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Message: [QUOTE="Flutterby, post: 2199157, member: 1853"] Anyone who still thinks that actions of footballers that bring any kind of negative publicity to the club should go unpunished needed to see the report on Ch 7 news last night (and per Smithdom's thread) where the Qld Govt said the poor drinking behaviour of Broncos players and the media attention it has attracted over the past couple of years is THE reason why they did not renew their sponsorship at the end of last season. Players off-field actions have directly cost their employer at least $1 million dollars, so the club has every right to drop/fine/suspend/sack them IMO - I would expect disciplinary action by my employer if I directly cost them this kind of money. No matter how minor the incident may seem, the fact is it is going to be reported widely and in the most negative light possible, players need to get this through their thick skulls. Yes I know they are young men and much of what they do many other young men also do; but they aren't the same as other young men - they are high profile sportspeople, so they have to live and play by different rules. If they don't like the "fishbowl" they can get out any time and get a another job where they aren't going to be in public limelight all the time. On another note, I chuckled a little at Phil Gould last night. He has a theory that all the Friday night games is a fair bit responsible for the drinking dramas the Broncos have been having over the past few seasons. His theory being that when players play footy on Friday night, they have all weekend to go out and drink and play up - it is harder to stop them partying. [/QUOTE]

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