by Fonda » 02 Nov 2013, 19:33
DTG wrote:If you want an example of a Professional Footballer.....no not David Beckam although he is probably the best example I can think of. A player who has taken dogs abuse from OUR fans, never reacted, got on with his job, never complained, waited for his chance AND taken it when it came his way.......step up Martin Rice. Puts it into proper perspective I think.
This is a reasonable point. Couple of things though. Firstly, everyone is different - and just because Rice has responded impeccably, doesn't mean it should be assumed everyone would do the same. Secondly, Manse's contribution to our club far exceeds anything that Rice (or the vast majority of others in the history of the club) have done. So perhaps he deserves a little more respect after a few poor games than personal abuse of himself and his family.
Rather than focus on the rights or wrongs of Manse's reaction, we should be focussing on the instigators. In my opinion, Manse is completely right to highlight it, and criticise those that did it. To merely ignore it, just gives them free reign to keep doing it - be that to Manse himself or others.
[quote="DTG"]If you want an example of a Professional Footballer.....no not David Beckam although he is probably the best example I can think of. A player who has taken dogs abuse from OUR fans, never reacted, got on with his job, never complained, waited for his chance AND taken it when it came his way.......step up Martin Rice. Puts it into proper perspective I think.[/quote]
This is a reasonable point. Couple of things though. Firstly, everyone is different - and just because Rice has responded impeccably, doesn't mean it should be assumed everyone would do the same. Secondly, Manse's contribution to our club far exceeds anything that Rice (or the vast majority of others in the history of the club) have done. So perhaps he deserves a little more respect after a few poor games than personal abuse of himself and his family.
Rather than focus on the rights or wrongs of Manse's reaction, we should be focussing on the instigators. In my opinion, Manse is completely right to highlight it, and criticise those that did it. To merely ignore it, just gives them free reign to keep doing it - be that to Manse himself or others.
