[Albion] Aaron Connolly - Premier League 2 Player of the Season

[BadFish]

"A young man acting like a young man" is not something that is in any way acceptable for an elite athlete which he allegedly is - being paid millions to be extremely professional in both his work life and his private life, in order to be elite. The same applies to all elite sportspeople of any age.

Fans pay ludicrous prices to watch football in the form of tickets, TV, pubs or whatever, so they absolutely have every right to be "precious" when they demonstrate extremely poor behaviour.

If EVERY 21 year old footballer behaved like he does, then maybe, just maybe, we should be giving him the benefit of the doubt. But they don't. There are countless players his age and younger, including at this club, that behave in a considerably more professional manner which is the absolute MINIMUM that should be expected of them, given how fortunate they are, and how well they are being paid to live the lives of an elite athlete.

I hope the club are giving him more support than he is getting on here.

Providing that the rumours in the tabloids are true of course.

Having once been young and made a fair few mistakes, I am happy to cut the boy some slack and give him the benefit of the doubt.

You carry on lighting the torches and sharpening your pitchfork or twitching your curtains and tutting though, if it makes you feel better then you are well within your rights. Given that you practically pay the lads wages.

 

[Pinkie Brown]

He probably needs a loan overseas away from the tabloid glare.

Hoffenheim would fit the bill. Conveniently located in the middle of nowhere, in a town about the size of Steyning. The idea of taking Locadia mk 2 might put them off. Once bitten and all that.

 

[dazzer6666]

I hope the club are giving him more support than he is getting on here.

Providing that the rumours in the tabloids are true of course.

Having once been young and made a fair few mistakes, I am happy to cut the boy some slack and give him the benefit of the doubt.

You carry on lighting the torches and sharpening your pitchfork or twitching your curtains and tutting though, if it makes you feel better then you are well within your rights. Given that you practically pay the lads wages.

I imagine the club are tearing their hair out over him…….it’ll be DESPITE the support he’s getting, not due to a lack of it. He’ll already have mentors, psychologists and others advising him and looking out for him. Oh, and Duffy presumably

If he’d had a great season on the pitch no-one would be overly bothered (‘good old Aaron - haha - see he has been up to no good again, what a lad eh……..’) but his lack of progress on the pitch allows people to criticise his off-field behaviour because a natural link will be drawn between the two.

He’s got a pivotal season ahead…..really hope it works out for him (and us)

 

[Swansman]

"A young man acting like a young man" is not something that is in any way acceptable for an elite athlete which he allegedly is - being paid millions to be extremely professional in both his work life and his private life, in order to be elite. The same applies to all elite sportspeople of any age.

Fans pay ludicrous prices to watch football in the form of tickets, TV, pubs or whatever, so they absolutely have every right to be "precious" when they demonstrate extremely poor behaviour.

If EVERY 21 year old footballer behaved like he does, then maybe, just maybe, we should be giving him the benefit of the doubt. But they don't. There are countless players his age and younger, including at this club, that behave in a considerably more professional manner which is the absolute MINIMUM that should be expected of them, given how fortunate they are, and how well they are being paid to live the lives of an elite athlete.

1. He is human first, "elite athlete" second.

2. No one is forcing you to pay anything. The fact that you pay taxes doesnt mean that everyone living in a society where taxes are used to pay healthcare and a lot of other things need to be perfect human beings. You paying money for entertainment doesnt give you some sort of justified right to bash the blokes that are supposed to provide the entertainment.

3. You dont know how all footballers, including Aaron Connolly, behaves. You read tabloids and watch Instagram pictures and that is what shapes your perception of reality.

 

[Swansman]

I imagine the club are tearing their hair out over him…….it’ll be DESPITE the support he’s getting, not due to a lack of it. He’ll already have mentors, psychologists and others advising him and looking out for him. Oh, and Duffy presumably

If he’d had a great season on the pitch no-one would be overly bothered (‘good old Aaron - haha - see he has been up to no good again, what a lad eh……..’) but his lack of progress on the pitch allows people to criticise his off-field behaviour because a natural link will be drawn between the two.

He’s got a pivotal season ahead…..really hope it works out for him (and us)

Legally allowed yes. Morally its of course completely wrong to judge someone based on what you read in tabloids and how you percieve ones photos in social media, none of which portray reality. If I would make assumptions based on social media I'd say that all my friends are MDMA 24/7 when in reality dozens of them eat antidepressives to get out of bed.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

"A young man acting like a young man" is not something that is in any way acceptable for an elite athlete which he allegedly is - being paid millions to be extremely professional in both his work life and his private life, in order to be elite. The same applies to all elite sportspeople of any age.

