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Message: [QUOTE="Major JW Hochstetter, post: 2199262, member: 1828"] Broncospwn, mate, most people would agree to some extent about the actual incidents being relatively minor and that they often get sensationalised. But [i]that's not the main point![/i] These bloke [i]know and have known for years[/i] that all they need to do is scratch their nuts and they'll get taken to town for it - and bring the reputation of their club and teammates down in the process, which in turn has many flow-on effects that have already been mentioned. They [i]know[/i] that if you're going to be a footballer in this day and age, the spotlight will unfortunately be on you 24/7 and thus you need to abide by the rules that the clubs give you so you'll keep yourself and your teammates out of harms way in this regard. That's just the way life is for a professional footballer. We can carry on about how wrong it is and how we feel sorry for them all we like, but that doesn't mean squat. The position of modern day footballer requires them to be representative of their employers when out in public. If a player doesn't like that, then they need to seriously consider alternative career opportunities. But, if they're prepared to sign their playing contract, agree to the code of conduct and then accept a substantial payment for their services, then they understand and accept the pros and cons their new job - just like anyone else. But still, they continue to find ways to get themselves in the poo, and yet all they have to do is behave themselves. It's not really what they do that gives us the shits, its that they're dumb enough to keep doing it despite being fully aware of the consequences. Again - how friggen hard can it be to behave yourself, not act like a knob and still have a good time like countless others in the general public and in the NRL? [/QUOTE]

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