Quote Originally Posted by millertop View Post
If you think kids don’t look up to players then you don’t know kids

The club have drink awareness sponsors, one of these players is reported to have been on their course the day before.

An example should be made, it’s clearly obvious what they did and should be suspended pending the court hearing imo

I've been a teacher for longer than I can remember and work with some of the most vulnerable children imaginable. I think I do know kids. I know they look up to role models. It doesn't mean they emulate their negative actions. Infact it is the opposite.

Being a Nirvana fan doesn't mean you have to be a suicidal smackhead. Looking up to Gazza's footballing genius doesn't make anyone want to be a wife beating pisshead.

It is excuses for much more complex issues. The role model syndrome for crime, drugs, et al is too simplistic. Especially when dealing with children.