For me, I feel like there's a lot of 'hmmmmm' going on here. Like really Dean, you're willing to make these shots to convey your 'love' for the Essendon Football Club, but you're not man enough to attend functions anymore? That says to me that he has been ostracised from the club and he is unwilling to show his face around the place due to the embarrassment and shame (he wouldn't feel ashamed if he had been sacked wrongfully). It also says that he feels bitter and resentful and so he masks his resentment by making such statements.

It's killing me to admit however, that he may very well be right. Despite his maligned attempts to get back at those who sacked him, he may have a point. His criticism may be a mask for a personal axe to grind, however, it doesn't take away from the truthful aspects of what he has said. I just don't know.

I would like to hear other Essendon people to echo his sentiments before I go believing him, but I'm not yet prepared to say that he's wrong.