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Post by moonoid on Apr 15, 2015 0:52:56 GMT
So that Raheem Sterling bloke psses about with laughing gas....whilst laughing all the way to the mega bank becuause the greedy ssht wants more money..that's what epitomises what's wrong with modern football. Thank fk I can remember the golden era of John Ritchie and Terry Conroy. If Stoke ever end up with twtts like that..I'm off. Discuss?
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Post by JoeinOz on Apr 15, 2015 1:05:39 GMT
Do you think all Stoke players in the early 70s were paragons of virtue? Do you think all current Stoke players are paragons if virtue?
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Post by moonoid on Apr 15, 2015 1:08:21 GMT
Yes..all Stoke players, past and present are saints by definition! Ha ha!
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Post by JoeinOz on Apr 15, 2015 1:11:12 GMT
Sometimes the scrutiny footballers behaviour gets verges on ridiculous.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Apr 15, 2015 1:35:45 GMT
Is that the era when they used to go on the piss the night before a game.
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Post by ayem on Apr 15, 2015 3:24:34 GMT
If someone gave me the option to negotiate my pay in my current job on knowing that no matter what I do now will decrease my pay in the next three years I'd act like an absolute asshole to get the money. Or like the absolute saint.
Either way I wouldn't sit on my hands waiting for notoriety.
These players are in a business where they can control what they live on for years. I'd love to say I would take minimum salary to play for Stoke my entire life, but I can't because I'll never be in the position to make that minimum.
If I wanted to make less I'd try less. Why chastise a player for getting his? They see the profits the premier league makes, and know what they can get.
Plus, Coates is trying to freeze admission, what's it to your pocketbook?
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Post by britsabroad on Apr 15, 2015 4:37:16 GMT
Football players in having life outside football shocker!
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Post by dutchstokie on Apr 15, 2015 5:57:02 GMT
Seriously....who gives a shit?
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Post by Frogger Theft Auto on Apr 15, 2015 7:25:13 GMT
I was hoping this thread was taking the piss out of the scrutiny. He's on the front page again with a shisha pipe this time and they think it's news-worthy on Sky Sports News too. He'll be pictured taking his kids to McDonalds next, trying to make a story out of his diet.
What stinks about modern football is the Closer Magazine style coverage.
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Post by britsabroad on Apr 15, 2015 7:52:00 GMT
What actually stinks about all this is the control certain clubs have over the media. Sterling refuses to sign a new contract and insinuates Liverpool arent good enough, and all of a sudden hes in the papers every day doing something wrong. Was he an angel before?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2015 8:25:16 GMT
What stinks is that people defend these arrogant little pricks like Sterling. The stupid money thrown at them makes them act like kings.Sickens me when people defend them as "kids" as well. Christ he's a father of his own kid isnt he? We have to pay shed loads to watch these "superstars". They are supposed to be "professional" footballers. When that kind of money is involved in providing their mansions,luxury cars,never having to carry cash around is it too much to ask for them to act professional for the kids watching and looking up to them? You never saw Lineker acting like that. You dont see Peter Crouch acting like that. Thankfully its not ALL footballers. That said there are some pricks,that includes some that have "played" for Stoke City.
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Post by mrcoke on Apr 15, 2015 8:32:24 GMT
Seriously....who gives a shit? Can't help feeling sorry that here's another talented lad heading for a wasted life like Best and Gazza. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2015 8:33:12 GMT
is this Raheem Sterling who did something that is perfectly legal on his time off you mean?
thank god that none of us saints go out on the piss or smoke when we're not at work eh?
"Footballer breaks no laws whatsoever whilst NOT working EXCLUSIVE!!!"
if ever there was a non-story from the media in a very boring news week because there's european football where no English clubs are involved, then this is it!
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Post by spitthedog on Apr 15, 2015 9:35:46 GMT
Crikey mate, if you think that is the worst thing footballers get up to you must be living in a bubble.
I think the media coverage is far more concerning.
On the back of a bit of negative publicity which they have also played a part in instigating they are now trying to bring him down.
We are talking about one of England's best prospects here.
And if the media do succeed in bringing him down they will be the first to complain when he doesn't deliver in a big game scenario.
Footballers are not always the brightest buttons and unfortunately they read these shitty newspapers who know they can get inside his head.
They are also manipulating the public perception of him, and you can see that here.
The media are setting the scene here for their own dramas.
I'm not saying he is an angel, no- one is, but the media are trying to help set up a young player to fail here. It's just another story for them.
It's an investment for them.
They would love him to turn into another Best or Gazza. They would have stories for another 10/20 years.
