I don't blame Shutts for being pissed off. They are being accused of lying.
I don't blame him for being pissed off either. I would be pissed off if my incompetence was being called out in front of the national media as well.
Whether the club has deliberately been lying to its supporters or whether they have been upfront and honest is 100% irrelevant.
The media department has botched the message from the get go. The handling of Brad Crouch, Riley Knight, Tex Walker, Rory Sloane et al - has been piss poor and that falls on Shutts. The message hasn't been consistent and that falls on him. He needs to get the players, the footy department and the marketing team all on the same page.
He is either incompetent or a liar. Either way its a terrible look for our club.