Sheahan Ink: The feud that’s split Sam Newman’s podcast team
A behind-the-scenes disagreement has sparked a walk-off and prompted Sydney radio host Ben Fordham to get involved.
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Sam Newman’s You Cannot Be Serious podcast is without a major cog as its executive producer Rod Law decided to walk away over editorial differences.
Law was the popular podcast’s rudder helping steer the ship around legal waters and providing its high profile hosts with information.
But he told Newman of his decision to step away the week Carlton player Nick Stevens’ appeared on the show 12 days ago.
Sydney’s breakfast radio king Ben Fordham decided to make a few calls to try and act as mediator between Law, Newman and Don Scott.
“I’ll be very open about it and I said to Sam and to Don I think Rod brings a unique element to it,” Fordham said.
“He pulls them into line from time to time and stirs a lot of trouble between the two of them.
“But, he is also across things and accesses information that maybe they don’t.
“So sometimes they’ll be heading down a certain path and Rod will say, ‘Hang on a minute, that’s not entirely true’ or ‘There is another side to that’.
“And that’s what I love listening to.
“I don’t like listening to a one-sided conversation, I like it when there is a bit of pushback.
“I think he provides some pushback on the podcast.
“Even though I’ve got no involvement in the podcast, I just wanted to know what was going on. That’s all.
“That’s the only reason I picked up the phone and made a few phone calls and sent a few text messages.
“I’ve communicated with all three of them either on the phone or in text asking what’s going on.
“I can guarantee you none of them sought any help from me getting involved.”
Fordham is the host of Sydney’s 2GB breakfast program and is an unabashed fan of the You Cannot Be Serious podcast.
“My wife always wonders what I’m listening to when I’m giggling away.
“I can’t help what I find entertaining and interesting but I’m certainly a regular listener.
“I think it’s really unique. I don’t agree with everything everyone says, that’s part of the reason I like the podcast because there is so many different views.
“I love listening to things where you feel like you can’t press stop.
“If you are listing to something and you park the car at home and you can’t get out because you want to keep on listening.
“And I tell Sam, ‘There’s something really unique about this.’
“Listening is like being on a rollercoaster with no tracks, you just don’t know what’s going to go on or what’s going to happen next.
“I think there’s been some incredible conversations on there.
“There’s some really riveting debates, then there’s some other moments which is utter madness, where you think, ‘What the hell are they talking about’?”
Fordham said he would happily join the You Cannot Be Serious on-air team should a position be made available in the future.
But with a wife and two kids and a radio show in another state, it may just prove out of reach even for the Mr Everywhere Fordham.
CRAWF’S $9M PAYDAY
Real estate agents and horse breeders will be licking their lips with AFL legend Shane Crawford $9 million richer following the sale of his Brighton mansion.
The Crawfords are now looking to invest the profits from the sale of their beautiful family home back into the housing market and possibly the horse market too, if Shane has his way.
Crawford’s partner and mother of his four boys, Olivia, now resides in northern NSW with Crawford spending the majority of his time flying between Victoria and NSW.
The 1999 AFL Brownlow medallist is eyeing off property in Sydney, where he works, as well as a smaller base in Melbourne, where he spends the majority of his time with a senior role with the Nine Network.
The 47-year-old Hawthorn champion is also looking for some horses to invest some hard earned coin into.
The Brighton mansion the Crawford family called home for 12 years was purchased by a couple of excited Hawthorn supporters.
“I bought it a long time ago cause I loved the old style Victorian home,” Crawford told Sheahan Ink.
“They definitely don’t build them like they used to. But time moves along and I’m sure the new owners will absolutely love it in the area.”
The house is a just a stones throw from the exclusive Church St precinct which includes fashion boutiques, cafes, restaurants, pubs, bars and private schools.
The home boasts a pool, mod grass tennis court, home gym and four bedrooms.
QUARANTINE COULD COST HALL
Big bad bustling Barry Hall is in danger of missing the birth of his third child by appearing on a top rating television show.
Hall is one of 17 contestants on the new series of SAS: Australia for Channel 7 which has just finished filming near the Blue Mountains in NSW.
The former AFL champion’s wife Lauren Brant is just days away from giving birth to the couple’s third child, patiently waiting at home on the Gold Coast.
But Hall’s decision to test his physical and mental stamina in the SAS series could cost him a place at the birth.
He could be forced to either stay in NSW or quarantine on his return home to the Gold Coast.
Hall and Brant already have children, Houston, 2 and Miller, 4.
CLARKSON’S US TRIP
Andrew Bogut’s Golden State Warriors and Aaron Rodgers’ Green Bay Packers are two American sporting franchises rumoured to be hosting legendary AFL premiership coach Alastair Clarkson this year.
The NBA’s Warriors’ outfit is based in San Francisco where Clarkson is beginning his four month fact finding mission, studying how the best teams in the world go about their business.
Three point king Steph Curry is synonymous with the Warriors, as is head coach Steve Kerr, who Clarkson is rumoured to be shadowing through the coming months, picking his brain so he can gather intel and further his coaching aspirations in the AFL.
The four-time premiership coach is expected to then make his way across the US to Wisconsin which is home to the Packers.
Clarkson landed on US soil last week following months of negotiations with AFL clubs who wanted to secure his services for season 2022.
Carlton, Collingwood and Gold Coast all made inquiries about Clarkson’s plans.
His decision to step away from coaching and take up a role with Tasmania’s push for a 19th team raised some eyebrows but the 53-year-old wanted a break.
A six-month contract advising the taskforce to the Tassie group will keep him tied to the AFL world and get him the substantial payout he was due from Hawthorn.
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