Comments on: Poll: Should Football Punish Footballers for Off-Field Crimes?

By: mele419

mele419 — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 21:20:11 +0000

Michael: Well if the limit in france is .5g and he had 5x too much he had 2.5g/litres. If the average human has 5.6 litres of blood… 2.5 divided by 5.6 = .45 (45%) BAC.
Unless I did this all wrong…

By: michael

michael — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:42:03 +0000

What does that translate into as BAC?

By: Charles

Charles — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:46:55 +0000

If players engage in behavior that could be detrimental to the rest of the team then they should be punished. I don’t care about being a role model or anything like that, I just look at it from the team’s perspective. Because of his actions, he could end up missing practice or matches and that hurts the team. When you do something that does not hold up to the expectations of a professional footballer then you should be punished.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:10:40 +0000

I kind of go both ways on this one. On one hand, it wasn’t in his official capacity as a member of the club. On the other hand, individual actions off the pitch can hurt the overall ‘brand’ of the league.

Ask the NBA about that, and even the NFL is discovering that.

Ibracadabra, not to get on my soapbox too much, but just a drink kills 25,000 people a year, in the US alone.

By: Foreverzidane

Foreverzidane — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:29:05 +0000

There goes the one goal production that we had with Les Bleus! LOL

By: Corey

Corey — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:27:40 +0000

yeah i dont think they have to be role models if they want. Does Britney Spears want to be a role model? Probably based of here behavior, even though in some media perverted way she is. Its the same for footballers, they have the spot light, but they dont have to use it to be a role model, its not a job requirement.

But then again, just got a $14 million offer for Govou on FM09 from Man City, so I promply sold his ass after reading this as that was double his value. Great!

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:03:37 +0000

Non
Of course they’re supposed to be role models, but that’s not a rule.

By: mele419

mele419 — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:55:38 +0000

oui. Monsieur Govou is a role model and he should (as well as other, such as good ole Joey Barton) face sentencing from the FA as well as legal ramifications. They’re more than just a member of the public and the community. They must follow laws for their safety and other’s safety. When they break them they set bad examples for everyone that looks up to him. So he gets a suspended liscence in court and a slap on the wrist. What does that say to kids? It’s okay to drink and drive because Govou did it and got away with it. Wrong. The FA needs to keep it’s players in check and let them know it’s not okay to break the laws, and to show the kids out there that it’s not okay either.

By: Ibracadabra

Ibracadabra — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:58:05 +0000

I don’t think that footballing authorities should go out of their way to worry about legal issues if it doesn’t affect the player’s contract or on-field behavior. It’s a legal matter – let the courts decide. Football is football, not a moral compass. A repeat offender (like Joey Barton) is another story – after you have been given a chance, and you screw up again, it’s different from having a drink. Let the cops deal with it…

as for football cheaters – we’ll stick to Paintsil ! –

nevercaptainnickybutt.blogspot.com/2008/12/paintsil-pretender-former-tel-aviv-star.html

By: j

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:58:59 +0000

It is no debate to me and hopefully he will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.