It would not be the first time that such mischief has come from personal disappointment.
But he said his personal disappointment was not the issue last night.
"It makes up for any personal disappointment I might have had."
It could be a personality flaw, a long series of personal or professional disappointments.
"There's a little personal disappointment about not getting the out," Hutton said.
Whatever personal disappointment I might have had, I soon put it behind me.
But it is still going to require a major effort for some of the city's leaders to get past their personal disappointment.
The President, he added, has expressed "deep personal disappointment in this breach of confidence" by his former aide.
But that same perfectionism played its part in many of his personal disappointments.
Let's hope he gets over his personal disappointment in the best way possible; helping United to the league title.