Siegfried wrote:
Getting the discussion back on the topic at hand...
It's interesting how so many people are so strongly opposed to Malthouse. I recall the discussions about Fevola, and whether we should have got rid of him, and even Kernahan before this year, and now perhaps Ratten this year. There were many people who thought trading Fevola was a disastrous move. There have been many who have backed Kernahan all the way through, although finally that does seem to be changing.
Football is such an emotional game, it's hard to stop the emotion taking over. The love of Kernahan (and even the love of Ratten in recent times), the love and need for Fevola IMHO clouded many people's reading of the facts. Fact - Kernahan has been associated with (and central to) every board that has failed for years to get Carlton to where it needs to be. Fact - Fevola was an incredible distraction and an awful role model to the young kids at the Club, and was indicative of the poor culture and leadership in place. Fact (IMHO - and of course, it is all about opinions, so this is just my reading of it) - Malthouse is an exceptional coach, with a fabulous record, and a proven ability to build football departments, develop kids, implement successful game plans, bring a hard-nosed defensive element to teams, develop leadership, culture etc etc.
But Maltbouse is also an arrogant, hard nosed prick who rubs most people up the wrong way. He's really hard to like, at a distance (which is where most of us sit). So the emotion says no way, I don't want him in a navy blue polo. Yet the facts say (again, IMHO) he is EXACTLY the kind of coach we need to take us to the next level and instil the culture, leadership, development and game plan we need to win a flag, if you go by what he's been able to achieve (even if you take into account that WC and Coll had money and facilities etc. Although we are in debt, if Malthouse says to our board, we need this, this and this, the money will be made available).
So I wonder if emotion is once again clouding the cold, hard facts. As we all know, when you make big decision in football, you have to remove the emotion of it. That's why, even though I don't like Malthouse in the way he comes across (I have no idea what he's like in real life as I've never met him), and when I see him interviewed I see arrogance and pig-headedness, the facts tell me he is exactly what this Club needs.
Malthouses job is not to be liked ...its not be democratic or new age....
its to get the most out of our list so we are getting the best results we can.
its to make the players go out and be competitive every game.... and set themselves up to get a positive result every game.
youll be able to tell if he can coach when you see how the bulk of our list is coming along... and how we treat the clubs in the competitition come game day.
i think this will improve markedly....
and that is what a coach does.....
Ratten couldnt get them past a certain level.... player or as a group
That was his level...as a coach
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