The Virtual Terrace • The 19 v NZ on Saturday
ThePrinter wrote:
Nah he’s a Wakey fan so will be upset that Johnstone isn’t playing. Some of the responses on the their board and other social media when they found out he wasn’t selected this week were cringeworthy. Ranging from now refusing to go to or watch the game, to hoping for a NZ win and wishing that Makinson has a shocker.
And this is the problem with RL. It’s “fans” are too often ridiculously parochial and small minded. Fans of one club not supporting the national team because one of their players wasn’t selected is just pathetic yet it happens (and this isn’t aimed just at Wakefield fans).
At internationals I’ve seen English fans applauding players from their team when they’ve scored a try...for the opposition.
Do you think there would be any Chelsea fans applauding Eden Hazard had he scored for Belgium against England? Certainly not during the game.
We have to move the sport away from this small minded attitude that pervades the game at all levels.
Statistics: Posted by Him — Sat Oct 27, 2018 12:34 pm — Replies 62 — Views 2253