Fans pay ludicrous prices to watch football in the form of tickets, TV, pubs or whatever, so they absolutely have every right to be "precious" when they demonstrate extremely poor behaviour.

If EVERY 21 year old footballer behaved like he does, then maybe, just maybe, we should be giving him the benefit of the doubt. But they don't. There are countless players his age and younger, including at this club, that behave in a considerably more professional manner which is the absolute MINIMUM that should be expected of them, given how fortunate they are, and how well they are being paid to live the lives of an elite athlete.

Lamptey, Jenks, Băluţa for a start...

 

[dazzer6666]

Legally allowed yes. Morally its of course completely wrong to judge someone based on what you read in tabloids and how you percieve ones photos in social media, none of which portray reality. If I would make assumptions based on social media I'd say that all my friends are MDMA 24/7 when in reality dozens of them eat antidepressives to get out of bed.

Yes…..more ‘causes people to’ rather than ‘allows’ perhaps if you want to be pedantic. For a % of our fan base, he hasn’t produced anywhere near enough on the field for them to accept he can be even associated with so many issues off it. Whilst ‘none’ might portray reality, it’s not like there’s a single alleged incident - there is a fairly constant flow of negative news (and bad haircuts).

 

[albionalex]

"A young man acting like a young man" is not something that is in any way acceptable for an elite athlete which he allegedly is - being paid millions to be extremely professional in both his work life and his private life, in order to be elite. The same applies to all elite sportspeople of any age.

Fans pay ludicrous prices to watch football in the form of tickets, TV, pubs or whatever, so they absolutely have every right to be "precious" when they demonstrate extremely poor behaviour.

If EVERY 21 year old footballer behaved like he does, then maybe, just maybe, we should be giving him the benefit of the doubt. But they don't. There are countless players his age and younger, including at this club, that behave in a considerably more professional manner which is the absolute MINIMUM that should be expected of them, given how fortunate they are, and how well they are being paid to live the lives of an elite athlete.

And there are players much older who are behaving like he does and worse;

'Kyle Walker hosted sex party with two hookers just a day before urging fans to ‘stay at home’ for coronavirus lockdown'
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/11329263/kyle-walker-sex-party-coronavirus-lockdown-hookers-man-city/

'Jack Grealish banned from driving for nine months and fined after pleading guilty to careless driving'
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport...-grealish-driving-ban-fine-news-b1774208.html

'Three Leicester players dropped for West Ham defeat due to COVID-19 breach'
https://theathletic.com/news/leicester-maddison-perez-choudhury-coronavirus/HkBZzvgJgtux

 

[JBizzle]

"A young man acting like a young man" is not something that is in any way acceptable for an elite athlete which he allegedly is - being paid millions to be extremely professional in both his work life and his private life, in order to be elite. The same applies to all elite sportspeople of any age.

Fans pay ludicrous prices to watch football in the form of tickets, TV, pubs or whatever, so they absolutely have every right to be "precious" when they demonstrate extremely poor behaviour.

If EVERY 21 year old footballer behaved like he does, then maybe, just maybe, we should be giving him the benefit of the doubt. But they don't. There are countless players his age and younger, including at this club, that behave in a considerably more professional manner which is the absolute MINIMUM that should be expected of them, given how fortunate they are, and how well they are being paid to live the lives of an elite athlete.

Other than unquoted, unsubstantiated tabloid toot, how is he behaving?

Someone posted a video allegedly about Connolly and his ex is off to Love Island. Yes he had a covid breach (as did England's great white hope Phil Foden) and I'm in no way condoning that, but the "behaviour" comment is all conclusions being drawn with absolutely no actual facts behind it.

If his attitude is a problem he won't be here next season but, I'll be honest, I don't see him in training or around the club and I have no clue what he actually does in his personal life either so I'm not going to sit here like some beacon of moral integrity telling someone to live their lives differently when I have no clue how they're doing it in the first place.

 

[Swansman]

Other than unquoted, unsubstantiated tabloid toot, how is he behaving?

Someone posted a video allegedly about Connolly and his ex is off to Love Island. Yes he had a covid breach (as did England's great white hope Phil Foden) and I'm in no way condoning that, but the "behaviour" comment is all conclusions being drawn with absolutely no actual facts behind it.

