Melbourne FC has confirmed the resignation of chief executive Cameron Schwab after a disastrous start to the season
Melbourne CEO Cameron Schwab faces the media with club president Don McClardy after resigning his position at the Demons. Picture: Michael Klein Source: Herald Sun
Embattled Demons coach Mark Neeld talks to his players. Source: Getty Images
BESIEGED Melbourne chief executive Cameron Schwab has resigned.
Schwab confirmed at a press conference this afternoon that he had agreed to quit after being asked to step aside by club president Don McLardy.
Asked if he was a scapegoat, Schwab said: "I know how the system works."
McLardy said Schwab had divided the Demons fans and the club had to move on from a disastrous four years with Schwab in charge - despite the fact he was reappointed with a new three-year contract in August last year.
The Dees' shocking start to the season, coupled with the AFL's tanking investigation, has put Schwab under fierce pressure.
Melbourne has lost its opening two matches by a combined 227 points, including a 148-point drubbing by Essendon last Saturday night.
McLardy said the issue came to a head over the past two days.
"What has happened in the past two games is clearly not acceptable," he said.
"You were here in the weekend, you all saw it ... we cannot let that continue. We would be derelict in our duty if we did not address that in some way."
McLardy denied Schwab had taken the fall for the poor performance of coach Mark Neeld and the Melbourne playerss.
He said Schwab had done an excellent job off the field in returning the club to a strong financial position but ultimately was responsible for what happens on the field as well as off it. He also denied removing Schwab was purely to appease angry Demon supporters.
"We're all accountable. Our job as a board is to look at what's in the best interests of our footy club," McLardy said.
"We've got a divided supporter base, we've got a lot of issues with supporters looking at us and saying what is the direction we're heading, we have to offer them hope and change.
Why coach Mark Neeld should be nervous
"The business side is solid, clearly the football part is not acceptable and that is part of the role of the CEO.
"There are lots of issues surrounding Cameron and the last four years that we have to put behind us."
Schwab started at the Demons as a 17-year-old in 1981 and worked at Richmond and Fremantle before starting his current stint with the club in 2008.
He said he was "up for the fight" but respected McLardy's position when he was asked to fall on his sword.
"I know the difficulties the club faces now and ... I wasn't going to back away at all from where the club sits.
Jack Grimes and Nathan Jones after the match Picture: Harman Stephen Source: Herald Sun
"But I also understand that if you're in a position where you have to fight the sort of battles the club is fighting, you all have to be in it together.
"I knew straight away if there wasn't the basis we could fight together it was time for me to make the choice that I have made.
Schwab said he accepted some responsibility for the club's on-field failures.
"The losses that we've had, clearly there's no way you can assess that and explain it away.
"This club will bounce back, don't worry about that, this is a much better and a much stronger club than what it's representing itself as at this time.
"When the club has its day, which it will, there will be a lot of people who will be very proud - and I'll be one of them."
Melbourne CEO Cameron Schwab faces the media with club president Don McClardy after resigning his position at the Demons. Picture: Michael Klein Source: Herald Sun
Schwab said stepping aside would give the club "the opportunity to move forward."
"Ultimately, I recognise the on-field performance is an indirect situation from the role I play as CEO."
McLardy said coach Mark Neeld was not under pressure to keep his job, and he felt safe as president.
He said he would meet with the club's board and AFL boss Andrew Demetriou in the next 48 hours.
Schwab was sacked for 48 hours in 2011 but survived when the board instead sacked then coach Dean Bailey.
Despite his lengthy tenure in the game, Schwab has never been involved in a premiership.
Melbourne CEO Cameron Schwab faces the media with club president Don McClardy after resigning his position at the Demons this morning. April 9, 2013. Picture: Klein Michael Source: Herald Sun
SCHWAB FILE
CEO: 451 games
WINS: 164
WIN-LOSS RATIO: 36%
FINALS SERIES: 3
COACHES SACKED: 4 (Kevin Bartlett, Neil Balme, Chris Connolly, Dean Bailey)
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