I was more talking about players development etc

I understand that and maybe in a general, broad sense, Ratts could say more about the development of players, but I still think everything he shares with us, he shares with the rest of the footballing world.

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I would rate Matthews, Malthouse and Ross as the best coaches if that means anything....

And your summation that "could be seen as mates" is just that... you don't know, I don't know. But if you're a mate, you let little things slide by. You can have a good relationship with a playing group without being a mate.

Some principles stand the test of time....

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Whatever evryone thinks about mates as coaches etc, the main thing is that Stevens said he would go into battle for and with Ratts......

Nothing needs to be said, or clarified.

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