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Mick won one grand final in 12 seasons at Collingwood. A monkey could've coached the eagles to its two premierships with the quality it had oozing from the list. He is given far too much credence. This is a business, not a charity. If he can't deliver then move on.
What ill-informed rot .. Collingwood were a rabble for many years before Mick took over .. Fairly close to winning 2 flags with the Pies (they were very unlucky in 2002, that Rocca point was absolutely 100 % a goal)
We ain't in premiership contention for a good while yet, I am sorry to say, replacing Mick now would be pointless, and only serve to reinforce that we are still a panic-driven club, ruthlessly chewing coaches up and spitting them out after a couple of lean years (especially when you factor in the injuries, which isn't Mick's fault)
Mick isn't going to win a premiership at Carlton, but he is building the foundations for our next coach (hopefully a young-ish with great credentials like Leigh Tudor or Stuart Dew) to have a crack.
As it stands now, I reckon 8 wins this season would be a decent return, we are now paying the piper for years of awful recruiting and trading and player development Port aside, in recent times, sacking a coach does not guarantee dramatic improvement the following year..
Its all about getting 50 plus games into the likes of Menzel, Cripps, Buckley, Graham, BB etc, wins are immaterial to me, young player development and nurturing is the key (something Mick excels at)