Karen Pickering, one of British swimming's grand dames, accused Sweetenham of "shouting at me until my eyes watered", while another veteran, Mark Foster, accused him of poor man-management and using outdated training methods.
He's also battling an image problem, with critics accusing him of poor strategic vision in the face of a credit meltdown.
But his pep-rally enthusiasm carries more weight after a decade of college success, and no one can accuse him of being a poor motivator after Marshawn Lynch gobbled the Invincibility Star power-up and plowed through the Saints' defense.
It's important to remember that Johnson has maintained a big range of concessionary fares, including discounts for jobseekers - it won't do to accuse him of being indifferent to the poor.
Mrs. Clinton and her allies accuse him of reducing subsidized housing for the poor, taking credit for the ideas of others and standing by while the Republican-controlled Congress slashed housing funds.
This time, traditional liberals accused him of stigmatizing poor people.
Allen has had to endure criticism, including from fellow director Robert Guédiguian who accused him of ignoring "poor Parisians earning below the minimum wage" but French film critic Agnès Poirier says few have been listening.
Mr Malema, who fell out with South African President Jacob Zuma and accused him of ignoring poor black South Africans, was loudly cheered when he arrived.
Once a close ally of President Jacob Zuma, Mr Malema has become one of his strongest critics, accusing him of ignoring poor South Africans who helped bring him to power in 2009.
