The Mariners have certainly lost their way (don't I farkin know it) but that happened after Lawrie was no longer involved with the club. The community support that he built has been totally pissed away by a succession of no-hopers with the latest idiotic sideshow being a romance with Arry Redknap, FFS.

Since then he's been mayor of Gosford for four years (a record) and has brought back development to the coast, spent millions on developing football parks (and roads etc) and turned the council's finances around from being 8 mill in the red to 36 mill in the black.

He knows what he's doing and throws himself heart and soul into anything he takes on.

Before you hate him too much, don't forget that passion is for the fans. Not so much for the professionals (like players, administrators and coaches) for whom football is a job.

I learned my lesson when I hated on Arnie when he was announced at CCM. It only took him two matches to turn me around.