Blueboy74 wrote:
Most coaches go out in the public eye with dignity, because they are conscious of how that would look to any future employers. We have an unusual situation of a coach being terminated who knows it's his last appointment so rather than keeping quiet to protect his image, he feels he needs to do the opposite.
As has been mentioned, it can't do any harm as all parties need to be exposed for their incompetence.
It's like Apocalypse Now. MM as Colonel Kurtz. The man has gone off tap, and needs to be terminated due to his insanity and unsound methods.
Trigg is Captain Willard. An errand boy, sent by grocery clerks to collect a bill.
As for the board, as kennyhunter mentioned hopefully there is no pulling an ex club great out of the hat to save them now.
What worries me is that they will feel the need to produce a hastily added big name/white knight to feel like they are appeasing the masses
JE thought he could do it with Pagan, and Sticks/Swann with MM.
A Worsfold/Thompson appointment would be just like them. Ex washed up jaded Premiership coach to bide them some time.
I backed MM to the hilt, just as I did with Ratts and Pagan before hand and have once again been proved wrong. My love for this club over rides clear thinking at times and whilst as has been mentioned many times no coach could have survived in such a toxic environment, he like the others needs to shoulder much of the blame.
Kudos to Effes BV and others who saw this from the start and were able to provide a consistent narrative on the situation.
From an outside point of view the problem with Pagan and Malthouse was partly the fact they came from eras where Senior Coaches were more important than creating an environment of excellence in all areas.
The fact that both blame everything, but themselves says a lot. Pagan constantly referred to the loss of draft picks and the board, MM to the list, free agency, etc.
MM was no doubt a great coach, but never probably have enough credit to the people he had surrounding him. McGuire, Pert, Hine, Buckley etc as well as the hundreds of the support staff is what makes great clubs.
I know nothing about how to run a football club, but seeing Mick yelling at his old mate ShaneO on his headset who then passes a message to his other old mate in Robert Wiley doesn't seem to me how other clubs operate in 2015.
We created this mess by giving him 3mil and Catre Blanche on the whole operation, so if I was in his position I probably would have done the same thing....
