19 thoughts on “Outrageous”

  3. sheona :

    But preferable to punching or kicking the opposition, as happens in some sports, Soutie.

    Whaddya mean? It is all part of the fun in rugby! 🙂

    It does look however, that male tennis players are trying to take over from premiership footballers as the biggest bunch of over-paid girls blouses in sport!

  4. Have to disagree with you, FEEG. A football player, along with ten others, plays for an hour and a half once a week. Top tennis players can have several three hour matches, one on one, in the course of a week or two week tournament. No contest!

  6. Abusing equipment in sport should be banned, why I even saw Rooney kick the football the other night, outrageous!

  7. sheona :

    But preferable to punching or kicking the opposition, as happens in some sports, Soutie.

    Sheona why the comparison?

    Outrageous conduct anywhere is outrageous conduct and should be roundly condemned.

    Paul Perez (a Samoan import, plays right wing for our EP Kings) was quite rightly sent off the field after only 14 minutes of play for punching an opponent. It was a crucial match which we were able to sneak a draw although being a player short.

    His punishment didn’t end there, a disciplinary panel banned him for a further 7 days, which meant that he missed a further important encounter.

    When asked my opinion I said send him home for the rest of the season, we don’t need behaviour like that here (or anywhere for that matter.)

    We need decent behaviour on our televisions, so, whether it’s rugby, cricket, football (which I don’t watch much of either) tennis or any other professional or amateur sport you wish to mention tantrums such as these must be stopped.

    It’s obvious that they have no self respect or responsibility to uphold the good of the game which pays them so well. Hit them in the only place that they will feel it, in their pockets. (not a miserable fine which they will laugh at, ban them for a tournament or two!)

  8. sheona :

    Have to disagree with you, FEEG. A football player, along with ten others, plays for an hour and a half once a week. Top tennis players can have several three hour matches, one on one, in the course of a week or two week tournament. No contest!

    Errm, no, Sheona. Footballers train hard for most days of the week. That does not excuse the displays of petulance and idiocy, though. Rugby players train even harder, of course, because the physical demands on them are much.greater than either footballers or tennis players.

  9. Better to smash a racquet than to foul-mouth an umpire or line judge. Yes it is outraqeous but I also find it funny. I actually enjoy watching it. And yes I watch a lot of tennis. Both these players have a history of tantrums on the court and smashing racquets – I think they do if for the spectators as much as themselves. Mind you it was a tremendous match; superlative.

  11. PapaG when children at your school (or even your own youngster) start emulating these so called stars and start smashing their rackets because they lost an important point we’ll see who thinks it funny then. Lets face it, sports equipment no matter what the sport isn’t cheap, but its not the cost of the stuff that gets me it the absolute disdain for proper and decent conduct!

  12. Janus :

    Soutie, I thought there was a penalty for racket abuse?

    Janus I think there is, is at a point or two?

    Whatever it is the fact that there is a punishment indicates to me that this sort of behaviour is unwanted but more importantly that whatever the punishment is it is obviously no deterrent.

  13. FEEG, I think tennis players train hard most days of the week too. The point I was trying to make is that tennis players play in more concentrated bursts than footballers, not in a team and can’t get a sub on if they get injured. Footballers definitely win the “over-paid girls’ blouse” (or smashed car if you prefer) award in my opinion.

    Soutie, the point I was trying to make is that while, as you say, outrageous conduct should be condemned and penalised, it must be preferable to damage a piece of equipment rather than a person, whose career could be put at risk. Tennis players are penalised for abuse of racket

  14. They’re a bad-tempered lot on the whole, professional tennis players. I play tennis at my local park and the only bad behaviour on the courts I’ve witnessed is the ocassional curse after a bad shot, which is swiftly followed by an apology. Agree with your #7- ban them for a tournament. This would make their sponsors think twice about having them under contract.

    FEEG- “Rugby players train even harder, of course, because the physical demands on them are much greater than either footballers or tennis players.” You’re right. This is a case of more brawn, less skill. 🙂

  15. TR: I think you will find that most rugby players, including the front row, have skills aplenty, and many of them are good footballers too, except hey do not fall over and roll in agony if they break a fingernail! 🙂

  16. FEEG: You lost me when you said front row. For you, Soutie and the other odd-shaped ball lovers (not forgetting the Chariot’s budding actor, J-man, who could pick up some tips here) Football can be a dangerous game.

    At 1.44, that is a definite penalty.

  19. TR: If any Rugby player showed such theatrical ability, they would be taken to the bottom of a ruck and advised that it is not wise to behave like that, in no uncertain terms! 🙂

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