Brighton player refuses to sign autographs for children

[Herr Tubthumper]

In what way is it valid? A player doesn't want to be hassled every time he picks up his kid from school by kid/parents for autographs and shouldn't feel he has to commit to it every time whilst concentrating on time with his kids/football/time off?

I think it's always a nice gesture for players to sign stuff for kids but it's not like he is compelled to do so... I can imagine in this case there were other contributing factors that have not been mentioned.

I'm struggling to understand why the footballer can't just deal with this himself. How difficult is it to smile and say "Sorry, not today guys"? It's really this simple. His overblown approach smacks of typical footballer preciousness. Part of me is wondering if he also rolled around clutching his face when he was "hassled" by these children.

 

[Acker79]

I'm struggling to understand why the footballer can't just deal with this himself. How difficult is it to smile and say "Sorry, not today guys"? It's really this simple. His overblown approach smacks of typical footballer preciousness. Part of me is wondering if he also rolled around clutching his face when he was "hassled" by these children.

But we don't actually know it was a) his approach and b) overblown.

The OP has made a claim that this has come about because the player complained, but it's entirely possible the school have made the decision on their own back because it was interrupting classes or causing other issues that the school are unhappy with, and someone has decided that because the school held an assembly and asked students to leave him alone that the player must have asked for it.

We also don't know what various factors may have led to the request. There could be quite reasonable logic behind it.

 

[WATFORD zero]

My guess



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[Acker79]

My guess

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Meili Xue Shan out of grass? What does that even mean?!

 

[WATFORD zero]

Meili Xue Shan out of grass? What does that even mean?!

When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea.

 

[father_and_son]

My guess

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I though the second picture was from the new hi-def version of minecraft!

 

[Dougie]

Abit low , scummish really .

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Abit low , scummish really .

Nothing to do with Palace though is it ?

Please stop trolling this board.

 

[Hampster Gull]

Abit low , scummish really .

Troll

 

[Captain Sensible]

This is a bit like HB&B's guess who I met in the toilet threads. Utter bollox

 

[fat old seagull]

A slightly vague accusation from the OP - but it sounds like the player's child is being pestered for Dad's autographs by other kids - which is obviously not on.

Even the moaners have to recognise that Brighton - and the players - do incredible work in the community, so a BHA player refusing a reasonable request and getting the head to ban autograph requests sounds implausible.

I quite agree with the clubs community commitment. But with his kids being asked to get their dads autograph... no.
What kid wouldn't want their mates asking for their dads autograph. I'd have loved my school chums to have revered my dad, unfortunately he was only a gas fitter and it doesn't have that same appeal. l

 

[mona]

Abit low , scummish really .

And mostlikely untrue.

 

[chaileyjem]

I don't know if this is true. But these definitely are true.

Winner: Best fan engagement by a football club : 2015 - Brighton and Hove Albion
Winner : Best football community scheme 2015 - Brighton and Hove Albion
http://www.footballbusinessawards.com/winners.html

and the players, encouraged by the club, spend a fair bit of time doing stuff like this. Here's one example. I'm sure NSC has hundreds of other examples. Calde alone could fill up a thread 100 pages long instead of this guff. .

[tweet]674299478594203648[/tweet]

 

[dazzer6666]

I don't know if this is true. But these definitely are true.

Winner: Best fan engagement by a football club : 2015 - Brighton and Hove Albion
Winner : Best football community scheme 2015 - Brighton and Hove Albion
http://www.footballbusinessawards.com/winners.html

and the players, encouraged by the club, spend a fair bit of time doing stuff like this. Here's one example. I'm sure NSC has hundreds of other examples. Calde alone could fill up a thread 100 pages long instead of this guff. .

[tweet]674299478594203648[/tweet]

This. Seems like there are always a few that like to find something negative. Very sad.

 

[Diego Napier]

I'm struggling to understand why the footballer can't just deal with this himself. How difficult is it to smile and say "Sorry, not today guys"? It's really this simple. His overblown approach smacks of typical footballer preciousness. Part of me is wondering if he also rolled around clutching his face when he was "hassled" by these children.

I struggle to understand how people jump to conclusions and take as gospel truth the scandal-mongering that appears in the Mail or Express and react in a rather over-the-top or slightly hysterical fashion.

Have a good look in the mirror.

 

[dangull]

Please let us know who the player was so we can hound him out of the club.

Oh sorry Bobby, just joking.

 

[knocky1]

I don't know if this is true. But these definitely are true.

Winner: Best fan engagement by a football club : 2015 - Brighton and Hove Albion
Winner : Best football community scheme 2015 - Brighton and Hove Albion
http://www.footballbusinessawards.com/winners.html

and the players, encouraged by the club, spend a fair bit of time doing stuff like this. Here's one example. I'm sure NSC has hundreds of other examples. Calde alone could fill up a thread 100 pages long instead of this guff. .

[tweet]674299478594203648[/tweet]

Cannot believe Gully's legs are not the most ridiculous. Check original photo.

 

[Hampster Gull]

I don't know if this is true. But these definitely are true.

Winner: Best fan engagement by a football club : 2015 - Brighton and Hove Albion
Winner : Best football community scheme 2015 - Brighton and Hove Albion
http://www.footballbusinessawards.com/winners.html

and the players, encouraged by the club, spend a fair bit of time doing stuff like this. Here's one example. I'm sure NSC has hundreds of other examples. Calde alone could fill up a thread 100 pages long instead of this guff. .

[tweet]674299478594203648[/tweet]

The least Bruno could have done was die hisbeard white. He doesnt even look like santa

 

[dazzer6666]

Nnyynnnn ??

 

[father_and_son]

I quite agree with the clubs community commitment. But with his kids being asked to get their dads autograph... no.
What kid wouldn't want their mates asking for their dads autograph. I'd have loved my school chums to have revered my dad, unfortunately he was only a gas fitter and it doesn't have that same appeal. l

OMG!! Really? A real gas fitter? Lucky b*stard! Wish my dad did something like that! Can you get me his autograph?