Neeld's pride in Dees' stoicism

Melbourne coach Mark Neeld has emerged from the year from hell. Picture: Robert Prezioso/Getty Images Source: Herald Sun

MELBOURNE coach Mark Neeld says his club could have imploded during a controversy-packed 12 months if not for the leadership of its board and administration.

Neeld stared down a tanking inquiry, the death of a much-loved former president, the loss of sponsor Energy Watch, a fabricated racism storm and an opening nine-match losing streak in his first year of coaching.

And he says he is proud Melbourne found a way through the turmoil.

He has been assured Melbourne's $500,000 tanking fine will not affect the club's football department spending and confirmed the banned Chris Connolly would return after 12 months' exile.

"Some of the things that happened last year and happened just recently (with the tanking probe) ... if we weren't organised well by our board and CEO and CFO who know what they are doing, we wouldn't be here," he said.

"Neil Craig and I went to the board (at the start of 2012) and said this is where our club is at and this is how we want to play. But we didn't paint a picture that said we will win four games, we will lose a major sponsor, and the president (Jim Stynes) will pass away."

Neeld was not watching Brock McLean's On The Couch July interview, but his club was quickly engulfed in controversy just when it seemed back on its feet.

"It is something that took place four years ago. There is not one coach from then still here. Our recruiting staff was different, our welfare staff is different, we have a different footy manager. OK, I am a work colleague of Chris and certainly there was a degree of empathy there.

"So I didn't want to know what people were saying, but the one thing I wanted to know was the worst-case scenario."

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