tassie Medalist wrote:

Wedgie wrote:Haven't we heard that rumour for about 15 years at least?

About every time Sheedy is out of contract as a ruse to get Essendon to sign him up....

Rohan Conelley in todays Age wrote that it is a done deal - that he wont be re-appointed. The Essendon Board is meeting next Tuesday to determine how they will manage it....

Its funny how it appears Sheedy wont be reappointed, even though someone high up at the Bombers (not sure who the guy is, might be Peter Jackson) continually says that they'd find it hard to find anyone better than Sheedy. I know people high up in footy clubs cant be trusted, but the guy didn't have to say something like that, its almost giving a strong opinion rather than just giving the media an answer just for the sake of it. Presumably this guy is outvoted by other Essendon people.

That was the former President GWW, no longer involved at the Bombers, i think he was stirring the pot!

That would explain it then Dutchy. Sheeds may not have any backers left now.