Just seen a video posted online (i've tried to post the link but can't seem to do it) of the Liverpool team getting aboard their team bus and completely ignoring all their fans whos are asking for autographs. A couple of them even shake their heads.
Now I don't know the story behind this, I don't know if for whatever reason they were told not to. I doubt that though because Milner and Sturridge did stop and sign a couple autographs but the rest just absolutely blanked their fans.
Really poor IMO, the fans are the ones that make these guys what they are. These guys are very privileged to be able to play football for a living and they are paid extremely well for doing so. I understand players getting a bit pissed off being harassed by fans for photos, autographs etc when they are trying to have a meal with their family or on a night out but the liverpool players in the video i was referring too were on duty.
Very disrespectful IMO. I love how engaging the hibs team is. I've met a few of them and they are so lovely and i've seen them all outside the West stand after games taking time to speak to fans, get selfies taken, autographs etc. I'd be very disappointed if they were to blank the fans.
Think someone need to remind these guys that if it wasn't for fans they wouldn't have the money and the lifestyles that they do. Taking a few minutes out your time to get a picture or an autograph a small price to pay and really not a big inconvinience but it could make someones day.
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18-07-2017 02:10 PM #1
Players ignoring fans
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18-07-2017 02:46 PM #2This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
The thing is, can you tell the difference between a genuine fan who will give the shirt to his son and an opportunist who will stick it on eBay? Maybe there are far too many people taking advantage.
The clubs and their players are worth more than ever before, so the value of intellectual property rises with it.
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18-07-2017 02:50 PM #3This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
True, theres a lot of opportunists out there looking for an autograph so they can auction a shirt off on ebay but most are just genuine, starstruck fans who just want a photo or signature from their heroes.
Football without fans is nothing, they're the lifeblood of the game so a couple of minutes of players time is not a lot to ask.
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18-07-2017 02:53 PM #4This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Players also clearly appreciated the support last season. Makes a nice change from 5 years ago when there was no connection between the fans and players.
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18-07-2017 02:56 PM #5
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My Liverpool supporting mate told me today that they get fined by the club if they do any autographs for the fans.
This is due to signed photos etc being on sale in the club shop.
This would explain the video but is ****ing disgusting that these fans are loyal enough to turn out but can't get a picture or a signature from the players.
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18-07-2017 02:58 PM #6This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Money is making them more detached from the regular fan by the year and it's a shame.
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The signed photos in the club shop aren't even authentically signed, they're mass produced player photos with the signatures printed on. Thats fine but most people are wanting autographs as a momento of the time they met their hero. The people who want autographs for the purposes of making a shirt or whatever more valuable for sale are in the minority, most are genuine fans.Last edited by 21.05.2016; 18-07-2017 at 05:09 PM.
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18-07-2017 03:23 PM #10
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Really is tragic.
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18-07-2017 04:56 PM #12This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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18-07-2017 05:16 PM #15This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
If that is the reason, then hell mend them.
Another unacceptable face of capitalism.
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18-07-2017 05:19 PM #16
If it walks like a duck and it looks like a duck but lays golden eggs it's a goose.
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18-07-2017 05:23 PM #17This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Duck off
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18-07-2017 06:32 PM #21
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18-07-2017 06:52 PM #22
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At that level they'd get nothing else done if they were to sign everything for everyone.
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18-07-2017 07:06 PM #23
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It's just another example of English clubs putting money before their fans. Nothing to see here.
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19-07-2017 07:05 AM #26
For all the stick Ronaldo gets I always respect the time he gives to his fans.
There's a video on YouTube from after Madrid won their previous Champions League to the latest one. The players are making their way back to the pitch after collecting the trophy and a group of fans in wheelchairs are shouting on them. They all walk past, not with any ill intent I think they are just so in the moment they don't notice them. Last to come along is Ronaldo, he stops and has pictures with every one of them, signs autographs etc. It takes him about 3 minutes but means everything to those kids.
I've no idea of the circumstances of the Liverpool video but most playere are happy to sign autographs and so on. I've no idea why they didn't but I'd wager there's a reason for it.PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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19-07-2017 07:36 AM #27
I read online that they are banned for giving autographs at the entrance to there training due to safety concerns , apparently number of people on a road or something ..
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19-07-2017 08:56 AM #28
As well as items in shops the clubs will also give players community and potentially international outings giving fans official opportunities to meet their stars. There's a big commercial difference between Lewis Stevenson and somebody like Alberto Moreno (even if I wouldn't recognise him walking past me in his Liverpool kit with Moreno no the back).
It's not great and like people are saying it's taking the heart out of the game but that's what the last 30 years have brought with the commercial growth of the Premiership.
Perhaps all of the American owners have made an impact too where in their country teams are 'franchises'. As a Calgary Flames fan - a well followed team - I'm sickened that they might relocate to another city because the people of Calgary don't want a larger stadium to be paid out of their taxes. Madness.
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19-07-2017 09:44 AM #29
The world has changed. Nowadays, the threat of some radge in the crowd having a carving knife and a paranoid grudge is very real.
Fans may be the lifeblood of the game, although there's a debate to be had about which type of fan is more 'lifebloody', but players are pretty important too and I'd rather not see any of their real life blood.
There will be times that players give autographs and times that they won't. We need to understand and accept that.
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19-07-2017 10:57 AM #30This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Probably security reasons.
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