Originally Posted by
InversneckieDob
I think, as embarrassing as this is, on one level we're probably unlucky in that our players got caught out.
I refuse to believe other clubs' players haven't breached similarly since the boozers re-opened.
Maybe I'm wrong and just a cynic, but fitba players, collectively and individually, are prone to outbreaks of intense fu-ckwittery.
It's a perfect storm here, in normal times a disgusting performance against Sevco would have incurred additional opprobrium had the players been seen out in Soul Bar post match.
In the current times, there's really no words.
But there's also a broader, cultural mentality in play here.
I recall a number of years ago, I'd been at an Inverness game and was in the Caley Social Club after the game, they'd have been probably second or third tier at the time.
The players were in also, having a couple of beers.
None of them were OTT or out of order, but they were all drinking.
I mentioned to one of our company that, talking sports science, immediately post match wasn't a time to be consuming alcohol as it is a diuretic and would inhibit rehydration and recovery.
He replied "Ach, you canna grudge the boys a drink after the game".
That phrase has always stuck in my mind due to the wording "...grudge the boys a drink.....".
It was almost said in a way that implied NOT to drink was a hardship or denial of a right.
Albeit that wasn't that long ago, sports science has moved on a bit and recovery training sessions the day after a match are much more common place.
But in Scottish football there does still seem to be a laissez fair attitude to making the best of your talents.
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