04-26-2017, 01:29 AM
(04-26-2017, 12:49 AM)blue4life link Wrote:Malthouse coached Collingwood to a flag and runner up in the two years prior to his sacking, it defies logic to say that his best was behind him 12 months later.
I'm not implying that Malthouse was the right appointment for Carlton at the time any more than Ratten was before him, but blaming Malthouse for our current plight is missing the point in my opinion.
No coach has succeeded at Carlton for two decades, have they all been duds?
It doesn't defy logic at all. Whatever love McGuire has for Bucks, the Pies know Malthouse better than anyone - the succession plan was several years in the making. There was plenty of time for everyone to know exactly what was going on, and to have plenty of time to prepare themselves. Is it better to go out on a high, or is it better for a team to crash and burn before someone realizes a change needs to occur ?
Where exactly have I blamed any one individual over our current malaise ?
Pagan, MM and Ratts are not dud coaches. Our problems run a lot deeper than just one person - that doesn't mean that coaches should be treated equally, and it doesn't mean coaches should be let off the hook, simply because an AFL club is a complex organization, with plenty of other blame candidates. Surely by now we have enough mechanisms, processes etc in place to be able to judge whether a particular individual is doing a good job or not ?