Re: martin gleeson : Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:57 pm  

bren2k wrote:

So long as there are clubs who are prepared to take a punt however, there is no incentive to take a tougher stance; sacking a player is akin to handing competitive advantage to a direct rival and nobody wants to do that.

I would like to think as fans we can do our part, I would never especially boo one of our players, but there are those players whom I would never cheer, buy a shirt with their name on or go in for any kind of hero worship....

Yet as you say, there are those clubs and I would argue Coaches and Managers who value the notoriety, publicity and the short term gain over their long term credibility and reputation and that of our sport!

Re: martin gleeson : Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:06 pm  

bren2k wrote:

I wish more fans and club administrators (including my own) would have this attitude - I'm not in favour of throwing people on the scrap-heap when they make a mistake, but we'd do our reputation as a sport no harm at all if we closed the door to the serial idiots who continually bring their club(s), and by extension the sport, into disrepute.

So long as there are clubs who are prepared to take a punt however, there is no incentive to take a tougher stance; sacking a player is akin to handing competitive advantage to a direct rival and nobody wants to do that.

Correct. Ellery Hanley is probably the best example I can think of. He did some time, learnt his lesson and went on to become one of the best players of the 80s. A second chance is fine, but a fourth chance is pushing it a bit.

Re: martin gleeson : Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:15 pm  

Would like to think Cas will have a few more Shenton like potentials waiting to come through rather than throwing money at this waste of talent.