David Parkin

And I'm just very disappointed that Michael got to the position where he thought that, A, he wasn't wanted, and, B, that he couldn't do the job that was required.

It's just really sad.

I get very disappointed in my old age as I...

hear these news items almost on a daily basis.

Yeah, I did.

I must admit, I was on the selection panel at that particular time, and there were some very, very

good candidates who are now in the system and doing a good job in other clubs.

And so he was in what's the word good competition at the time, but having completed the interview and knowing his history, um, what he had in his mind or head to, uh, to do, I was, I must admit, I was really confident when, uh, he was finally appointed to that job.

And, uh,

As a consequence of that, very disappointed that it's, what's the word, eventuated in his dismissal or his deciding not to go on.

I'm not sure what the process was.

You know better than me.

Yeah, I think those who know Vossie well, and I don't say that I know him all that well, I've had a fair bit to do with him over a period of time, but Vossie's leadership in terms of the style he brought to the organisation was, by the people that I know, and there are a multitude of people I know that have

work for him, thought he was a great leader in that sense.

I'm not sure that the same feeling about his football intellect, I think his people intellect and understanding of what was required to do the job, both on and off the field, was extremely high.

But there was always some questions, I guess, about his technical, tactical skills

knowledge, having been an outstanding player that sometimes played through their feet and just do as a natural consequence of who they are.

I wasn't that sort of player.

I didn't have the ability to work extremely hard at it.

So I had, I think, an empathy and understanding of players who were struggling to meet the requirements.