Quote Originally Posted by IBK View Post
The other side of the coin is that fans' respect for players is diminishing. Yes we adulate those players who perform well, but we also scapegoat them when they don't perform to our expectations. And we increasingly tend to lack understanding or empathy when they are going through difficult times. Take Odegard this season for example. There has clearly been something wrong with him following a serious injury suffered in September. I suspect it's been repercussions of this or illness. But there have been plenty of Gooners suggesting that he is over/not up to it, or that he hasn't been trying or focussed. This for our captain, our player of the season for the 2 previous seasons and someone whose commitment to and effort for the club has never been in doubt.

We are a fickle lot, us fans. And while we demand 'respect' from our players we don't always prectice what we preach.
Excuse me! HOW much are they getting paid?

If you go to a 5 star hotel, are there shit stains on your sheets? And if you complain, do you expect to be called entitled by the staff?

I EXPECT 100% at ALL TIME as a bare minimum, given the cost of this hotel. If they want to surprise me by going the extra mile then I won't mind that at all. Like Bergkamp trapping a ball, the 6 star experience.

This lot thpugh, I'm the one washing urine off my face. How does that make me the guilty party?

And do you have security gurds protecting you from your clients, or do you have to face them one to one and justify your service and their value for money? Those players are NOTHING like you or me. Nothing at all.