I was thinking about this and the semi-related topic of players celebrating against former clubs last night as I listened to the BBC podcast of the league cup day.
The commentator said he hoped Sterling didn't celebrate too much in front of his former fans.
I was dumbstruck. God forbid he look happy after vindicating a transfer which turned his life upside down. God forbid the 30,000 who booed him for 2 hours see him celebrate!
The fans who sent death wishes to his infant daughter, who crept past security to assault him after the game.
How awful it would be if he celebrated the first trophy of his career while they were present.
They'll say the same tomorrow night, they'll ask him if he'll celebrate if he scores and he'll say no, despite the fact 50,000 will spend the game abusing him, apparently it would be awful for him to celebrate a goal.
But if he did celebrate, even just a little, they'd crucify the kid.
I can't stand it - and IMO it's all related. Now it's not a good gesture to not celebrate if you're against an old club- it's just the minimum requirement.
Similarly unless you depart your former club to go to a smaller club with a lower pay check, or after wasting an amount of your career the fans seem acceptable - then you are a SNAKE! A traitor, a judas, and must be booed for the next 10 years.
Sorry for the rant but it winds me up.
The commentator said he hoped Sterling didn't celebrate too much in front of his former fans.
I was dumbstruck. God forbid he look happy after vindicating a transfer which turned his life upside down. God forbid the 30,000 who booed him for 2 hours see him celebrate!
The fans who sent death wishes to his infant daughter, who crept past security to assault him after the game.
How awful it would be if he celebrated the first trophy of his career while they were present.
They'll say the same tomorrow night, they'll ask him if he'll celebrate if he scores and he'll say no, despite the fact 50,000 will spend the game abusing him, apparently it would be awful for him to celebrate a goal.
But if he did celebrate, even just a little, they'd crucify the kid.
I can't stand it - and IMO it's all related. Now it's not a good gesture to not celebrate if you're against an old club- it's just the minimum requirement.
Similarly unless you depart your former club to go to a smaller club with a lower pay check, or after wasting an amount of your career the fans seem acceptable - then you are a SNAKE! A traitor, a judas, and must be booed for the next 10 years.
Sorry for the rant but it winds me up.