I never said he's was going out doing any of what you've suggested but he's a frustrated skater boy desperately trying look like anything other than a Footballer. Skate scene is full of lads smoking loads of weed,he might see this and think "what am doing legging round a field getting abuse from my own fans I wanna abit of this".
For the record,coz it's seems to have triggered you...am not getting on his case,what he chooses to do is up him,and good luck to him.
I wasn't
triggered as you put it and nor did I say you were claiming he was doing any of the activities I mentioned. Someone having a differing opinion or would like to hear a more in-depth explanation or justification of a questionable claim isn't really triggered behaviour.
I was merely curious as to how you can tell he doesn't want to be a footballer based on the fact he sometimes rides round on a skateboard?
Your logic seems to be that because he is sometimes pictured on a skateboard then he must be a "frustrated skater boy" and that means there's a big chance that he'll be influenced by the
"lads smoking loads of weed". Inevitably Tom, who clearly doesn't want to be a footballer because...skateboard, will fall foul of his adulation of the cool scenesters on the
"skate scene" and, ironically, fall off the metaphorical rails.
Following that logic through then it's reasonable to assume that if any underperforming footballer is pictured in a bar then there's a big chance he's gonna be thinking "What am I doing legging round a field getting abuse when I could be getting bevvied, taking cocaine and shagging round?".
When a footballer is pictured playing golf is it also assumed that their desire for football isn't there? Are they inevitably going to be tempted to retrain for a middle management role in the financial sector like the cool kids on the golfing scene?
Of course not. A footballer going out for a drink or a game of golf obviously doesn't mean he's doing anything other than enjoying a bit of leisure time. A perfectly healthy and reasonable thing to do. But it seems like riding a skateboard or making unconventional clothing choices is just too much to take for some people though.
I just don't quite understand the attitude that if a player is pictured doing something other than playing, training or the traditional footballer past-times of boozing, golfing or gambling then there must be some kind of inherent flaw in their attitude, desire or approach to the game.
