Ideally what you want is the "old" Carlton with its swagger, with its arrogance, "we are the old dark navy Blues. We're the team that everyone loves to hate". Why were we hated? Because we were successful. Tall poppy syndrome demanded that we get cut down.
What we want is the Carlton culture of success, of breeding champions of DEVELOPING champions. To do this doesn't necessarily require Carlton people. It does, however, require that the coach be sensitive and understanding of modern player psyches and utilising the players' ability to their utmost.
Where Fraser is absolutely correct is when he says this:
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"Carlton might not have the cattle, but what improvements have we seen in that cattle, the cattle the club does have? Bugger all," he said.
"Why would Kernahan and Gleeson come up with the conclusion they did? Because they know what's going on, they know what the players are thinking and feeling and how dispirited and soulless the joint is. They didn't come up with the conclusion they did lightly.
"The players are broken. Every ounce of flair has been beaten out of them. They (Kernahan and Gleeson) wouldn't have come out with the conclusion they did if they thought he (Pagan) could develop the list.
It's the lack of improvement. Although our players are not the best, they are not the worst, at times, they've shown themselves to be quite reasonable. It's the lack of development and getting the most out of them that is the problem.
Denis is not out of the woods yet. If there's a board challenge and enough people get on the bandwagon, he could still be gone before next season. IMO Brown's interview is partly to inform the mostly ignorant public who don't frequent the Internet Boards that it's not just having a bad list, which is Pagan's excuse every single bloody week. Most of the CFC supporters probably have little idea about footy and blindly take what the Club says as gospel and that sacking coaches only happens to Richmond.
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