Melbourne president Don McLardy says the recent investment in football department spending, recruiting, sports science and development coaching will reap rewards.. Picture: Jon Hargest Source: Herald Sun
Difficult times: Coach Mark Neeld Source: Herald Sun
BESIEGED Melbourne coach Mark Neeld has the backing of the Melbourne board after chief executive Cameron Schwab and president Don McLardy declared his position safe.
As the fallout continued from the Demons' embarrassing 148-point defeat by Essendon on Saturday, the administration threw its support behind 24-game coach Neeld.
There had been speculation the Round 4 battle - potentially to avoid the wooden spoon - between the Demons and Greater Western Sydney could decide his position.
But Schwab, McLardy and director of football Neil Craig went on radio and TV yesterday to back Neeld.
"We're not going to look at sacking coaches and going down that line at all," McLardy said.
"We are certain we have got the right team. But what we don't want is instability in our football club.
"One of the key things in a football club is stability and trust in your people. Now we have that and we are going to support them through."
Schwab was similarly emphatic, despite his horror at a combined 227-point deficit in two rounds.
"I am sure Mark would be struggling with many things at this moment. Today he is looking at white boards and magnets, but the one thing he can be comfortable and confident with is he has our full support," Schwab said.
"What we saw last night and last week is simply not good enough. No one will sugarcoat that in any form.
"There is an enormous amount of work to be done. But we will do it together. The one thing we won't do is fragment. The pressure can have that affect on organisations."
The Demons are $2.50 wooden spoon favourites and no one at Melbourne can make promises about a swift recovery against West Coast next week.
McLardy said recent investment in football department spending, recruiting, sports science and development coaching would reap rewards.
"We think we are on the right track," he said.
"We have got to understand as a club over the past four or five years we have put ourselves in a position where we can compete in ... a really tough competition.
"We don't think that (performance against Essendon) is a true reflection of where we are and we are going to support those people and that team we put in place and we are going to see this through."
Melbourne players said at a recovery session yesterday that the club's culture was not to blame.
"As a group we've really got to stick together and find out who cares about the place," Colin Garland said.
"There's just no excuse for the way blokes are performing out on the ground, it's as simple as that."
Midfielder Sam Blease expressed support for Neeld: "We're 100 per cent behind Neeldy. We're just in a tough spot at the moment. Hopefully we can get out of it."
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