Carlton coach Michael Voss expects a forthright response after revelations of a vile threat levelled against him
The threatening text message was left on the MCG's anti-social hotline service during the Blues' loss to Collingwood last Friday night and referenced a 'brutal end to his life'.
It was passed on to the AFL and then the Blues and while not treated as a credible threat was enough for the MCG security team to pass it on.
Voss said he 'dismissed it' at first but then decided it was something that couldn't be tolerated and he hoped for an expected a 'forthright response'.
The Blues coach delivered a passionate response on Wednesday morning, declaring the 'passion' of fans shouldn't be about anger.
'When I turn up and do what I do I do it for Carlton, for the next kid who is going to wear the football club's jumper' he said.
'I do it so our football club can have the sustained success we are all looking for.
'But there's a way to behave and there's a way we need to go about it and when things are tough you have to show that support the right way.
'If that (threat) is a measure for some people on what that should look like, then you don't belong here. We'll make sure we continue to bring a supporter base that would support in the good times, and support in the bad.'
The Blues have been under siege from fans as their season falls apart with aggrieved supporters spraying graffiti over walls at the club's training venue in Carlton after a loss to Port Adelaide.
Those messages actually showed support for Voss, but called for the board to be sacked.
Voss also called out the 'ripple effect' of media scrutiny and how it can lead to extreme actions.
'It reaches deeper,' he said.
'There's a flow on effect and the first thing you always think about is the person beside you of the family member or the team because as result of what I do, and you appreciate there;s an element of scrutiny that comes with that, but then there's a part that is completely unacceptable.
'I think we can all agree that part is unacceptable and we don't tolerate as an industry and we leave that with the AFL integrity department at the moment and I expect a pretty forthright response.'
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