I think people are looking at the article wrong, this part spoke volumes to me:
"McDonough goes on to describe how he "completely lost the plot with the God Squad" after a 3-3 draw at Wigan in which he had a bruising, running battle with three opposition centre-halves. "I was still in a bad temper after the game, sinking a couple of cans on the coach before launching into a fully blown persecution of the Christians. In my mind they were part of the problem. They were too nice on the pitch, not nasty enough to win games, so it was like turning up with eight men each week. I battered Moyes first demanding to know why a big ginger Jock from Glasgow Celtic could play with absolutely zero aggression, putting all of his energies into bleating on about Jesus instead."
we all say we are too honest on the pitch and should play the game more often like other managers/players do to get decisions etc. reckon this was why?