Will You Roast or Toast Malthouse on Friday Night?

[Pera]

Toast.

Theres been, what, 5 or 6 premiership coaches in our entire history? His achievements should be celebrated, until the siren sounds for the first bounce of course.

 

[joff]

He agreed to terms of the contract then went to our biggest rival ,yea I will be cheering that he is gone from us.The way bucks handled his constant needling speaks volumes about them both.Go pies,go bucks

 

[Snag Breac]

Hi Snag, would you like that option added to the poll?

Oh yes, please. All silly suggestions gratefully received.

 

[1892]

With regards to McHale's previous record it's a moot point. I'm firmly on the wagon that Malthouse broke the record yesterday against St Kilda due to McHale missing the 1930 Grand Final through sickness. While McHale should be credited as being the premiership coach for his work over the season, he shouldn't be credited with the individual game. In similar circumstances other coaches haven't been credited with a game.

In terms of Malthouse, his time at Collingwood and status in the game, I recognise his achievements at Collingwood, celebrated them at the time and reflection is best done when he's officially finished at Carlton.

 

[jmac70]

Sums it up nicely!

Carlton are being forced to honour our last premiership coach. It's going to be a great night.

 

[partypie]

Cheer him of course - he took a team that was the laughing stock of the competition and brought us extended success over a long period (which carried over into the first year of Buckley's tenure). One premiership, four GF's (unlucky to not take the chocolates in one, possibly two of them), six top-four finishes, eight top-eight finishes speaks for itself.

Mick being sacked by Eddie so he could install his love child in the coaches chair isn't really his fault and I never blamed him for not taking up the football manager's role - after all truth be told it was a demotion for a bloke who'd just taken us to one flag and was 20-30 minutes away from another and, while anybody would play nice still while they have the job, I can't see many people sticking with that sort of awkward situation after losing it.

p.s. Is this even really a question - regardless of who he's coaching now?

 

[eddiebankbalance]

I'd rather shout leigh Matthews a beer before toasting mr me.

 

[Wayne Arnold]

Cheer him of course - he took a team that was the laughing stock of the competition and brought us extended success over a long period (which carried over into the first year of Buckley's tenure). One premiership, four GF's (unlucky to not take the chocolates in one, possibly two of them), six top-four finishes, eight top-eight finishes speaks for itself.

Mick being sacked by Eddie so he could install his love child in the coaches chair isn't really his fault and I never blamed him for not taking up the football manager's role - after all truth be told it was a demotion for a bloke who'd just taken us to one flag and was 20-30 minutes away from another and, while anybody would play nice still while they have the job, I can't see many people sticking with that sort of awkward situation after losing it.

p.s. Is this even really a question - regardless of who he's coaching now?

Anybody except Mick. He couldn't even manage that. I think that just about sums him up as a person. Happy he is no longer part of the club and hope it stays that way.

 

[1892]

Carlton and us can both be thankful for his recruitment 2 of his boys from Collingwood. Carlton in that he only brought 2 across and us for the laughs.

Luckily we didn't give up a lot or spend 700k a year, but here's a look back on his boys we recruited from West Coast:
2001 - Chad Rintoul (preseason draft)
2002 - Scott Cummings (preseason draft)
- Andrew Williams (trade, Damien Adkins)
2004 - Chad Morrison (trade, pick 37 - Mark LeCras)

 

[Maggie5]

Cheer him of course - he took a team that was the laughing stock of the competition and brought us extended success over a long period (which carried over into the first year of Buckley's tenure). One premiership, four GF's (unlucky to not take the chocolates in one, possibly two of them), six top-four finishes, eight top-eight finishes speaks for itself.

Mick being sacked by Eddie so he could install his love child in the coaches chair isn't really his fault and I never blamed him for not taking up the football manager's role - after all truth be told it was a demotion for a bloke who'd just taken us to one flag and was 20-30 minutes away from another and, while anybody would play nice still while they have the job, I can't see many people sticking with that sort of awkward situation after losing it.

p.s. Is this even really a question - regardless of who he's coaching now?

Funniest thing I have read in a while. Wait you did mean that first sentence as a joke, right?

The second paragraph wasn't bad either. Ha ha.

 

[10571z]

I will Toast him. Forever gratefull of what he gave us. Obviously he would be upset about leaving when the list was in such great shape. Yeah he can be a tool but lets not forget the flag.

 

[Snag Breac]

Cheer him of course - he took a team that was the laughing stock of the competition and brought us extended success over a long period (which carried over into the first year of Buckley's tenure). One premiership, four GF's (unlucky to not take the chocolates in one, possibly two of them), six top-four finishes, eight top-eight finishes speaks for itself.

Mick being sacked by Eddie so he could install his love child in the coaches chair isn't really his fault and I never blamed him for not taking up the football manager's role - after all truth be told it was a demotion for a bloke who'd just taken us to one flag and was 20-30 minutes away from another and, while anybody would play nice still while they have the job, I can't see many people sticking with that sort of awkward situation after losing it.

p.s. Is this even really a question - regardless of who he's coaching now?

It's a serious question that was a topic of debate at halftime yesterday. I'm torn.

 

[Adz]

Toast. Still love him to this day.

