Do The First Team Players Read This Forum? (4 Viewers)

[The watchmaker]

I kinda assumed we are the only ones that read this forum?

"I've written a new song called 'Simm-ply the best' that we should definitely all start singing."

"Shan't - you should have passed to me in the Boro game."

"But we are all agreed on 'going loco', right?"

"Right!"

[Nobody sings it]

Calista's take seems spot on to me. You think because they are footballers they are not interested in what people are saying about them? Bound to be at least the occasional view.

 

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[AJB1983]

Savage would praise himself on forums

Robbie Savage has said he used to post on fan message boards under an alias because he was insecure about what supporters would say about him.

www.espn.com

He also used to search for himself on Twitter, as would retweet posts that he wasn’t even tagged in. Twat.

 

[Grendel]

Grendel is his favourite poster !

That’s no surprise

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

That’s no surprise

Modest and all, all hail the king of Taxi’s

 

[Garlana86]

Hopefully they come here only when we win .

 

[Grendel]

Modest and all, all hail the king of Taxi’s

Seems like a straight talking guy - probably hates arsewipes

 

[shmmeee]

I don’t even click on the social media tab in Football Manager.

 

[skybluecam]

I mean, they surely see comments on the club/their own instagram and twitter posts which are almost guaranteed to include low effort abuse. This place is sunshine and rainbows in comparison.

 

[shmmeee]

I mean, they surely see comments on the club/their own instagram and twitter posts which are almost guaranteed to include low effort abuse. This place is sunshine and rainbows in comparison.

That’s different for me. One is the player walking into a pub full of city fans and eavesdropping. The other is posting shot through their letterbox and calling them a c**t while they’re out shopping with the kids.

 

[Legia Sky Blue]

Clearly for their own mental well being they should stay well clear, but human nature and curiosity means some will end up being made aware of comments made on here, either directly or through mates. Consequently I am uncomfortable with the throwaway 'he's shit/ lazy' type comments made on here without any argued reasoning, as it can prove counter productive to the performance and motivation of players, that might be prone to taking in social media comment. An example was Shipley who really went into his shell after being ritually slaughtered on here, and who I'm pretty sure was aware of the negativity comments made about him at that time.

 

[ajsccfc]

I don’t even click on the social media tab in Football Manager.

I had to switch the view off as I found myself getting increasingly annoyed by the whinging of people who don't even exist. Credit to them for the realism really

 

[Finham]

I am sure players are warned / educated not to look at forums, but I’d be amazed if they weren’t tempted, and even if they don’t read it personally, both praise and criticism will seep through to them. They don’t exist in a bubble, and some (especially younger players) are bound to take things to heart, it’s human nature. It’s their career and they won’t all be cocky and sure of themselves. Some stuff on here is unfair or even offensive if you look at it in that light, and definitely couldn’t be classed as support for CCFC.

Edit: I’m not of course referring to fair criticism of performances, I mean the small minority of people who think it’s fine to abuse a player from behind their keyboard. Every squad member at CCFC (or any other professional football club) has overcome hundreds of tough obstacles to make it as far as they have, and they deserve respect for that, online just the same as in person. Making it into a Championship squad is awesome. You can’t reduce all of that achievement to saying a guy is shit.

It's an interesting point. I've always presumed this was a place where you can safely vent about the football, get things off your chest, and I presumed that players would never see it, but maybe that's changed with social media so pervasive that we should now be more careful and considered.

 

[Finham]

I don’t even click on the social media tab in Football Manager.

It's so repetitive that I presumed it was a satire?

 

[MalcSB]

Let’s hope the retail department don’t read this forum, the Samaritans will be busy if they do.

 

[The Philosopher]

I’ve a vague recollection of Carl Baker’s Mrs posting on here during the depths of the Andy Thorn days, saying that things were so dire that CB was organising his own runs etc.

Can anyone else remember that?

I’m sure there are a fair few players or their families that have a nose on here.

One bizarre one: pre match presser before Huddersfield last season; MR doing his usual spiel:

“They’ve got some quality in their side, like Kyle Hudlin”

(check it out if you don’t believe me)

Now Kyle Hudlin hadn’t been anywhere near the Hudds first team, so maybe MR was taking the piss out of whatever fool on here thought signing Hudlin was a good idea…..

 

[Briles]

Yes and one of them is a member....maybe....

 

[shmmeee]

Yes and one of them is a member....maybe....

If that’s true I hope it’s slowpoke

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

I’ve a vague recollection of Carl Baker’s Mrs posting on here during the depths of the Andy Thorn days, saying that things were so dire that CB was organising his own runs etc.

Can anyone else remember that?

I’m sure there are a fair few players or their families that have a nose on here.

One bizarre one: pre match presser before Huddersfield last season; MR doing his usual spiel:

“They’ve got some quality in their side, like Kyle Hudlin”

(check it out if you don’t believe me)

Now Kyle Hudlin hadn’t been anywhere near the Hudds first team, so maybe MR was taking the piss out of whatever fool on here thought signing Hudlin was a good idea…..

He’s probably been on here all week and forgotten about the transfer window

 

[Hobo]

They will be in stitches if they do at some of the naivety

 

[Grendel]

I’ve a vague recollection of Carl Baker’s Mrs posting on here during the depths of the Andy Thorn days, saying that things were so dire that CB was organising his own runs etc.

Can anyone else remember that?

I’m sure there are a fair few players or their families that have a nose on here.

One bizarre one: pre match presser before Huddersfield last season; MR doing his usual spiel:

“They’ve got some quality in their side, like Kyle Hudlin”

(check it out if you don’t believe me)

Now Kyle Hudlin hadn’t been anywhere near the Hudds first team, so maybe MR was taking the piss out of whatever fool on here thought signing Hudlin was a good idea…..

Baker said it on a CWR interview

 

[Grendel]

Brian Roberts on CWR

Don't know if anyone else picked up on this yesterday, but Harry was saying he'd been asking a few questions behind the scenes at the club. Questions that are not usually asked. He says he was told by a few people that previously (under Thorn and Shaw) it was all quite easy going around the...

www.skybluestalk.co.uk

 

[Manchester_sky_blue]

One would hope not. But if they do....sorry Fadz!

Mate if Fadz had read that you'd already be dead.