What is it with English/UK born top premiership footballers that makes them think they are so much better than the rest and means they cannot behave in an ordinary cival manner.
Recently we have had "incidents" involving people such as John Terry with his gambling and shady deals going on at the training ground. Ashely Cole with his threesomes, taking a gun into training and shooting a young lad.
Wayne Rooney bagging prostitutes, smoking, ****ing up walls and generally being uncouth. Joey Barton and his continuing sagas, allegations (possibly unfounded) about Steven Gerrard, etc, etc, etc!
When ever you watch a premier league game you see players effing and blinding at the ref constantly. Barging into each other then falling to the floor like Mike Tyson just gave them a right hook.
I used to enjoy watching football on telly (have even been to few games this season) but i am getting more and more disillusioned with the game the more i see stunts like Rooney after scoring standing there arms outstretched with his chest puffed out as if he`s the messiah.
Will anything ever be done to combat this mentality? I very much doubt it, the modern footballer just isn`t brought into the game with the same ethos and values as say a rugby union player. Would they even consider things like swearing at an official an offence which would be punished by a yellow card and free-kick to the opponents. Maybe something similar to the 10 Meter rule in RU.
This is obviously not the case for all players but it does seem the majority have very little respect for opposing players or officials and even less for the fans even of their own team. Personally i think modern football has become a bit of a disgrace and really needs to clean up it`s act
Rant over (feel better now)
