Sticking up for Laycock
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:32 pm
Hey everyone! Hope you are all doin well.
It's been awhile since i've posted but i've been regularly reading what's happenin.
I've been thinkin a bit about how footy fans treat their players and would be interested to hear what other people think about how we treat our own. The man who comes to mind is Jason Laycock.
We're all really passionate about the Bombers and we all want to see them win and when things aren't goin well, it's pretty natural to start pickin' apart what doesn't seem to be working. Jason is someone who has copped a fair chunk of this, but is this good or bad?
I'm not pointing the finger at anyone (because i'd need to point it at myself) but I tell you what I reckon we use this kid. The poor bloke has copped so much personal abuse over the season and no one deserves to cop what he has. It's like we treat him as an object, not a person.
I know i've done it, I know i've watched him (and other players for that matter) stuff up on the field and i've been angry at them cause they stopped me from getting my kicks from the game. It's like I love the high of winning so much that if anything gets in the way of it I take out all my anger on it, no matter how it might affect anyone else.
I just reckon in all the heat of the game that we forget that Jason is a person. And because he's a person I reckon he needs to be treated with respect no matter how good a footballer he is. I'd hate to think what some of the stuff that gets said about our players would make a person feel.
So Jason (if you read this), no matter how good your doin' on the field, I want you to know that as a bloke I respect you.
Go Dons!
P.S: I gotta say, we are lookin awesome!!! If we can stay fit we'll have a fair tilt at it next year.
P.S.S: Lol, I just re-read this post and had to chuckle cause it's all a bit wishy-washy but you just gotta run with it hey!
It's been awhile since i've posted but i've been regularly reading what's happenin.
I've been thinkin a bit about how footy fans treat their players and would be interested to hear what other people think about how we treat our own. The man who comes to mind is Jason Laycock.
We're all really passionate about the Bombers and we all want to see them win and when things aren't goin well, it's pretty natural to start pickin' apart what doesn't seem to be working. Jason is someone who has copped a fair chunk of this, but is this good or bad?
I'm not pointing the finger at anyone (because i'd need to point it at myself) but I tell you what I reckon we use this kid. The poor bloke has copped so much personal abuse over the season and no one deserves to cop what he has. It's like we treat him as an object, not a person.
I know i've done it, I know i've watched him (and other players for that matter) stuff up on the field and i've been angry at them cause they stopped me from getting my kicks from the game. It's like I love the high of winning so much that if anything gets in the way of it I take out all my anger on it, no matter how it might affect anyone else.
I just reckon in all the heat of the game that we forget that Jason is a person. And because he's a person I reckon he needs to be treated with respect no matter how good a footballer he is. I'd hate to think what some of the stuff that gets said about our players would make a person feel.
So Jason (if you read this), no matter how good your doin' on the field, I want you to know that as a bloke I respect you.
Go Dons!
P.S: I gotta say, we are lookin awesome!!! If we can stay fit we'll have a fair tilt at it next year.
P.S.S: Lol, I just re-read this post and had to chuckle cause it's all a bit wishy-washy but you just gotta run with it hey!