Do you think players should be allowed out drinking after games ?

[davidpinder]

I was just wondering how people felt about players going out drink after games and getting basically sh*t faced especially when you are bottom of the table fighting against relegation. I was shown some pictures at the weekend on a mates phone showing united players out drinking after the Cardiff game last week now that in may opinion is wrong and something adams should not allow. He also mentioned they were well on there way and didn't exactly look down about the defeat.

 

[Houso]

Yes.

They're the staff of a business, not slaves.

 

[davidpinder]

Yes.

They're the staff of a business, not slaves.

Your entitled to your opinion but i believe there is a time and place.

 

[Grecian2000]

They're big enough to decide for themselves what they do in their spare time.

I don't think I could tell if most of them had been on the ale Saturday dinner time these days.

 

[beechblade]

People go out to unwind at the end of their working week, whether it's been a shite week at the office or not so I see no problem with them unwinding. The only time I see a major problem with it is if they are in the following day training and are so wrecked they can't do their job properly.

 

[Grecian2000]

Your entitled to your opinion but i believe there is a time and place.

But if the time isn't straight after a game (i.e. the maximum amount of time until the next game) then when is it?

 

[Robbie]

Your entitled to your opinion but i believe there is a time and place.

Ok, so the place..... was somewhere in town yes? So are you ok with that?
The time? Well.... unless they had training the next morning - I'd expect that after a game it is ok.

While I may not think that it is a good idea, saying they are forbidden to it is an awful gesture from the management.

 

[Highbury_Blade]

If i've had a shit day at work, then i quite often go out and have a few pints after. I don't see the difference myself.

 

[SwissBlade]

As long as it doesn't affect their ability to do their job, i.e turning up for training with a hangover or above drink drive limits then of course they should.

Obviously you expect footballers in the local spotlight to also behave themselves, but I don't think thats the issue of this thread

 

[davidpinder]

But if the time isn't straight after a game (i.e. the maximum amount of time until the next game) then when is it?

They have all summer to go out drinking and if we are doing ok with nothing to play for then fine but when we on the verge of relegation and have just lost i don't think its right thats all.

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If i've had a shit day at work, then i quite often go out and have a few pints after. I don't see the difference myself.

Drinking affects your fitness and takes time to get out your system, if we had stopped up then they can go on a 3 week bender for me. I just think we should be more focused on tying to stop up.

 

[Houso]

They have all summer to go out drinking and if we are doing ok with nothing to play for then fine but when we on the verge of relegation and have just lost i don't think its right thats all.

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Drinking affects your fitness and takes time to get out your system, if we had stopped up then they can go on a 3 week bender for me. I just think we should be more focused on tying to stop up.

And what do you think would be the mental state of a player who has been dictated when and where they can let off steam? Do you think they would feel like a responsible member of a team, or more like a child of whom little is expected?

I hope you would stay in and not drink nor laugh nor enjoy yourself, if your employer were to have a bad week in terms of performance.

 

[Highbury_Blade]

i would imagine they'd not be in for training the day after the game, so i really don't see why a few pints is an issue.

 

[SteelCity Blade]

This can be a sensitive issue. On one hand they are highly paid professional athletes that should be expected to make sacrifices. On the other hand, they're young men who probably want to have a social life and a bit of freedom away from the game. I think it's all about being a good manager and setting realistic boundaries that you can enforce.

If I were in charge I would tell players that they can go out and have a drink on appropriate nights as long as they do it responsibly and it doesnt impact upon their performance. If for instance they are making headlines for being a piss artist or they are turning up for games/training with a hangover it will not be tolerated and they will be dropped and transfer listed.

I think its best to show players a little bit of trust but to let them know who is boss at the same time. This way they can have their fun but will respect the manager and know where the line is.

 

[SwissBlade]

Quite simply the players should know what they need to do to ensure their performance standards don't drop.

 

[FleaPitBlade]

I know of a club not a million miles from Bramall Lane where the players are given the oppertunity to give an honest assesment of how much theyve had to drink every week.

If the gaffer suspects they have been telling porkies or has wind they've been on the lash to the detriment of their training/match performances then samples are taken to prove so one way or the other.

The point being that there is no blanket drinking ban at this club, but responsibility is put on the players to be open and honest about it and encourage professionalism - anyone who oversteps the mark is repremanded accordingly.

 

[Highbury_Blade]

They should be applauded for their bravery to be honest. If i were a Sheffield Utd player, the last town i would want to be drinking in right now is Sheffield....

 

[bendylegs]

i think there pissed sat afternoons

 

[Wards]

As a professional footballer and therefore probably the highest privilege I could think of then I don't thin it's too much to ask not to drink, at least during the season.

I'd have given up and arm and a leg to be a pro, never mind the booze.

 

[BladeHearts]

I've voted Yes as obviously they are adults and not slaves of the club.

That said you have to question the professionalism and ambition of any player who would choose to act in a way that is detrimental to their career.

 

[Cool Clint]

Why not make them get tanked up before the game? if we'd have done that this season at least we'd have had a laugh instead of shouting them down. In Nossy's case he would actually become a good footballer.

 

[DP8789]

They can do what they like, if they gave a damn and had the right attitude then maybe they wouldnt be out boozing. i see quinn, yeates and ched all the time in champs, all 3 sup plenty.

its their life let them do what they want.