Malthouse doesn't smile, all Bolton does is smile... Malthouse is hard, Bolton is too nice. Can we please get a coach that displays a well rounded personality! Dew? Haven't seen enough up close to know what he is like.. Your players have to like you and trust you as coach... Period.
Actually I have seen Mick smile/crack jokes many times, sadly (and this has been happening for years, especially at Collingwood) the media doesn't like to show, the fun, playful banter side of Mick, they act like petulant kiddies when Mick rightfully shoots them down for asking idiotic or clearly provocative questions at pressers.
By contrast Hird or Buckley could come out and say publicly they are Hitler supporters, and the media glitterati could find a way to put a positive spin on it.
Mick's behaviour hasn't been desirable or helpful so far year, but when you have grubby journos hounding him 24/7, just waiting for him to fall, then I certainly can empathize with his somewhat brusque and testy responses.
And yes, I now firmly believe it is time for Mick and the club to part ways, but I think the media's smear campaign against MM the past few weeks has been downright vicious and spiteful (especially from Robbo)