31-12-2018, 14:46
By the way I'm not surprised idiots in the crowd went after young Levi. I kicked Bob's in the head because of the swell of unconscious racism evident in comments on there. Black, especially big and black, players from SEB through Ricky German, Gozie Ugwu, JBW have been subjected to a different kind of vituperation in the assessment of their performance and ability from white players. Every player can expect a kicking from time to time on a fans' forum ......... but Bob's listens to and defends people who go further than that. There's a nasty undercurrent ........ and I asked how long it would be before they went after Levi - turned out it was three games. It is no way to treat any player, but for a young player thrust into an almost impossible situation ...... it's unforgivable.
SEB drove me mad too, because he didn't appear to be giving value for a big wage. Only much later did I realise that even when he tried to work his socks off, possibly in search of a new contract, he hadn't got it anymore. He'd been top scorer in the Championship with 25 goals two seasons together, by the time we got him he was a 0-10 man in League Two with a strong following wind. He could no longer gain that yard on a defender that got him goals and he'd never been a worker ant at Wolves or Plymouth ....... so working harder had no effect ....... but people on Bob's still berate him and laugh as he slips down the pyramid of the game he still clearly enjoys. He was a very good player, but by the time we got him, ordinary was the best he could ever manage - if he'd been white Bob's might have understood that, but for a black man a couple of bad games wipes out seasons of achievements. And they don't even realise they are doing it. I do hope Levi can stick in a quick hat trick soon and let them suck on that, because given a chance they'll turn him into Ricky German and wonder why it keeps happening.
SEB drove me mad too, because he didn't appear to be giving value for a big wage. Only much later did I realise that even when he tried to work his socks off, possibly in search of a new contract, he hadn't got it anymore. He'd been top scorer in the Championship with 25 goals two seasons together, by the time we got him he was a 0-10 man in League Two with a strong following wind. He could no longer gain that yard on a defender that got him goals and he'd never been a worker ant at Wolves or Plymouth ....... so working harder had no effect ....... but people on Bob's still berate him and laugh as he slips down the pyramid of the game he still clearly enjoys. He was a very good player, but by the time we got him, ordinary was the best he could ever manage - if he'd been white Bob's might have understood that, but for a black man a couple of bad games wipes out seasons of achievements. And they don't even realise they are doing it. I do hope Levi can stick in a quick hat trick soon and let them suck on that, because given a chance they'll turn him into Ricky German and wonder why it keeps happening.