Following today’s decision in the Federal Court, Paul Little wrote to all Essendon members about the good news.
Dear Members
I have some good news and some bad news.
The bad news is we lost today in the Federal Court. I mean, we really lost.
It actually physically hurt.
To put it in footy terms, we were the Melbourne Demons of legal proceedings.
We even have to pay the legal cost of the other side.
Oops!
‘So what could possibly be the good news?’ you ask.
Well, given we may appeal and as we’re also going to pay ASADA’s legal costs, we are announcing new membership categories for season 2015.
This is a very exciting development, I’m sure you’ll agree.
The new categories are:
- Queens Counsel- $25,000
- Partner- $15,000
- Senior Associate- $10,000
- Solicitor- $8,000
- Articled Clark- $4,000
These exciting and almost affordable new memberships, should help us to continue to run the only legal defence fund in the world that has its own footy team.
I want to also personally assure you that the board is committed to this path of destruction we are currently on.
The board will not rest until every dollar in the club is spent on lawyers.
I ask all members to continue supporting the club, especially financially.
Regards
Paul Little
COMMENTS
Rabid Canine
Sep 19, 2014
Two words spring to mind:
hubris - noun - excessive pride or self-confidence (see also Essendon Football Club, and Hird, James)
schadenfreude - noun - a feeling of enjoyment that comes from seeing or hearing about the troubles of other people (see also members of clubs other than Essendon Football Club, and persons not enamoured of Hird, James)
Brunswickistan
Sep 19, 2014
Articled Clerk not Article Clark.
Aside from that, I for one welcome the Bombers wonderful contribution to ensuring that we have a strong and well-resourced legal system into the future.
Len
Sep 19, 2014
If we're heading to the High Court, perhaps there should be a Dennis Denuto membership category ...
curious
Sep 22, 2014
See the Bombers fly up up ... until the golden boy's wings melt in the sun and he crashes to Earth. This episode has all the makings of a good well written tragedy. Elements from Homer and Shakespeare. If only we could wake up and find it was all a dream ....
curious
Sep 22, 2014
As a non-Bombers fan, I can only hope the Bombers appeals the decision and fights on, and stays with Hird as Coach. Much better to relegate a premiership coach who was getting the team into the right shape into the background, and go with the special one who has burned all and sundry at the altar of his own ego.
curious
Sep 22, 2014
Dont forgot the Senior Council - $50,000 .... SC outranks QC.