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Hard to believe that someone at the club is now going to have to sit down with Phil, and maybe his family, and advise them on how best to keep safe in his own free time. Whatever form that takes, a security presence, being more selective on where he goes, how he travels, how 'safe' the venue is etc. it's such an imposition on his lifestyle and freedoms. I guess it's the price of fame but the same dickheads who set out to abuse sportsmen/celebs/musicians will no doubt be the same ones complaining about them having no connection with everyday life. I've seen a couple of footballers get shit in restaurants (Steve Bruce in Hale and Neville in Manchester) but nothing like that level of abuse and on both those occasions the abusers were left in no doubt as to what others thought of them. It's the scourge of social media that so many want their 15 minutes of fame and don't care how they get it.
 
ChicagoBlue said:
Exactly!

It’s got to be hard to grow up so soon and so rich, but take care of yourself for 10 years (15 in Phil’s case) and the world is your oyster!

Go anywhere, do anything, and have all the security you need.

What’s strange is that most City players, esp the foreign ones, like the fact that in Manchester they’re left alone, and people are generally respectful.

I saw Leroy Sané out in town heading back towards his apartment. We saw each other, I nodded, he carried on. No muss, no fuss.

Sadly, I think with Phil being such a local lad and the face, hair, tattoos and bling of his generation, he may have an exceedingly large target on his back.

I hope not.
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Manchester is a very friendly city. Over the years I have met and seen many players on the streets and they do mostly get treated with respect. But there are risks at a big boxing event which makes it different. I was in town all Saturday and there were a lot of groups of pissed up/coked up young lads. To be fair most were just boisterous and the atmosphere in the pubs I went in before the game was fantastic and good natured. However I am sure it was a different vibe four hours later, not helped by City losing. Phil did the right thing going in a box at the arena but sometimes that is not enough. The security at the Arena is a joke and always has been, as shown by the Manchester bombing inquiry.
 
bobbyowenquiff said:
Manchester is a very friendly city. Over the years I have met and seen many players on the streets and they do mostly get treated with respect. But there are risks at a big boxing event which makes it different. I was in town all Saturday and there were a lot of groups of pissed up/coked up young lads. To be fair most were just boisterous and the atmosphere in the pubs I went in before the game was fantastic and good natured. However I am sure it was a different vibe four hours later, not helped by City losing. Phil did the right thing going in a box at the arena but sometimes that is not enough. The security at the Arena is a joke and always has been, as shown by the Manchester bombing inquiry.
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Unless you try getting a bottle of Fanta in - then they become SAS Ninjas
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
One dynamic people perhaps don't factor, it isn't just the footballer who needs to be aware of their behaviours?

Invariably, most of these lads come from working class families who also have to reconcile that life will change for all the clan.

They are no longer from some non-descript neighbourhood, but connected to somebody earning more in a week than most will earn in ten years.

Parents, brothers and sisters, none of them probably have to worry again about money.

They also have to acclimatise to people who are jealous and see their son as an easy target.
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100% true, it comes with the territory, the price of fame and fortune.

Anyone famous and in the public eye can no longer act as a 'normal" person, sad but true.
 
paulchapo said:
I don't know why they can't just be happy with a last minute winner and celebrate that. Let's be honest though I guess the big mouthed fuckers have only got to celebrate winning their "We beat City" cup final. They've had nothing else to shout about for years
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Spurs fans have always been gobby with nothing to back it up. They were the same in the 70s and 80s.
 
Bozzie said:
Hard to believe that someone at the club is now going to have to sit down with Phil, and maybe his family, and advise them on how best to keep safe in his own free time. Whatever form that takes, a security presence, being more selective on where he goes, how he travels, how 'safe' the venue is etc. it's such an imposition on his lifestyle and freedoms. I guess it's the price of fame but the same dickheads who set out to abuse sportsmen/celebs/musicians will no doubt be the same ones complaining about them having no connection with everyday life. I've seen a couple of footballers get shit in restaurants (Steve Bruce in Hale and Neville in Manchester) but nothing like that level of abuse and on both those occasions the abusers were left in no doubt as to what others thought of them. It's the scourge of social media that so many want their 15 minutes of fame and don't care how they get it.
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It’s a sad reflection on society, I know one former high profile player who has a couple of minders following him round from a distance if he goes out socialising .
 
Bozzie said:
Hard to believe that someone at the club is now going to have to sit down with Phil, and maybe his family, and advise them on how best to keep safe in his own free time. Whatever form that takes, a security presence, being more selective on where he goes, how he travels, how 'safe' the venue is etc. it's such an imposition on his lifestyle and freedoms. I guess it's the price of fame but the same dickheads who set out to abuse sportsmen/celebs/musicians will no doubt be the same ones complaining about them having no connection with everyday life. I've seen a couple of footballers get shit in restaurants (Steve Bruce in Hale and Neville in Manchester) but nothing like that level of abuse and on both those occasions the abusers were left in no doubt as to what others thought of them. It's the scourge of social media that so many want their 15 minutes of fame and don't care how they get it.
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As i said earlier in the thread, he's a major asset to the business Head of security at the club should ensure that there is a protocol for players to follow for this type of event and that includes education for families who should not be aggravating the situation and putting the "principal" in danger
 
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