NFR - Why Do Americans Support Their Sports People While We Run Ours Down?

[Logicalman]

PS - anyone who went to the Emmanuel was a bender :clap_hands:
Except Equalizer of course!

Then I should count myself fortunate I failed to get into Emmanuel then, and had to do with Clement Danes instead?

[Logicalman]

it is quite simply down to the media in this country, they build a person up and when they are at a suitable level, the press look for ways to knock them down.

Good news is not good news for the press, they want headlines, how many of our inocent sports personalities go out for a quite drink with couple of mates, next day they are all over the press as though they have caused a riot, and that really isn't the case (well unless you are Joey Barton).

Alfie,
That's the same both sides of the water, mate. Look at how many NFL/MLB stars are castrated in the press here.