 

[legendstatus]

Big tool, wasn't a fan when he was there now a bigger tosser since he has left...what an unprofessional w***er saying Buckley stole his job, hasn't 30 odd years as a senior coach taught him anything? look at how Bucks handles himself after 3 years as coach! MM STFU


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[jasonwilde]

Mick being sacked by Eddie so he could install his love child in the coaches chair isn't really his fault

I can't believe that people still parrot this crap. I really can't.

The guy will actually get the sack in the next 5 months and not a 5 year extension on over $1mill per year.

I wonder who Mick will blame then.

I assure you, it won't be himself.

 

[Wayne Arnold]

Toast. Still love him to this day.

Oh hai Christi. I think you should write a second book about your old man. This time include his time at the Blues.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Neither. Its a personal milestone in a team game.

 

[mattys123]

Jock McHale holds the records for;

premierships
grand finals
finals
finals wins
wins

Mick Malthouse will hold the record for;

losses
total games

Hmm.

Yeah, if anyone this week even mentions Mick in the same sentence as Jock as far as "greatness" they are just stupid,

Having said that I'll applaud him at the end of whatever pre game ceremony there is, he's a Pies premiership coach, in fact it's his greatest achievement.

 

[Leviathan Pie]

Oh hai Christi. I think you should write a second book about your old man. This time include his time at the Blues.

Yeah spot on, so no-one can read it...again

 

[partypie]

I can't believe that people still parrot this crap. I really can't.

It's hardly parroting, it's how it was at the time and blind freddy couldn't miss it. Coaches want to coach, they don't want to be a "football manager" or "director of coaching" - ask Alan Richardson or Rodney Eade.

I'm not saying it was the right or wrong decision (it's more of a nobody will ever know thing now) - hell Mick did look burned out at the end of 2011 but that was after a year of heavy speculation and seeing his impending end rapidly approaching and that'd be enough to mess with anyone's head.

What he did for our club is there in black and white (pardon the pun) for all to see - without Mick who knows if we would have anything near the success that we ended up having last decade.

He is definitely a grumpy old bugger but regardless of his demeanor or him going to Carlton he still deserves all the props that are coming to him for his time at Collingwood and his longevity in the game - he took on four of the shittiest jobs in football and I think you'd have to say he was successful in two, maybe three of them (he turned around Footscray's fortunes to some degree, his tenure at Carlton was a failure but that's not all on him).

Any nitwits who decide to boo him next week (or are still harbouring ill will towards him) need to grow the **** up already imo - he's not with us anymore so who gives a shit what he says or doesn't say now anyway...

 

[Matz]

I wonder if Eddie will try break bread with him this week into the lead up. I have no doubt that if he does Mick will be a prick about it .

 

[partypie]

I wonder if Eddie will try break bread with him this week into the lead up. I have no doubt that if he does Mick will be a prick about it .

I somehow doubt it as the current state of play is at KB / Richmond levels from the looks of things, but I do hope it happens at some point once the bitterness on both sides has faded as, despite the current state of affairs, he is what I'd personally consider to be a legend of the club as one of the most successful coaches we've had and whatever angst there is on either side at the moment doesn't change that in my mind.

 

[Matz]

I would like for Mick to one day return to the club in some form but right now that seems a life time away.

 

[jasonwilde]

It's hardly parroting, it's how it was at the time and blind freddy couldn't miss it. Coaches want to coach, they don't want to be a "football manager" or "director of coaching" - ask Alan Richardson or Rodney Eade.

I'm not saying it was the right or wrong decision (it's more of a nobody will ever know thing now) - hell Mick did look burned out at the end of 2011 but that was after a year of heavy speculation and seeing his impending end rapidly approaching and that'd be enough to mess with anyone's head.

What he did for our club is there in black and white (pardon the pun) for all to see - without Mick who knows if we would have anything near the success that we ended up having last decade.

He is definitely a grumpy old bugger but regardless of his demeanor or him going to Carlton he still deserves all the props that are coming to him for his time at Collingwood and his longevity in the game - he took on four of the shittiest jobs in football and I think you'd have to say he was successful in two, maybe three of them (he turned around Footscray's fortunes to some degree, his tenure at Carlton was a failure but that's not all on him).

Any nitwits who decide to boo him next week (or are still harbouring ill will towards him) need to grow the **** up already imo - he's not with us anymore so who gives a shit what he says or doesn't say now anyway...

Seriously mate, what on earth are you on?

At the time, people were calling for his replacement as he had been in charge and hadn't delivered us a flag.

Blind Freddy could see he was going to be on a pretty good wicket, over $1million a year to mentor a young coach. Sounds like a good deal to most, especially as he hadn't actually got us a flag.

It was you who waltzed into this thread with the usual revisionist 'he was sacked' crap that was said as nauseum on this Board for years. That was until he went and did a number on Carlton.

Blind Freddy can see what he's done there and the true nature of his character. And this time he will ACTUALLY get the sack. He would be praying to be on over a million per year as a director of coaching.

Oh, & you calling others 'nitwits' and telling them to 'grow up' whilst referring to our current coach and probably greatest ever footballer as 'Eddie's love child' and suggesting that the only reason we got to the Top 4 in 2012 was because of Malthouse (did you actually count this in his achievements? I can't remember but did you count 2012 as a Top 4 for Mick?) is so hypocritical.

There's definitely a nitwit around these parts.

 

[TW Sherrin]

neither.

I'll think about the legend who held the record until Friday at 7.39pm.