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Post by Frogger Theft Auto on Apr 15, 2015 9:42:45 GMT
What stinks is that people defend these arrogant little pricks like Sterling. The stupid money thrown at them makes them act like kings.Sickens me when people defend them as "kids" as well. Christ he's a father of his own kid isnt he? We have to pay shed loads to watch these "superstars". They are supposed to be "professional" footballers. When that kind of money is involved in providing their mansions,luxury cars,never having to carry cash around is it too much to ask for them to act professional for the kids watching and looking up to them? You never saw Lineker acting like that. You dont see Peter Crouch acting like that. Thankfully its not ALL footballers. That said there are some pricks,that includes some that have "played" for Stoke City. You never saw Lineker acting like that because it wasn't news-worthy, you don't see Peter Crouch acting like that because it's not news-worthy. Nobody is going to get in hysterics because Crouch has sucked on a bit of rose water steam through a shisha pipe at a Moroccan restaurant in London. For some reason people seem to think that whatever Sterling does at the moment is news-worthy. Laughing gas gets sold in bars like they'd sell a shot of vodka; I'd barely raise an eyebrow at the news that a king his age had tried it, nevermind a footballer - it making the front page of a few papers as though he was caught smoking crack is mental. The media have really got their claws into him at the moment, and that's not me defending him, I think he's a little bender, I just don't like to get caught up in the media's knicker wetting over nothing. |
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Post by boskampsflaps on Apr 15, 2015 9:55:33 GMT
What stinks is that people defend these arrogant little pricks like Sterling. The stupid money thrown at them makes them act like kings.Sickens me when people defend them as "kids" as well. Christ he's a father of his own kid isnt he? We have to pay shed loads to watch these "superstars". They are supposed to be "professional" footballers. When that kind of money is involved in providing their mansions,luxury cars,never having to carry cash around is it too much to ask for them to act professional for the kids watching and looking up to them? You never saw Lineker acting like that. You dont see Peter Crouch acting like that. Thankfully its not ALL footballers. That said there are some pricks,that includes some that have "played" for Stoke City. Give over, he's done nothing against the law, and nothing that'll affect his performances, its a non story, you may not like the money they get buts thats got nothing to do with this crap. |
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Post by skip on Apr 15, 2015 10:00:32 GMT
Football = sport
Premier League = The Spectacle
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Post by lastoftheldk on Apr 15, 2015 10:34:58 GMT
He is way overrated
Will never be a Best or Gazza more like a swp, all hype then fizz out.
Wage and transfer cap would sort a lot of this crap out.
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Post by dutchstokie on Apr 15, 2015 10:49:41 GMT
Seriously....who gives a shit? Can't help feeling sorry that here's another talented lad heading for a wasted life like Best and Gazza. I refer the right honourable gentleman to my comments before...... |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Apr 15, 2015 10:50:52 GMT
I really don't see the problem.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2015 11:39:50 GMT
Seriously....who gives a shit? Can't help feeling sorry that here's another talented lad heading for a wasted life like Best and Gazza. and the award for the most impressive bit of massive over-dramatisation and hyperbole goes to........ maybe you should try writing for some of these tabloids mate "Sterling was found today taking a perfectly legal substance which is in no way physically or psychologically addictive and wears off within a few minutes whilst on a night out days before he was even due to play a game! It's a short step from this to being found in a crack den with a pipe up his nose whilst injecting heroin between his toes. See our middle page spread where you can place your hands on a lifesize picture of Sterling's hairstyle and, for the sake of English football, pray he doesn't die in an unintentional Vape overdose" what a ridiculous comparison to make! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2015 11:46:37 GMT
To be fair to the media,I was absolutely smashed in Amsterdam at the weekend and I'm still feeling the effects now,so I wouldn't fancy running around a football pitch this weekend  |
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Post by werrington on Apr 15, 2015 11:48:16 GMT
What stinks is that people defend these arrogant little pricks like Sterling. The stupid money thrown at them makes them act like kings.Sickens me when people defend them as "kids" as well. Christ he's a father of his own kid isnt he? We have to pay shed loads to watch these "superstars". They are supposed to be "professional" footballers. When that kind of money is involved in providing their mansions,luxury cars,never having to carry cash around is it too much to ask for them to act professional for the kids watching and looking up to them? You never saw Lineker acting like that. You dont see Peter Crouch acting like that. Thankfully its not ALL footballers. That said there are some pricks,that includes some that have "played" for Stoke City. Why single footballers out ? Sad to say you've fell into the trap |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2015 11:54:41 GMT
What stinks is that people defend these arrogant little pricks like Sterling. The stupid money thrown at them makes them act like kings.Sickens me when people defend them as "kids" as well. Christ he's a father of his own kid isnt he? We have to pay shed loads to watch these "superstars". They are supposed to be "professional" footballers. When that kind of money is involved in providing their mansions,luxury cars,never having to carry cash around is it too much to ask for them to act professional for the kids watching and looking up to them? You never saw Lineker acting like that. You dont see Peter Crouch acting like that. Thankfully its not ALL footballers. That said there are some pricks,that includes some that have "played" for Stoke City. you're right Lineker wouldn't be caught taking perfectly legal substances...he just publically shat on a football pitch in front of tens of millions of people on live TV.i know which one i think is worse!  |
