That’s bullshit . Anyone with a brain could realise he was put in a position where he had to choose between his mate and his son .ie. Pascoe.
And no one, could have foreseen the panthers would basically undermine Gould and bring back Cleary to eventually lead to Gould losing his power. It was some Machiavellian shit .
Cleary was actively trying to get his son to the tigers , and got really close from all reports .
Never has the words “ it’s not personal , it’s just business more applied to a situation “.
The reason people had the shits , and rightly imho , was because the club bought a whole bunch of players who only suited clearyball. When Cleary left , we were left with a bunch of dead wood . And everyone knew it. That’s what the outrage was about. It had nothing to do with Clearys character .