09:52, Tue 14 Oct
Hiya Mark, you dirty rascal
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09:58, Tue 14 Oct
I’ve not read 99% of the thread

Just wanted to congratulate marks pork sword
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10:55, Tue 14 Oct
baldrick
Pretty classless sharing loved up photos with the new gf before announcing the split

Heaps unnecessary pressure on everyone

"announcing"? I assume all people involved who needed to know, knew.
18:03, Tue 14 Oct
Fat Buddha OBE
None of our fecking busines

Must admit that crossed my mind.

People making all sorts of comments and judgements about people they don’t know because they seem to think they have some kind of ownership or relationship when in fact they don’t.

I blame Lady Di. Or Rupert Murdoch. Or celebrity culture. Or just people generally. Must be someone’s or something’s fault.
18:44, Tue 14 Oct
newblue
Fat Buddha OBE
None of our fecking busines

People making all sorts of comments and judgements about people they don’t know because they seem to think they have some kind of ownership or relationship when in fact they don’t.

If that wasn't the case then there would be very little posted on this or any other football fans' forum.

Uninformed criticism of managers and players ability and attitudes seems to be the bedrock of these forums.

Why, therefore, would you expect it to be any different when discussing people and their personal lives?
18:53, Tue 14 Oct
And everyone pretends to care about mental health
19:11, Tue 14 Oct
Dirty Bertie
newblue
Fat Buddha OBE
None of our fecking busines

People making all sorts of comments and judgements about people they don’t know because they seem to think they have some kind of ownership or relationship when in fact they don’t.

If that wasn't the case then there would be very little posted on this or any other football fans' forum.

Uninformed criticism of managers and players ability and attitudes seems to be the bedrock of these forums.

Why, therefore, would you expect it to be any different when discussing people and their personal lives?

Bit different when you are discussing someone’s marriage I’d have thought, but maybe I’m completely wacky or something. Not that I am
19:17, Tue 14 Oct
baldrick
Pretty classless sharing loved up photos with the new gf before announcing the split

Heaps unnecessary pressure on everyone

It's hardly a celebrity marriage, it shouldn't really be registering with anyone. I'm sure people knew before it was announced, not that it needed to be.
21:03, Tue 14 Oct
newblue
Dirty Bertie
newblue
Fat Buddha OBE
None of our fecking busines

People making all sorts of comments and judgements about people they don’t know because they seem to think they have some kind of ownership or relationship when in fact they don’t.

If that wasn't the case then there would be very little posted on this or any other football fans' forum.

Uninformed criticism of managers and players ability and attitudes seems to be the bedrock of these forums.

Why, therefore, would you expect it to be any different when discussing people and their personal lives?

Bit different when you are discussing someone’s marriage I’d have thought, but maybe I’m completely wacky or something. Not that I am

Keyboard warriors don't care about the context as they hide behind their shield of anonymity.

Perhaps some might think twice if they did not have the comfort of not showing their real name.
21:07, Tue 14 Oct
Cheers Dirty Bertie.

Your folks were ahead of their time naming you.
21:08, Tue 14 Oct
Although I agree that’s true, I actually do think that obsessing about the manager and what he says, the performance of players, or what goes on at the club etc is qualitatively different from say commenting about the stats of a marriage like the one on this discussion, or making some judgement about whether a party’s behaviour is ‘classy’ or not. For me it’s just all over intrusive, icky, and as FB said, none of the commenters business anyway.

Not that I could quite gauge what or who you were exactly aiming at but that’s also the internet.
21:11, Tue 14 Oct
I know a bit about the old man and not a fan, but it is genuinely really sad for any family when there’s a split.

They’ll probably all make a new way and good luck to them.
21:56, Tue 14 Oct
I agree that there appears to be a significant difference between the performance of footballers and the behaviour of individuals in their personal lives.

However, much of the criticism of players and coaches soon descends into the personal and that is where my views on internet warriors came from.
22:04, Tue 14 Oct
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16:45, Wed 15 Oct
Loada bollocks. None of their business If he’s picked. Or yours.
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