And respect for their partner, something Walker hasn't!That said, you’re correct. An awful lot of blokes would happily shag a girl on a lads night out if given the opportunity. It’s in their nature. The ones who don’t just have an awful lot more self restraint.
It's 2024 and this guy is having children outside his marriage while having children with his wife. Talk about a total disregard for the sanctity of his family. He's a fucking cave man, simple as...All of the players you’d prefer to be captain hold him in such high regard they voted for him to be their captain.
So…
What’s he done to make him a pariah again? Extra-marital affairs and occasionally getting too pissed?
Not exactly war crimes.
The thing I always find weird is how some players/managers just get a free pass and some get abuse for everything they do. How often is Walker or Grealish’s indiscretions brought up compared to Foden’s cheating and breaching lockdown 3 times? 100 to 1 I’d say. Yaya got done for drunk driving and everyone laughed it off because he had a dumb defence (spiked punch). Stones’ infidelity is very rarely mentioned.
Yep, plenty of times he’s saved our bacon, and will again.Fuck off. He might be a dick in his private life and I agree he shouldn’t be club captain because of this but to suggest he hasn’t been a great and inspirational player for us is utter bollocks. The best right back we’ve had in modern times and his performance against Madrid in particular will always be legend.
With footballers, its not about which player is having an affair, but the million dollar question is which player is not having an affair. I can't think of another profession outside of other sports where its this commonplace.
At times it feels like being unfaithful is part of the package of being a top english footballer.
When the punani is top notch, it's hard for a man's brain to govern his actions.
Sorry, but it's true.
"might"?Fuck off. He might be a dick in his private life and I agree he shouldn’t be club captain because of this but to suggest he hasn’t been a great and inspirational player for us is utter bollocks. The best right back we’ve had in modern times and his performance against Madrid in particular will always be legend.
I only really notice/care about our players and personnel so this may be a stupid question: Is it noticeable that the majority of players that get ‘caught’ up in this type of scandal are English/British players or is that my imagination?Bollocks.
I said earlier in this thread - you hear about a very vocal minority of footballers who behave like dickheads as it makes good tabloid copy.
But for every Walker there’s 10 Rodri’s etc who just go about their lives like normal people and are never in the news.
When the punani is top notch, it's hard for a man's brain to govern his actions.
Sorry, but it's true.
I have never, ever heard that word but am assuming it is not one I would use or possibly understand? :-)Haven’t heard the word “punani” since I was in school in the 90s haha
I only really notice/care about our players and personnel so this may be a stupid question: Is it noticeable that the majority of players that get ‘caught’ up in this type of scandal are English/British players or is that my imagination?
p.s. I would not want anyone to think from my earlier posting (about 4 or 5 above this) that I am defending Kyle I was just trying to point out that basically I never believe anything 100% unless I saw it with my own eyes. The media, as we can all testify, has a tendency to lie (allegedly) and very definitively exaggerate especially when it is our player. :-)
Just clicking like there isn’t quite enough. I have admired Kyle as a player but this is a step too far as they say.There’s something in English culture about getting pissed and acting like an idiot for sure - but again, it’s my view that the media in this country want to highlight the failings of English footballers in the tried and true tradition of building them up to knock them down.
None of this excuses Kyle though. He’s a fucking moron and needs to be stripped of the armband and personally I wouldn’t be arsed if he never plays for us again.
He’s done some great work for us over the years but we can do without this circus and as a player it looks like he’s past it anyway.
Just clicking like there isn’t quite enough. I have admired Kyle as a player but this is a step too far as they say.
Don’t laugh but I’ve had to turn my City Calendar for January round because it’s Kyle this month and until this new revelation I was quite ok with it. Now, for my appointments I have to rely on my Outlook calendar! :-) :-)
To be fair, thats why I specify "english", the whole cheating footballer craze seems much more prevalent in this country than others. Obviously it happens in places like Spain, Italy, etc. but the "footballer affair" culture just feels so commonplace here. Also, these are only the ones being reported. Imagine how many affairs/scandals go unnoticed?But for every Walker there’s 10 Rodri’s
To be fair, thats why I specify "english", the whole cheating footballer craze seems much more prevalent in this country than others. Obviously it happens in places like Spain, Italy, etc. but the "footballer affair" culture just feels so commonplace here. Also, these are only the ones being reported. Imagine how many affairs/scandals go unnoticed?
Spot on. A foreign player based in England misbehaving isn’t half as newsworthy so you’re less likely to see stories about it. Certainly not on the front pages.I hear you but as I said in my reply to Eccles IMO the British media like to amplify the stories about the English players to knock them down. It sells more papers and gets more clicks.
Just my hunch anyway for what it’s worth.