blueslander wrote:
After having read all 26+ pages of posts on this topic a couple of things are evident.
1. All Carlton fans want to see Fev do the team thing and realize his potential.
2. We are desperate to find a scapegoat for our performance over the past few weeks. Be that the coach, the administration, the players or Fev.
Living in Denmark, I am not subject to the mass of media speculation around our players or club, but yet thanks to my friend in Darwin I get to see all CFC games on DVD a few weeks after they are played.
We all know that Fev wears his heart on his sleave. He has done this always and we know that. We can either live with that fact or say that it is not good enough and trade him. It is as simple as that. He is never going to pull his head in, he is never going to not show emotion on the field and we might as well just accept that fact.
It is that same passion that saw him run through the Collingwood huddle as a show of support for the young guys. It is that same passion that saw him take the Essendon* game by the scruff of the neck.
In nearly all the games I have seen him play this year he has done the team thing. He has run, presented constantly when double/triple/quadriple teamed.
He has been starved for opportunities due to injuries to key personnel and for the most part he has worked his arse off doing the 1%.
He attracts a large number of members and is the only Carlton player that is truly capable of turning/winning a match off his own boot.
If he wanted the captaincy as so many have suggested, of course his disappointment of not being offered it would be evident to the group. He is never going to be able to keep his emotions in check.
We are not getting killed each week because of Fev, there are many, many, many more players in our team that should come under scrutiny for their performance than Fev.
To use a medical analogy, I see Fev like a symptom of a disease. If you focus on the symptom, you will never truly diagnose the real problem.
Carlton still has a very mediocre list. From our senior players, Fev is the only one that I say makes a difference week in and week out (apologies to Nick Stevens, but I am not taking him into consideration due to injury).
The decision by the club to suspend Fev for a week indicates to me that the club is no longer prepared to tollerate his attitude, so as far as I can see, the only thing left to do now is admit that someone as colourful as Fev has no place at our club and find an appropriate trade as he WILL NEVER CHANGE - Accept it!
As for the way the club handled this, well, for many years we supporters have being calling for transperancy at the club and now we have it. Again you can't have it both ways.
As I am yet to see the Freo game I can not comment on his actions during that game, but I would hate to think that one of the leagues best footballers is traded because of a poor performance and showing his disappointment, especially if the rumours that he is carrying an injury are true.
Anyway, that's my two cents worth...
Most valuable two cents I have seen in quite a while.
Why blame Fev when the whole side and most of all the coach are to blame?
OMG just read the views of people in this forum and its amazing how they differ to another forum (dont wanna mention the name but lets just say the initials are CSC). Congratulations to all of you who see this shite for exactly what it is , an absolute load of boloney. We are about to lose our most valuable asset thanks to a desperate coach trying to save his career.
Just a quick point.
Just say the umpire that gave away the 100 metre penalty hadnt been so zealous.
Say Fevs torpedo had gone through the sticks for a goal and had inspired a comeback in which the Blues got up over Freo. Pagan would be singing his praises, congratulating him for taking the bit between the teeth and inspiring a great comeback.
MG its a fine line in football these days.
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