The Defence

[PaulP]

I'd argue that he left a club which had forced a collaborative regime on him, something he did not want, yet a regime that was probably the reason he remained competitive while still there, and we removed him from that environment as was his will, and he hung himself!

In that respect his demise was not sudden at all, but just exposed by the move!

I disagree. 5 coaching failures in 20 years is enough circumstantial evidence for mine to point the finger squarely at the club. If Malthouse was the only failure, then sure, I would agree. They all come highly credentialed, flag winners, from successful environments etc., but we'll sort them out, don't you worry about that. Like Sylvester McMonkey McBean's Star Off machine.