DANE Swan's manager, Liam Pickering, has accused Collingwood president Eddie McGuire of hypocrisy as the fallout from the Brownlow medallist's unauthorised interview with The Footy Show continues. But Pickering, who also manages Magpies vice-captain Scott Pendlebury, said Swan did not have a strained relationship with club officials. Pickering said there was little difference between Swan's interview and McGuire's interview with then troubled Melbourne forward Liam Jurrah last year. "I am accusing Eddie of being a hypocrite, absolutely I am," Pickering said yesterday on SEN. Just 12 months ago, (it was) 'Stuff Melbourne's protocols' and now he is wanting to fine Dane Swan $5000 - a sanction that is absolutely ridiculous. Eddie . . . spends the day playing the man as usual, which is me. The Herald Sun exclusively revealed on Thursday night that Collingwood had decided to fine Swan for taking part in the interview without permission. Pickering said the fine amount was still unknown. He said if it was the AFL maximum of $5000, he would take it to the AFL Players Association. Pickering denied there were tensions between Swan and Collingwood officials. "That's 100 per cent wrong," he said of speculation that Swan's relationship with the club was frayed. (But) I would say the relationship after this between Eddie McGuire and myself will be deteriorating to the stage of where I don't know where it will go. I don't try to cause trouble between Dane Swan and Collingwood. He hasn't got a problem there, he is happy, his teammates love him, he and his coach are getting on terrifically, and he is having a good pre-season. Pickering did say he regretted not telling Collingwood general manager of football Geoff Walsh - whom he called a friend - sooner about the Swan interview. "It was an oversight," he said.