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Paying James Hird in advance for 2014
My interest in sport is, well, about less than Zero but I do find some of the machinations and politics of various codes rather amusing for the passions that they invoke. The rather neat way that Essendon have managed to find a way to keep James Hird in grocery money while he is suspended during 2014 would have to get a very big tick for ingenuity though:

In a joint statement, the AFL and Essendon said: “The AFL has accepted the Essendon Football Club’s position that James will not be paid in 2014 and equally the AFL have accepted that the Essendon Football Club has the right to make payments to James Hird in the 2013 year as it sees fit.”
Sir Humphrey Appleby would be beaming with absolute approval at this bit of nonsense. Personally I think that it proves for once and all that there is no sportsmanship once the spivs and lawyers get involved with sport.
Cheers Comrades
Related articles
- AFL comes out swinging over Hird (news.theage.com.au)
- Tania Hird takes aim at AFL (theage.com.au)
- Hird to get lump sum in pay deal with AFL (theage.com.au)
- Bombers set to face ‘several’ charges: Fahey (theage.com.au)
- The Essendon SAGA continues: (getrealaussierules.com)
- Hird has big win over AFL (news.theage.com.au)
Communist Golf Protests called for – Occupy your local golf course
Gig Diary had the good fortune to come across this great piece of satirical writing about the “occupy” movement and I thought that it would amuse the readers.
Personally I don’t get golf. It is a rather silly way to spoil a walk but there are those who are devoted to this game with a passion like, well like the way that Ray digs AFL…
Oh and I will get to some more serious posts soon but at present I’m having a bit of a bad time with my back and that has laid me rather low .
Cheers Comrades