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Denials ... Essendon's supplement plans allegedly "black ops". Source: Jake Nowakowski / News Limited
JAMES Hird faces fresh allegations over the drugs saga, this time that he was part of a discussion over whether the club's supplement operation should be "black ops''.
The Bombers fiercely rejected the claims made by former high performance manager Dean Robinson.
Hird and football boss Danny Corcoran were linked to the discussion, claimed to have included former sports scientist Stephen Dank.
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Robinson has claimed in an interview with Channel Seven, to be broadcast in full on Wednesday: "Stephen Dank said: 'What you are asking me to do is black ops'."
The Bombers hit back at the claims tonight, saying: "As has previously been stated, James Hird emphasised that the supplements program run by Stephen Dank and Dean Robinson must be legal according to WADA and the AFL, must be approved by the club doctor, must be given with the consent of the player and must not harm the player,'' the Bombers said.
"James Hird and Danny Corcoran never said the program should be run as a 'black op'.
"This is nonsense and categorically rejected by the club. This assertion is slanderous.''
Dank has not commented publicly on whether Robinson's memory of the conversation is accurate. He has consistently denied he ever administered banned substances to players.
Robinson who was stood down by Essendon in February when the Bombers "self-reported'' with concerns about its sports science program in 2012 resigned from the club last Friday.
"I'm in tears, I'm shaking." He said of the moment when he was moved out.
And he lashed out at his treatment by the club in the interview, saying: "The worst thing is walking in and seeing my kids and realising everything I've worked for, everything I tried to do for my family - Essendon is targeting me."
Robinson is reportedly set to take legal action against the club.
Robinson's departure followed that of other key players in the Essendon investigation.
Sports scientist Dank and former football department boss Paul Hamilton went last year; while former CEO Ian Robson resigned in May this year.
Robinson's later resignation came just a day before David Evans stood down as chairman.
Evans' decision followed revelations in the Herald Sun last week that Evans and Hird were at odds over the contents of a phone conversation between Evans and league boss Andrew Demetriou the night before Essendon came forward.
New chairman Paul Little said on Monday night that Essendon was "ramping up both our legal advisory input and also our PR input to make sure that the club is represented in the best possible way''.
"We can't and nor do we need to change any of the strategies that are in place,'' Little said of Essendon's handling of the investigation.
"The board and the club remain very united about how we should approach the challenges of the investigation that we currently have in front of us.''
Little gave Hird his full backing.
"James Hird has also got not only my full and complete support but the board's full support and we look forward to James taking us into a successful finals campaign,'' he said.
Robinson is understood to have been paid for the interview.
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