dont really see the need for armitage in our midfield atm

mcevoy+1st pick+.... would be a starting point

A new report on sky news sport this morning aying Carlton is fed up with the Fev situation and may be about to withdraw the clubs offer to him . Looks like it might go on and on .

But what if Caro's article is true? I reckon the club would be wise to stop all this until the end of the season and see what he can do in the meantime. We all know what the Fev is capable of but there is an old Mexican saying about the folly of paying up front that might well be applied to this situation.
Fev neds to show that he is in fact able to control himself before the club commits to such a huge contract. I am sure Fev means to play well every week. He is a Carlton man and his joy at winning is obvious but maybe he just can't help himself when it comes to dummy spits and getting the sulks. Maybe for him the joy of winning is the joy of winning and being the hero as well. On the other hand, maybe he also knows Fisher can't kick over a zac, Russell can't kick straight and so gets frustrated when he doesn't get the chance to convert the F50 entries. Who knows what goes through his head?
In any regard, I would applaud deferring his contract talks until after the season. In the meantime, sign up the Murphys and co to their true value and then we will be able to tell Fev how much is left in the cap for him, rather than doing it the other way around.

Heard the same on SEN. A board meeting Monday night will discuss removing the contract from the table until September.

IMO it would be a great move by the club, Fev can now sook the rest of the year and not perform, or really show the club and fans he is serious that he wants to play for Carlton and the wear the jumper.

Heard the same on SEN. A board meeting Monday night will discuss removing the contract from the table until September.

IMO it would be a great move by the club, Fev can now sook the rest of the year and not perform, or really show the club and fans he is serious that he wants to play for Carlton and the wear the jumper.

If I were Ratts, I would simply say to Fev

"Fev you are going to play for the Ants this week, and you will continue to do so until you decide that you want to play for Carlton. There is no room in my team for guys that are not committed to their teammates and this club"

In my opinion we can't devalue his currency by doing so, because every other team knows his strength and weakness and what they will be getting, what it does do is let other teams know he is definantly on the market and will allow them time to make arrangements to facilitate the deal.

If he does sign (which I think he will) then it will show him that he is not the one calling the shots and we are prepared to drop him to the bullants if we are not happy with his attitude or performance.

win/win

My money's now on a trade.

I heard from a very good source that a Carlton assisstand who use to play for another team, thinks that Fev is a feral, bogan, show pony and only cares about #1.

If the coaching staff are saying this, it looks like they'd be happy to move him on.

So three changes for this week? Out Fevola, Waite and Murphy.

Bugger. Waite won't play his 100th until he signs his contract.

So three changes for this week? Out Fevola, Waite and Murphy.

Bugger. Waite won't play his 100th until he signs his contract.

Thing is though, the club either must accept that Fev is Fev or trade him, not get caught in a tangle wanting parts of Fev and then frustrated when they get all of him.

Are waite and murphy negotiating through the media? ah, no
Do waite and murphy act and play selfishly? ah, no (waite is bloody inconsistant but)
Do waite and murphy have off field problems? ah, no
Do waite and murphy throw hissy fits on the ground if they are not delivered the ball on a silver platter? ah, no.

So your comments are as usual, designed for muck raking only.

No need to get smart.

These guys haven't had a contract to sign as yet, mainly due to the fact the clubs want's to get Fevs out of the way so they know what they are dealing with in terms of Cap space.

No need to get smart.

These guys haven't had a contract to sign as yet, mainly due to the fact the clubs want's to get Fevs out of the way so they know what they are dealing with in terms of Cap space.

You know that for sure? You must know more than Ratten as he said last week he thought those two were just about there. A week later and they still haven't signed.

The management of the club would be well on top of cap allocation. They don't need Fevola to sign to be able to finalise all other contracts.