Mick Malthouse looks on during his side's loss to Geelong at Etihad Stadium. Picture: George Salpigtidis Source: Sunday Herald Sun It is at this club, anyway. Ask Brett Ratten - or any of the other coaches Carlton has sacked over the journey. And there have been plenty. All right, a little bit of perspective is not an unreasonable ask. The Blues have, as the coach says, been playing OK-ish and have been strongly competitive every week. This ain't the poor old Demons. But that's not the point. This is: the ship is already listing badly less than a month into the season and will be in danger of sinking without trace if it goes 0-4 against the Eagles in Perth, as most people expect to happen. And the coach is trying to tell us that it's all under control because the process is in place. As another of his sacked predecessors, Denis Pagan, used to love saying: "Don't piss down my back and tell me its raining." Covering your backside has been an essential skill for footy coaches for as long as anyone - even somebody as old as Mick - can remember, and that's precisely what today's little exercise was all about. I'd rather listen to another coach who just happens to be a Blues supporter, too - Melbourne Victory's Ange Postecoglou. When his soccer team loses he never tries to tell the media and the fans that it wasn't as bad as it looks - he gets angry, takes responsibility, identifies what went wrong and makes no excuses. He doesn't try to tell you that winning is anything but the most important part of the job he is being paid a fortune to do - like Mick is. Malthouse's take on the state of play had them rolling their eyes on Twitter. "We have a saying in our family - they keep score for a (expletive) reason" -- Erin. Welcome to the world of Mick lol we at Pieland put up with that for ages. Very lucky to survive that long." -- Darren Camilleri. "Ha this is great" -- Laura Comande "As a Collingwood supporter hee hee hee hee hee" -- Prowlers Hey Mick, they're laughing at us. And there's only one way to put a stop to that. Win a game, please - that IS what it's all about. Follow Ron Reed on Twitter: @Reedrw