I think a lot of comments about players, especially on twitter, do cross the line and that’s sad.
Absolutely, and I know this is off topic, but is there anything that can be done about it?
OBL mentioned Caroline Flack earlier in this thread. I've never watched Love Island and didn't have a clue who she was until I saw Stan Collymore tweet how tragic it was that she'd died. I then researched her a bit to bring myself up to speed and yes, it is tragic.
I mentioned it to 2 of my step-daughters who are 21 and 19, both addicted to Instagram and I broke the news to them (they didn't know - it's not often I can let them know something first!). They both said how sad and blamed the hate on social media... the same social media they are addicted to.
I also read that the papers are being blamed, a bit like they were after Diana's death (not to the same degree, obvs), but if people didn't watch Love Island, weren't always on Social Media being hyper critical of, well, just about anyone who doesn't have a 10/10 look, didn't buy sensationalist tabloid papers there would be no market for the very stuff that does the damage.
In this modern age of celebrity, being famous for nothing more than being weird enough to appear on a freak game show and generally having no levels of decency in any type of behaviour, what's the remedy?
I know this is nowt to do with Mantom, but it's a common theme applicable to all in the public eye to any degree.
By the way, I think we are all capable of giving criticism - most of it deserved - and that's not the issue. It's the OTT comments that do the damage.
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@Ricky Otto is correct re the mental strength bit... just think back to Argentina in the World Cup Q/F a few years back when Beckham was sent off... the vitriol he faced from the press afterwards... my God, he was only 21 at the time I think. The Sun had a cartoon of a Gallows Pole for him! The mental strength he possessed was awesome and for the next World Cup in the final qualifying game when we needed a draw against Greece at home to go through. That was one of the worst collective England displays I have ever seen but one of the best individual ones from DB. He single handedly got us through that game and rammed the words of the press down their throats.
But that's him. Not everyone can do that, not everyone has that strength.
Anyway, sorry, back to Mantom. I think he was decent when he came in and yesterday was ok... not sure he worked with Milligan though.