I can tell you know - if the Carlton Football Club board approached Peter Sidwell (Malthouse's Manager) about Mick coming to Carlton next year - he would laugh in their face and before he hung up would tell them there wouldn't be enough money in all of China that would take Malthouse to Visy Park.

Find me a better alternative. C'mon..think it through. Doesn't matter if you're for Ratts or against - who would you like to see coaching Carlton? Who is out there who would instill confidence and great tactics and game plans to get this mob where a lot of you think we should be? While you're at it - name some assistants. Because getting rid of Ratten means you have to get rid of Riley and Bradley as well.

That performance would not have been tolerated by a team under Malthouse.
I understand that footy is an emotional game, and supporters are quick to blame the coach for poor performances, but our side is manically under performing. We are not playing anywhere near the standard we have set ourselves against Geelong and St Kilda. The simple fact is Malthouse demands a consistent effort- he eeks every last ounce of talent out of his playing list, while we consistently carry 6-7 players. This is fundamentally a coaching issue, NOT a talent issue.

We have waited 10 years to get our side to be consistent finals performers again. We have the list to be consistent finals performers, but we need the BEST coaches to get us there.

Our board has a duty of care to the members and supporters to sound out Malthouse for 2011. They are being derelict in their duty, as the executive of our football club, if they do not.

Lets see how Malthouse goes with the pies. They havent won anything to date. Been there over ten years. In the draft all them years. Tanked for high picks in 99' and 05'. Gets the easy draw each year. Has had close to the best facilities for his whole ten years and access to the best people in sport. He has a games plan that gets him more wins than losses but if he coached the blues i am not sure the fans would have the patience for a few years near the bottom as he drilled the "around the boundary" tactic into the team.

I dont hate the guy but i dont think he would be a fit for Carlton and as Dr.Sherrin said he wouldnt come anyway.

I'd say an argument could be made to say that Malthouse is coaching better than ever. Criticising his coaching because the Pies have not won a GF is a silly argument- if Rocca's kick in 02 was paid as a goal would he all of a sudden become a 'better' coach because Collingwood won a flag?

Malthouse puts a stamp on his team like few other coaches in the AFL. He consistently gets results because every player knows their role. How directionless, how rudderless, how leaderless can an AFL team look without asking some serious questions of their coach? A Collingwood supporting mate of mine said to me tonight that our list, on talent alone, was as good as Collingwoods. There are some real pressing questions that require answering when performances like tonight are thrown up, and sadly Ratten is running out of answers.

Look for goodness sakes, if we ever go down the path of changing coach can we PLEASE, PLEASE, go through a proper in-depth selection process.

On the 'Ratten needs help' suggestion - I have never disagreed with you Melvs. Williams and/or Laidley might just provide the impetus the team and Ratten need.

On the 'Ratten needs help' suggestion - I have never disagreed with you Melvs. Williams and/or Laidley might just provide the impetus the team and Ratten need.