DAVE CULBERT: 22 JANUARY 2017
Welcome to the Australian Sporting Hall of Shame
I read your revolting post about James Hird and his father Allan. You should be ashamed of yourself as a son; as a person; and as a former Australian representative.
Although you know nothing about ASADA, WADA and the CAS corruption, you are quite entitled to be wrong and ignorant about what happened at Essendon and about James Hird’s role.
But you are not entitled to jeopardise his life. Surely, you are bright enough to realise that if James had read your vile tweet, it could have pushed him over the edge again. Do you really hate James Hird and his family that much that you want him to die?
You are also not entitled to treat James’s father, or any father for that matter, with the disrespect you displayed in your tweet. I am at a complete loss for words that you could be so crass, so vulgar, so vile to a father seeking help for a very, very sick son.
Bruce Francis
Dave Culbert 19 July 2017
I notice that you bashed James Hird again last week. I am perplexed that you believe that you know more about what happened at Essendon than anyone.
I have devoted just on 11,000 hours to the issue and written over a million words on the subject but your “five” minutes of research puts my arrogance in the shade.
I have attached my dissection of the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) 16 strands in the cable. A number of lawyers believe that I have provided irrefutable evidence that the CAS panel was arguably corrupt, biased and inept.
Is there any chance that you could share your superior wisdom and:
- Explain how James Hird was legally responsible for what happened at Essendon. Reference to the Essendon organisation structure; Hird’s job description and responsibilities; and the relevant clauses to Hird in the Victorian Occupational Health & Safety Act would be a good starting point.
- What Hird was found “guilty” of by the AFL
- Forward me the proof that 34 players were administered Thymosin Beta-4
- Provide proof that my dissection of each of CAS’s 16 strands of the cable was wrong.
Bruce Francis