I don't think he will, but it's a fair question.
Under his reign Victory were well known for their "gamesmanship".
This culminated in Muscat's awful tackle on Adrian Zahra.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NHU495ZQ2U
While Merrick was not directly responsible for Muscat's behaviour, he must have condoned it to some degree.
Personally I'm glad the era of A-League thuggery epitomised by Kevin Muscat and Danny Tiatto has ended, and I wouldn't want the Nix to be responsible for it going back that way.