IMO a lot of you Carlton people seem bitter. A week ago you were keen and eager about bradshaw and what he could deliver to your club. Now that he's picked the swans its all about him being soft, and not really worth it. I'm going to clear up some of the pathetic excuses you've made for Bradshaw picking us instead of you.
a) The suggestion we offered more money is rubbish. It's clearly stated in the media that Carlton and Sydney offered two very similar deals.
b) The fact he wants to play with an older list is also rubbish. Most of our veterans have retired this year. He's presented with a much younger list especially in the forwards.
c) He's being a cop out by playing for a club many of you believe won't see the finals. Bullshit. At the end of the season we were a highly competitive unit who took Brisbane, St Kilda and Geelong to less than a goal difference. If we had won just 1/2 of those we would have been in the finals right with your team. Slagging off the swans in an attempt to pass off your own insecurities about your forward line in 2010 is pretty low.
I think his really reasons are:
a) He doesn't want to have the scrutiny of being compared to fev.
b) As suggested in the article ( http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/ge...ans-to-bradshaw/2009/10/25/1256405305904.html) he knew quite a few people from the swans
c) Sydney's lifestyle is not too different from Brisbane. The swans talked about how they showed him around the city and schools. Maybe presented the 'good place for your family' argument better than Carlton??
Anyway, it must have been a very close, line-ball decision. There are probably a great number of pros and cons for each club, but we should respect his decision. Not take cheap shots and him and his preferred team.
a) The suggestion we offered more money is rubbish. It's clearly stated in the media that Carlton and Sydney offered two very similar deals.
b) The fact he wants to play with an older list is also rubbish. Most of our veterans have retired this year. He's presented with a much younger list especially in the forwards.
c) He's being a cop out by playing for a club many of you believe won't see the finals. Bullshit. At the end of the season we were a highly competitive unit who took Brisbane, St Kilda and Geelong to less than a goal difference. If we had won just 1/2 of those we would have been in the finals right with your team. Slagging off the swans in an attempt to pass off your own insecurities about your forward line in 2010 is pretty low.
I think his really reasons are:
a) He doesn't want to have the scrutiny of being compared to fev.
b) As suggested in the article ( http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/ge...ans-to-bradshaw/2009/10/25/1256405305904.html) he knew quite a few people from the swans
c) Sydney's lifestyle is not too different from Brisbane. The swans talked about how they showed him around the city and schools. Maybe presented the 'good place for your family' argument better than Carlton??
Anyway, it must have been a very close, line-ball decision. There are probably a great number of pros and cons for each club, but we should respect his decision. Not take cheap shots and him and his preferred team.

