Be Excellent To Each Other

I hate to admit but I'm a bit of a football fan. Not an out and out football fan but I catch MOTD as much as I can and somewhat support Portsmouth.

I was pretty disgusted to hear about the incident involving Steven Gerrard, it kinda reminded me of that incident involving Lee Bowyer and some other Leeds players.

What disgusted me even more than finding out Gerrard had been acting like a thug was this statement by Liverpool FC



So just because he has played for Liverpool for ten years allows him to go out and act like a thug, get drunk and beat people up? I find that statement apalling and hope he gets the book thrown at him.

Professional footballer should mean just that, professional. Not drunken thug lout. Footballers earn a disproportionate ammount of money IMO as it is and retire in their mid 30's. Acts like this should mean they shouldn't play again, especially when kids look up to them for inspiration.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20081230/tuk ... a1618.html

Judge Dredd in the house.

I know you've been in America but I think they have the "Innocent until proven guilty" rule over there? If he's done it then fair cop but lets not hang him just yet eh?

Well wait till he's actually convicted man but yeah, as a Chelsea fan it's nice to finally not have the cuntiest captain in football

LOL

Well we can but wait and see, but he's been charged and spent time in the cells, so I usually find that reason enough to suspect someone is guilty.

Infact I didn't mention the subject until he had been charged.

Careful what is said here, it is an on-going case, and these comments are in the public realm.

On topic, I have to say I was vaguely surprised by LFC's response to this. If that had been said about Joey Barton, can you imagine the Sun's response?

Gerrard is a golden boy, plus pictures of him and his semi-clad wife sell papers, so they can try and spin it. (See Cole, C and a Guildford nightclub.)

Exactly, just double standards, the twats.

Unless he's cleared, in which case Terry takes the lead again, until some club appoints Barton as their captain...

Indeed, we were ok up until they sacked Gallas.

Shit, Owen current captain has been linked away from newcastle this month, Given second choice captain says he wants to join a team that can play football, whos third choice?!

The Mascot.

Hes fucked off with all our silver.

He's stolen everything in your trophy cabinet?



Have you seen a man carrying a black and white striped carpet?

come on now, there's a few losers medals in there too.