Fev fuels Rocket .............

[Aphrodite]

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,24104214-19742,00.html

The Footy Show should be interesting tonight if Fev is on the panel .............

AN UGLY spat erupted between Carlton and the Western Bulldogs yesterday after Brendan Fevola's stinging criticism of the Dogs. Blues coach Brett Ratten, in his weekly media conference, and Dogs counterpart Rodney Eade, in a radio interview, traded verbal barbs about the always controversial Fevola.

The Blues full-forward sparked the bushfire on Sunday after Carlton's stunning demolition of one of the competition's premiership fancies.

Fevola, who drilled six goals, said the Bulldogs played "unaccountable" football - a perception the Dogs have tried to dispel this season with greater attention to discipline and hardness at the ball and man.

Eade had first crack yesterday, returning fire on SEN Radio.

"Brendan Fevola, the oracle on football," Eade said sarcastically.

"I don't know whether Brendan knows much about footy, does he?

"He knows how to play full-forward. I wouldn't take much notice of Brendan. I don't know whether people do, do they?"

Ratten was quick to defend Fevola, whom the Blues want to re-sign at the end of the season when his contract expires.

Ratten admitted he would rather Fevola had not criticised the Dogs, but challenged suggestions his star full-forward lacked on-field nous.

"I would think maybe we should just leave comments about other clubs to someone else, not our blokes," Ratten said of Fevola.

"I would rather have Brendan probably not commenting on the Bulldogs.

"But I would like Rodney to maybe have a chat with Brendan and see his footy brain because he's very articulate at his football and what he knows about the game and his understanding of the game.

"I probably don't think Brendan's comments are right about the Bulldogs being unaccountable, but then Rodney's comments about Brendan not knowing his stuff is . . . he's pretty smart about the footy side of things, Brendan."

Ratten said the banter between Fevola and Eade helped to build a rivalry between the clubs.

He also said Fevola's off-the-cuff comments were central to his character.

"He's an extrovert and he plays with flair," Ratten said.

"Do we want to restrict that? No.

"We just want to make sure that it's focused in the team aspect of the game."

 

[Aphrodite]

Here's the link for the video with Ratts commenting on Fev ..............


http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/vi...Sun Sport&vxClipId=1396_aerye5y&vxBitrate=300

 

[thylacine60]

Do we want to restrict that? No. Bingo!

 

[Aphrodite]

Do we want to restrict that? No. Bingo!

Not at all Thy .......... afterall Fev is Fev

 

[TorresIsGod]

Exactly why if comments like in the thread I posted get him up and going, let him keep doing it. I've got no problems with it, if it helps him kick 100 goals this season and we miss out on finals, he knows next season he has to work on kicking 120 and making sure we play finals. Simple, he talks the talk and can walk the walk.

 

[Aphrodite]

Exactly why if comments like in the thread I posted get him up and going, let him keep doing it. I've got no problems with it, if it helps him kick 100 goals this season and we miss out on finals, he knows next season he has to work on kicking 120 and making sure we play finals. Simple, he talks the talk and can walk the walk.

Spot on ......... Could agree more !!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bomba Sheldon]

Bulldogs unaccountable????

Fev no footy brains????

Not really damning comments from either person that would cut to the bone - must be a slow news week??

 

[sosos]

In the little paper this morning they're calling it an "ugly spat".


Now I'm not calling Wocket a lady....but....
"The lady doth protest too much, methinks".

Yes I did have to doublecheck that quote!
http://absoluteshakespeare.com/trivia/quotes/quotes.htm

 

[celtic_pride]

Rodney Eade is a Dog Both as a coach and a human being, no wonder the Sydney Swans were happy to get rid of him

I would say something about the Bulldogs and their 'tragic' history, but I think Jack Elliott did that pretty well 10 years ago

 

[parrot]

Lets get real here. EVERYONE knows the Bulldogs play a highly unaccountable style of footy, and what Fev said was 100% correct. Eade knows it, and his dummy spit was a little pathetic and surprisingly dim. Ratten was being diplomatic as he should. Well done Fev. The Bulldogs have been playing this unaccountable soft rubbish for quite a while now, and the media should be turning the spotlight on Eade's gameplan.

 

[davey_magik]

Storm in a teacup.

 

[Aphrodite]

and it continues today ................

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,24104214-19742,00.html

THE Bulldogs have played down the spat between Rodney Eade and Blues coach Brett Ratten. A war of words erupted between Carlton and the Western Bulldogs yesterday after Brendan Fevola's stinging criticism of the Dogs.

But speaking at a press conference today, Eade didn't answer questions on the topic and Dogs star Jason Akermanis dismissed Fevola's comments.

"I'll let you on my golden rule - and my golden rule is I don't respond to crap," Akermanis said referring to Fevola's accusations on the weekend.
Yesterday, Blues coach Brett Ratten, in his weekly media conference, and Dogs counterpart Rodney Eade, in a radio interview, traded verbal barbs about the always controversial Fevola.

The Blues full-forward sparked the bushfire on Sunday after Carlton's stunning demolition of one of the competition's premiership fancies.

Related LinksVideo: Fevola's football brain
Fevola, who drilled six goals, said the Bulldogs played "unaccountable" football - a perception the Dogs have tried to dispel this season with greater attention to discipline and hardness at the ball and man.

Eade had first crack yesterday, returning fire on SEN Radio.

"Brendan Fevola, the oracle on football," Eade said sarcastically.

"I don't know whether Brendan knows much about footy, does he?

"He knows how to play full-forward. I wouldn't take much notice of Brendan. I don't know whether people do, do they?"

Ratten was quick to defend Fevola, whom the Blues want to re-sign at the end of the season when his contract expires.

Ratten admitted he would rather Fevola had not criticised the Dogs, but challenged suggestions his star full-forward lacked on-field nous.

"I would think maybe we should just leave comments about other clubs to someone else, not our blokes," Ratten said of Fevola.

"I would rather have Brendan probably not commenting on the Bulldogs.

"But I would like Rodney to maybe have a chat with Brendan and see his footy brain because he's very articulate at his football and what he knows about the game and his understanding of the game.

"I probably don't think Brendan's comments are right about the Bulldogs being unaccountable, but then Rodney's comments about Brendan not knowing his stuff is . . . he's pretty smart about the footy side of things, Brendan."

Ratten said the banter between Fevola and Eade helped to build a rivalry between the clubs.

He also said Fevola's off-the-cuff comments were central to his character.

"He's an extrovert and he plays with flair," Ratten said.

"Do we want to restrict that? No.

"We just want to make sure that it's focused in the team aspect of the game."

 

[BlueYoss]

"I'll let you on my golden rule - and my golden rule is I don't respond to crap," Akermanis said referring to Fevola's accusations on the weekend.

The full quote was actually:

"I'll let you on my golden rule - and my golden rule is I don't respond to crap. I talk crap; and do it better than anyone in the game, but I won't respond to crap because that could be taken as my endorsement of someone else's ability to talk crap, which would never happen!"