Mick Malthouse...Genius coach on the verge of recapturing greatness or Gobby halfwit who stayed too long

[Retrospective 104]

Is Malthouse:

i) Close to getting it right again and building on his past success at the Eagles

ii) A gobby loon who should pack up and [censored] off

I don't rate him as a coach. I reckon my bride could've coached the Eagles to success in the period Mick went OK (and she is a Crows supporter so obviously knows nothing about Footy.)

Not sure there'd be enough room for the egos down at Collingwood when you have Mick, Eddie and NB, be full a time job bringing the Figs in.

Anyway it was a treat to see Malthouse arc up at the saints at half time....then see the Pies fall over and lose it... and see Mick try to say he never said anything. reminded me of Fawlty Towers.

"He was looking at me and talking to you"

Edited April 10, 2010 by Retrospective

[Eth 4]

Gobby halfwit who stayed too long.

[Little Goffy 14,451]

It is when someone is in trouble and you feel no sympathy that you really understand that you don't like them.

Watching the Pies/Saints games and the cuts to Malthouse in the box, I just couldn't get past the feeling that there was a guy who was realising that he'd believed his own hype, taken a big arrogant risk, and blown it. Now he has the rest of this season and all of next season to just go through the motions of coaching, knowing that he is not going to be able to bring home the cup, and knowing that after that he has to spend three more years as football director at a club going through an 'intensive rebuild' because he chucked in the draft picks and gave games to good-average players in the delusion he could get elite-champion results.

Or maybe he'll buy out his own contract and go coach the Western Sydney Blowflies once they realise Sheedy has gone completely bonkers.

[Brocky 4]

It doesn't really matter what you think of Malthouse, a coach cannot say what he said to an opposition player, regardless of that players history.

[heartbeatstrue 57]

It doesn't really matter what you think of Malthouse, a coach cannot say what he said to an opposition player, regardless of that players history.

What did he say?

[big tuna 0]

Was that directed at Milne or Montagna???

[Felix 92]

ii) A gobby loon who should pack up and [censored] off

Jolly & Ball were poor pick ups, Didak should have been traded, useless player, Dale Thomas, well what can I say all smoke no fire, Davis is good in patches, they have NO forward line, the continued persistence with Cloke is idiotic, Fraser at 28 is pat his best and now in the "Brock" category.

Hack team which is NOT in the supposed premiership window.

[Felix 92]

Was that directed at Milne or Montagna???

both.

Edited April 10, 2010 by Sturmmann

[Felix 92]

From the age today

Milne, along with teammate Leigh Montagna, was the subject of a 2004 investigation of sexual assault against two women.

[Cards13 9,117]

I think he has been one of the best coaches of this era if not all time. He had two Collingwood sides in grand finals against one of the best teams ever (Lions). Almost stole a premiership from them when they should not have even made finals. He continues to have teams at the pointy end of the comp that play a brand of pressure, never say die footy our teams can not get within kooie of.

What he allegedly said on Friday is not on for players let alone a coach. If you can read his lips it looks like he allegedly said was "ra" then a head obscures his face, then you can catch the last part that looks like "ist"....

[Gorgoroth 12,924]

Never know, he might have been asking milne if he was a good rap artist?

[praha 11,236]

I think Malthouse is a great coach who has done superbly considering the list he has had to work with.

In saying that, he is an arrogant arse that thinks he is gods gift to the world.

Edited April 11, 2010 by calabreseboy

[Hellaintabadplacetobe 4,294]

I think Malthouse is a great coach who has does superbly considering the list he has had to work with.

In saying that, he is an arrogant arse that thinks he is gods gift to the world.

Concise and correct. To his credit, he does seem to have become a little more human in the past year or 2

[Cheesecake 92]

Never know, he might have been asking milne if he was a good rap artist?

Ha ha! Classic!!

Although, given he is adamant he was speaking only to his own players (and I believe everything Mick says), I suspect he was asking Didak or someone else about their rapping skills.

[Cheesecake 92]

I think Malthouse is a great coach who has does superbly considering the list he has had to work with.

In saying that, he is an arrogant arse that thinks he is gods gift to the world.

Perfectly encapsulates my thoughts on the man, too.

[IWAP 170]

Hmmm will finish coaching Collingwood, the same time Bailey is out of contract.

Interesting.

[P-man 13,366]

He was like a petulant child in the post-Staints press conference. He's incredibly arrogant and blunt in his responses at the best fo times, but he outdid himself this weekend.

But I second the comments about what he's done with the list of players he'd had being a reflection of his ability as a coach - that is a very good one.

[Cards13 9,117]

Never know, he might have been asking milne if he was a good rap artist?

(Double thumbs up with a wink thrown in) haha

[Chook 15,012]

"Ra . . . ist" is bad. You're screwed three ways from Sunday there. Either you're accusing someone of being racist (bad) a rapist (worse) or (astutely pointed out above) a rap artist (worst). Poor Mick. I hope he gets what's coming to him.