Same here. He was very decent over a couple of base changes, never lied to me, and was helpful when that moron of a jet FM tried it on with me as well. On several occasions he went out of his way to make my life easier, although there were decisions he made that gave me problems. However, those decisions were commercially correct.
Most people tend to believe the negative stories and rumours, without actually being in posession of any facts. I was in Air UK at the same time as MW, and I never heard anything negative about him there.
It is also ridiculous to say that he lied to the board. If that were true, he would have been out the door the moment the lie was discovered. Of course if you have examples...
I wouldn't want his job, as it is largely a thankless one.
But feel free to believe whatever you want...