Sam Byram
Re: Sam Byram
I think we should be loyal to players if they want to play for us and it might be upsetting for them to read talk about us cashing in.
Re: Sam Byram
I'm pretty sure their paycheques cushion any kind of mental impact that theoretical discussion fans have about clubs which pay those cheques theoretically cashing in on them.
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Far less than you might think, money doesn't preclude mental insecurity, nor does it guarantee happiness. In fact when given in excess to young people it can lead to a naïvely superficial lifestyle which leads to more insecurity. That's why so many footballers, and young film stars, suffer mental health issues and depression.Bogdan wrote:I'm pretty sure their paycheques cushion any kind of mental impact that theoretical discussion fans have about clubs which pay those cheques theoretically cashing in on them.
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You know I didn't mean that literally, I was just making light of the thought that we should be wary of transfer speculation in itself being able to upset a player and disturb their loyalty, which most of them have in very thin quantities anyway.SMorientes wrote:Far less than you might think, money doesn't preclude mental insecurity, nor does it guarantee happiness. In fact when given in excess to young people it can lead to a naïvely superficial lifestyle which leads to more insecurity. That's why so many footballers, and young film stars, suffer mental health issues and depression.Bogdan wrote:I'm pretty sure their paycheques cushion any kind of mental impact that theoretical discussion fans have about clubs which pay those cheques theoretically cashing in on them.
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Re: Sam Byram
OK, fair enough sorry. It's just a common misconception that gets my back up, but I should know you better than to pounce like that.
I do wonder how much footballers read online fans' comments about them, I know a lot of other people in the public eye become obsessed with googling themselves, and I imagine I'd be the same. The internet would've been a horrendous place for Luke varnish to go last season.
I do wonder how much footballers read online fans' comments about them, I know a lot of other people in the public eye become obsessed with googling themselves, and I imagine I'd be the same. The internet would've been a horrendous place for Luke varnish to go last season.
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Re: Sam Byram
Who hasn't googled their own name?
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You really need to take the effort to overrule your phone's spelling suggestion of Varney and add it in its dictionary. I imagine it's generally confusing to be seeing a sympathy post of him using a spelling like that of his name.SMorientes wrote:Luke varnish
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Haha I like to let my phone have its fun. It started off being my laziness preventing putting his real name in but now I think of it as an affectionate nickname. It isn't too pejorative, after all, he puts the gloss on our performances (for if you're reading varnish).Bogdan wrote:You really need to take the effort to overrule your phone's spelling suggestion of Varney and add it in its dictionary. I imagine it's generally confusing to be seeing a sympathy post of him using a spelling like that of his name.SMorientes wrote:Luke varnish
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Re: Sam Byram
Respect to anyone if they were saying at the relevant time that Byram was tired and should be rested, though I don't think anyone was saying he should be rested because he's got a hip problem which will get worse if he isn't given a lay-off.
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I did. You can't overplay young players or they'll get injured; they may run around like they can keep on doing so for days on end, but their body isn't adapted to playing week in week out for 90 minutes. The same thing happened to Jack Wilshere and Nathaniel Clyne when they played almost every game in a season (Clyne literally played all 46 games). Their muscles can't take the strain.onenorthernsoul wrote:Respect to anyone if they were saying at the relevant time that Byram was tired and should be rested, though I don't think anyone was saying he should be rested because he's got a hip problem which will get worse if he isn't given a lay-off.
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