mcfcinprague said:
I'm sure I'm no different from a lot of others on here today in that I've been wanting to make a post but haven't been too sure what to type in trying to be objective and not be a sensationalist
I feel desperately sad for the families of those who have lost their lives, whilst also trying to imagine the feelings of the other families involved here
Those of us who drive no doubt witness incidents very often that only by some miracle don't cause total carnage - I have seen the usual idiots on my long drive from Devon to the last 2 home games, where they weave from lane to lane over/undertaking to get to the front and usually in powerful cars - but yesterday on the M6 northbound there was one in a 54 plate Fiesta, clearly oblivious of what could happen to themselves in a car not really designed for protection at the speed he was travelling at, never mind what would happen to others
And then last night after the game I was in the queue on Pollard Street to get onto Ancoats and whoever was in the white Bentley immediately in front of me accelerated like an F1 driver to get through the lights and turn right (on red as it happens) totally oblivious of the numbers of people crossing the road etc. or maybe they were "showing off", whichever it was doesn't matter, it's what these people do
A rush of blood to the head, it's a laugh, I can beat him away from the lights, whatever the reason, it's what they do
Now not for the first time, we know why we wish they didn't do these things, and think when will they ever learn. They know it happens, they read about it every day, yet they appear to be oblivious to it in their moment of madness
It's a wider problem for society to deal with not just our wonderful football club, but hope as a result of this tragic incident, whatever happened, whoever was to blame that the club take some sort of appropriate action internally to ensure nothing involving one of our players allows it to happen again.
And those of us who are parents drum it into our own loved ones again and again, because we don't want to be in the situation that these affected families find themselves in today.
I know that I never want to be in this situation, on either side of the fence
great post. i can't imagine what CMW is going through right now, his head must be all over the place. he had a dream life, and now after 1 bad judgement/decision, his life is ruined.
and then you have the victims. the 2 in hospital, probably yet to find out of the deaths of their family members. so sad all round, if only everyone could turn the clock backs 24 hours and this whole thing could be avoided.
yes CMW was probably being a twat, but his life is absolutely ruined as a result of a poor decision and terrible luck, perhaps more often and not the 2 victims would have survived. who knows.
i think one problem is that these players, barely 18, are paid 300k a year (according to a post on this thread), they spend relatively little time playing football and have so much spare time, they have loads of money to piss around with, they aren't very bright (on the whole - its a stereotype but unfortunately an accurate one), and they have nothing other than football a lot of the time. they don't go to school or college a lot of the time, so have nothing else to keep them grounded. added to this is all the stress and pressure of trying to make a career as a professional footballer.
something should be done now inside the club, i don't know what, but with the new training ground and all that (the focus on the academy), there should be a revolutionary plan drawn up in which to manage youth players in an innovative way, perhaps making part time jobs compulsory, or making them get a couple of a levels or something, because i never want to read about a city player being arrested for causing loss of life again