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Messenger Newspapers 27.2.02 Reviewed by Sue Oldknow FOUR fevered footy fans fight it out as the ill-fated Ferrets have their final fling. It is a tight team with coach Matt Byrne and players Glen Christie, Chris Kendall and Glenn Butcher in multiple roles bulldozing their way through blackouts and quirky musical links to the final whistle. From cheerleaders to bully boys we are given more insight than we ever asked for into the life-saving, religious fervour that surrounds ''the game''. We see it from every hilarious point of view with catty commentators, gorgeous grannies, bitchy babes ... the works. Look out for the catfight, the club song medley (recognise yours?), Byrne's hyena-boy laugh, Christie's ''special'' character Stats, and a couple of poignant moments from Butcher and Kendall among many fine snapshots in this well written ode to the panacea of working class woes. Will the Ferrets ever win a game? With Barrackers like these, anything is possible.
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