[Football] Positivity Surrounding PL Players

NorthstandRacoon said:

There has been a lot of positivity surrounding quite a few Premier League players of note recently. It'd be nice to see one of ours within the article, however, they have done their bit and the club and been excellent throughout this whole crisis.

The article below highlight's those who have excelled with their contributions throughout and it marks a nice change from the usual stereotype that the PL footballers seem to be labelled with.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-53070631

Do you think this is a genuine incentive from the players to help the most vulnerable? Or is it just a marketing ploy to make themselves look good to the outside world of the PL bubble?

I genuinely think it's the former, but it'll be interesting to hear other peoples views.

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NorthstandRacoon said:

Do you think this is a genuine incentive from the players to help the most vulnerable? Or is it just a marketing ploy to make themselves look good to the outside world of the PL bubble?

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Beanstalk said:

No real evidence to suggest that the vast majority of footballers aren't nice people. I'm sure it is simply that they are aware of their position of influence and want to do the right thing.

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JBizzle said:

I think there's always a PR element, but footballers have been doing good things in their communities for a long time, but it a) doesn't get noticed and b) isn't the story people want to tell. "Footballer A in Storm Y" is much more of a rag-seller.

Take Ozil, in this article as one of the good guys (rightly) but torn to shred when he declined to donate his wages until he knew where they were going.

Whether it's PR or not, it's doing good work and it's the outcome that matters at the moment.

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