If his attitude is a problem he won't be here next season but, I'll be honest, I don't see him in training or around the club and I have no clue what he actually does in his personal life either so I'm not going to sit here like some beacon of moral integrity telling someone to live their lives differently when I have no clue how they're doing it in the first place.

100% this.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

And there are players much older who are behaving like he does and worse;

'Kyle Walker hosted sex party with two hookers just a day before urging fans to ‘stay at home’ for coronavirus lockdown'
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/11329263/kyle-walker-sex-party-coronavirus-lockdown-hookers-man-city/

'Jack Grealish banned from driving for nine months and fined after pleading guilty to careless driving'
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport...-grealish-driving-ban-fine-news-b1774208.html

'Three Leicester players dropped for West Ham defeat due to COVID-19 breach'
https://theathletic.com/news/leicester-maddison-perez-choudhury-coronavirus/HkBZzvgJgtux

They are all another club's problem. I hope none of them ever sign for the albion.

 

[Pavilionaire]

In other news today, Lys Mousset is banned for driving for 6 months and fines £5,000 after crashing his £350,000 Lamborghini into parked cars whilst driving at speed on the wrong side of a 30 mph road.

Mousset was already on 9 points for speeding offences when the incident occurred.

Footballers - too much money, too much fame, not enough brains.

 

[Silverhatch]

What are AC’s confirmed/corroborated misdemeanours? My kids see him and other younger Albion players around town but they’ve never reported anything particularly about any of them apart from “Saw x in x last night.”

 

[albionalex]

They are all another club's problem. I hope none of them ever sign for the albion.

I would quite like Grealish or Maddison to sign for us...

 

[super-seagulls]

I would quite like Grealish or Maddison to sign for us...

Freakish (iPhone replacement, but I’ll keep it anyway) is a prick, I wouldn’t want him anywhere near our dressing room, despite his talent!

 

[Washie]

Many a good player been ruined by an otherwise nondescript perma tanned plastic using a players talents to enrich herself. It's a shame he can't see it.

If he bins her off and he gets a cuddle and supportive words from the likes of Bruno & Dunky, and he knuckles down to focussing on his football, I don't think all is lost; he could still have a good career in the game (although whether he ever gets to be a regular EPL starter remains to be seen). I really hope he does.

He did bin her off, by cheating on her, ny breaking the covid bubble. She isn't his girlfriend anymore, so has no say in what she does.

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[Pinkie Brown]

In other news today, Lys Mousset is banned for driving for 6 months and fines £5,000 after crashing his £350,000 Lamborghini into parked cars whilst driving at speed on the wrong side of a 30 mph road.

Mousset was already on 9 points for speeding offences when the incident occurred.

Footballers - too much money, too much fame, not enough brains.

Indeed. In the bigger picture of footballers gone astray, Connolly's antics are small beer compared to the likes of Adam Johnson, Lee Hughes, Joey Barton, plus others who've got into lesser scraps with the law. Regardless, Connolly needs to get his act together before he upgrades to something more serious. What you say is very true, with most modern footballers earning far more in a week than what I ever earned in a year. At the other end of the scale, others are 100% model professionals who have conducted themselves faultlessly off the pitch. They rarely get mentioned as it's usually the dicks who are good tabloid fodder that get all the headlines.

 

[Johnny RoastBeef]

And there are players much older who are behaving like he does and worse;

'Kyle Walker hosted sex party with two hookers just a day before urging fans to ‘stay at home’ for coronavirus lockdown'
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/11329263/kyle-walker-sex-party-coronavirus-lockdown-hookers-man-city/

'Jack Grealish banned from driving for nine months and fined after pleading guilty to careless driving'
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport...-grealish-driving-ban-fine-news-b1774208.html

'Three Leicester players dropped for West Ham defeat due to COVID-19 breach'
https://theathletic.com/news/leicester-maddison-perez-choudhury-coronavirus/HkBZzvgJgtux

Football's a mercenary business, produce the goods on the pitch and you'll be be forgiven almost anything.

Connolly just needs to do the business, then he can **** about all he likes.

 

[Springal]

Indeed. In the bigger picture of footballers gone astray, Connolly's antics are small beer compared to the likes of Adam Johnson, Lee Hughes, Joey Barton, plus others who've got into lesser scraps with the law.

Underestimation of the century....

 

[essbee1]

Football's a mercenary business, produce the goods on the pitch and you'll be be forgiven almost anything.

Connolly just needs to do the business, then he can **** about all he likes.

Can't see it happening tbh.