| Should clubs help control player's social media 11:57 - Mar 4 with 3697 views | bosh67 |
Yes I know they are all grown ups allegedly but this article is just one of a number about how players being criticised on social media and trolled cripples their confidence.
https://www.westlondonsport.co
It's fairly obvious that the Lydon we brought to the club is not the Lyndon who's playing at the moment. He isn't attacking the ball as we know he can and his confidence looks shot. But... it is all about wellbeing and confidence and players in their teens and twenties can be slaughtered by social media to the complete detriment of themselves and their clubs, with keyboard warriors simply destroying an asset.
Should clubs in general be monitoring or actually running social media channels for the players so that they aren't exposed to this kind of thing. It is obviously affected Lyndon but it is very much a thing that they can be protected from. I know people will say well they are grown up and just don't look at it but these are human beings at the end of the day who are paid as athletes to do a job and they should be protected from keyboard warriors and in many instances themselves on social media.
Old man drops mic and wanders off... |  |
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| Should clubs help control player's social media on 14:23 - Mar 5 with 563 views | PinnerPaul |
| Should clubs help control player's social media on 16:50 - Mar 4 by ted_hendrix |
Good gawd almighty;
If I was the Manager at QPR this would be how I'd handle it;
"Sit down and shut the f uck up and then switch your phones off, from this moment on instead of sitting on your arses and texting bolox on your phones on whatever is the latest fashion craze in the world of snipchat, snapshot, faceache or whatever these bloody things are called spend that time instead out on the training pitch learning how to take proper corners, how to take free kicks, how to pass and move, how to defend and attack in numbers, how to pass to a team mate instead of passing to their centre forward, You have my full permission to text your Mummy just once and say your gonna be late home for your tea as you've decided that in the best interest of the club your staying behind to do some extra training, this way you won't be offended by any faceless splinter ridden pieces of wood whom you've never met or ever will calling you nasty names, does that make sense lads? yes of course it does, now piss off and don't be late for training tomorrow"
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Don't know about late, I doubt you would get anyone turn up the nest day, except perhaps someone from the PFA!  |  | | |
| Should clubs help control player's social media on 14:27 - Mar 5 with 559 views | PinnerPaul |
| Should clubs help control player's social media on 19:54 - Mar 4 by CiderwithRsie |
I don't think it's as easy as that, Ted.
It would be for me but I'm a nobody in my 50s. Firstly for the younger generation social media is how they communicate generally so if they stay off it they lose a load of social contact, it'd be like me throwing away my phone. It's not just what he wants to say, he'll want to know what his mates are up to. Secondly all pro sports people are marketing themselves - that's why they have agents - and unfortunately some sort of social media presence is probably important for future earnings.
Throw in the fact that the bloke has moved to a new city where he presumably didn't know anyone and the whole time he's here the place is locked down and I can see why he would want social media to keep in touch with mates and even family. Presumably he's got plenty of those in Australia and social media ought to be a godsend for that.
I guess the final thing is that these guys are performers, they do want to know the fans rate them, it must be hard not to take a peak at what people are saying and in fact the more self-doubt you have the more you'd want to check. It's like the old saying that any actor who says they don't read reviews is a liar. [Post edited 4 Mar 2021 19:57]
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Similar age to you (tiny bit older) but even I know you can communicate privately with friends and relatives without using twitter, facebook or Instagram. | | | |
| Should clubs help control player's social media on 14:44 - Mar 5 with 537 views | Juzzie |
| Should clubs help control player's social media on 13:48 - Mar 5 by Match82 |
Don't think it's that easy though? Even if you turn off - "Lyndon mate, did you say what was written about you in that article?" Can't avoid the problem, better to have ways of dealing with it |
It's a start though. Remove yourself from Tw@tter and if your friends & family are genuinely your friends & family then they will surely abide by your wishes if you ask them not to pass on anything detrimental they may have heard.
I've heard things about work colleagues but I don't go rushing to tell them what I've heard. |  | | |
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