Ben Barba

[jirskyr]

Also I don't think we should be ignorant that Ben Barba is far from the only footballer to have been or to continue to be involved in illicit drugs. In some places / cases it is very common / rife and many players are more devious about not getting caught.

 

[Kavi]

Next person who calls players role models needs to give themselves an uppercut.

A role model is your mother, father, a good uncle, a hard working neighbour. Parents who let their kids follow any football idiots are poor parents. Anyone who lets their kids model their behavioir and life choice on 99% of footballers, cricketers or overpaid, overhyped sports people are not qualified to be parents full stop.

How can you control who your kids idolise, who they like? Do you have kids? Because honestly this is a peanut no-idea comment.

I can't even control what my kids like to watch on TV.

I have kids. We will agree to disagree and i can do it without calling anyone a peanut. I dont want to 'control' my kids and stifle their creativity, but i do want to expose them to plenty of examples of good, strong, honest and hard workimg people. Life is so much easier when youre looking forward and not looking over your shoulder because youre making poor choices.

Wanting to play like Ben Brba is one thing. Wanting to be like him and be an uneducated pretend gangster goon covered in tough stickers, taking drugs and treating women like sh** is another.

its unnecessary to call someone a peanut, but to tell someone to give themselves an uppercut thats just fine… :question:

 

[Swordy]

Next person who calls players role models needs to give themselves an uppercut.

A role model is your mother, father, a good uncle, a hard working neighbour. Parents who let their kids follow any football idiots are poor parents. Anyone who lets their kids model their behavioir and life choice on 99% of footballers, cricketers or overpaid, overhyped sports people are not qualified to be parents full stop.

How can you control who your kids idolise, who they like? Do you have kids? Because honestly this is a peanut no-idea comment.

I can't even control what my kids like to watch on TV.

I have kids. We will agree to disagree and i can do it without calling anyone a peanut. I dont want to 'control' my kids and stifle their creativity, but i do want to expose them to plenty of examples of good, strong, honest and hard workimg people. Life is so much easier when youre looking forward and not looking over your shoulder because youre making poor choices.

Wanting to play like Ben Brba is one thing. Wanting to be like him and be an uneducated pretend gangster goon covered in tough stickers, taking drugs and treating women like sh** is another.

its unnecessary to call someone a peanut, but to tell someone to give themselves an uppercut thats just fine… :question:

KAVI, we've both moved on for some really good old fashioned forum discussion. You should too mate.

 

[stryker]

Also I don't think we should be ignorant that Ben Barba is far from the only footballer to have been or to continue to be involved in illicit drugs. In some places / cases it is very common / rife and many players are more devious about not getting caught.

As per society in general I'd suggest the number of druggo's in the NRL is large.

 

[happy_tiger]

Also I don't think we should be ignorant that Ben Barba is far from the only footballer to have been or to continue to be involved in illicit drugs. In some places / cases it is very common / rife and many players are more devious about not getting caught.

As per society in general I'd suggest the number of druggo's in the NRL is large.

Players know that many drugs are out of your system for tests within 48 hours

Ex Kiwi player Jason Donnelly did a story about it recently