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Post by stokemark on Apr 15, 2015 11:55:26 GMT
If you dont like it (Modern football atttudes and behaviours)then there is only one thing that you as an individual can do and that is not subscribe to Sky
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2015 12:02:28 GMT
What stinks is that people defend these arrogant little pricks like Sterling. The stupid money thrown at them makes them act like kings.Sickens me when people defend them as "kids" as well. Christ he's a father of his own kid isnt he? We have to pay shed loads to watch these "superstars". They are supposed to be "professional" footballers. When that kind of money is involved in providing their mansions,luxury cars,never having to carry cash around is it too much to ask for them to act professional for the kids watching and looking up to them? You never saw Lineker acting like that. You dont see Peter Crouch acting like that. Thankfully its not ALL footballers. That said there are some pricks,that includes some that have "played" for Stoke City. Why single footballers out ? Sad to say you've fell into the trap it's simple mate.... if you're young and go and get pissed up on a saturday night or use "Hippy crack" then that's just being youthful, exuberant and a bit silly. however if you're a footballer doing that then you're not allowed to be young at all. if you do the same things you automatically become an easy target for dim people who fail to see that there isn't ANY correlation whatsoever between their profession/wage and the actions they are taking! for people to say he's an arrogant, overpaid, overhyped wanker because of this is ludicrous! it's easily available in hundreds of bars up and down the country..why? because it's 100% legal and the youngsters (most of whom probably work in factories or call centres earning less than 15k a year) think it's a harmless bit of fun when will some of the dullards on here realise that them being overpaid and overhyped is a completely different topic to whether these "young people" have a fag on a night out or take one of these balloons? yes, some footballers carry out actions due to their arrogance undoubtedly but are they going out to a nightclub, having a drink, having a bit of laughing gas because they're overpaid and arrogant or simply because they're young people and that's what young people do nowadays?  far too many on here need to give their brains a work out before coming up with some of this kind of crap...just lazy, misinformed and inaccurate ramblings because they have a cheap excuse and opportunity to slag someone off...again! |
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Post by lowlands on Apr 15, 2015 12:06:58 GMT
1970's era footballers did no wrong then, except get drunk, cheat on their wives and blimey it gets worse they all smoked ciggies. Linekar left his wife for a younger model - oooo bad Gary. So what they are human they have feelings and they have lives, much is made about them and why, because they earn mega bucks, yeah good luck to them, I and you are dumb enough to help pay their wages, but for that 95th minute equaliser its worth the mental of paying crap loads of hard earned pennies, makes my Saturday what it is exciting on the terraces and for 90 minutes I can forget real crap and enjoy a different crap, that's life
Ironically Paul McCartney and other singers blah blah are billionaires because they can sing, great oh and they serve jail time for smoking pot and taking LSD etc but they are exempt most of this crap and we enjoy their music as well.
If I was a footballer I would be a bad arse drinker womaniser and tit, but I am not so I watch them do with a hint of I wish that were me, but it aint, so I do the next best thing and chuckle when they get caught and say yep that would have been me, being human, good luck to them
Oh and Peter Crouch cheated on Abbey, so he aint no saint either and why because he is frigging human, wow shoot him bad man
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2015 12:12:46 GMT
1970's era footballers did no wrong then, except get drunk, cheat on their wives and blimey it gets worse they all smoked ciggies. Linekar left his wife for a younger model - oooo bad Gary. So what they are human they have feelings and they have lives, much is made about them and why, because they earn mega bucks, yeah good luck to them, I and you are dumb enough to help pay their wages, but for that 95th minute equaliser its worth the mental of paying crap loads of hard earned pennies, makes my Saturday what it is exciting on the terraces and for 90 minutes I can forget real crap and enjoy a different crap, that's life Ironically Paul McCartney and other singers blah blah are billionaires because they can sing, great oh and they serve jail time for smoking pot and taking LSD etc but they are exempt most of this crap and we enjoy their music as well. If I was a footballer I would be a bad arse drinker womaniser and tit, but I am not so I watch them do with a hint of I wish that were me, but it aint, so I do the next best thing and chuckle when they get caught and say yep that would have been me, being human, good luck to them Oh and Peter Crouch cheated on Abbey, so he aint no saint either and why because he is frigging human, wow shoot him bad man being an internationally famous rock star and role model (McCartney etc.) who takes drugs,gets far more money than footballers, gets imprisoned, shags who he wants when he wants (okay maybe Macca was a bad example for all that  ) = good on him, that's what proper rockstars are! famous footballer who goes out on his time off and breaks no law whatsoever = overpaid, overhyped wanker scum who needs shooting! only on the Oatcake mate. |
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Post by geoff321 on Apr 15, 2015 12:24:50 GMT
I think I can see where the OP is coming from. A PL and International footballer has to be 100% fit to enable him to perform at the level required, in that respect lifestyle is important not only so that he is at his best but also the fans believe he is giving everything to achieve that. A pop star does not have to be especially fit and can in effect do his career no harm by being the bad boy.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2015 12:27:42 GMT
Footballer or not, just why do it? Money doesn't come into the equation for me, nor does employment details.
Just don't be a you know what and shove that kind of crap into your body, whether you earn 10 quid a week or 100k.
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) = good on him, that's what proper rockstars are!
