I am 'friends' with a number of Wire players on Facebook and have noticed a few other RL players (some maybe bogus accounts!!!!) on there.

The question is should players private lives really be that accessible online?

Apparently Widnes fans are fuming because some of their players are commenting on their status' saying they want out of the club and are fed up of the abuse from the supporters.

Then we have (certain Wire players) with pictures of them out on the lash, which may get some fans backs up!

I wonder if Tony Smith (who hates all internet related stuff) will lay the law down and ban the Wire players from facebook? Thoughts?????

Private lives are as private as the players want them to be. What they do in their spare time shouldn't matter as long as they perform their job to the best of their ability.

Everybody is entitled to do what they like regarding social networks and it's also there decision if they decided to add fans as "Friends", some are bogus but others and i wont name any names are very genuine indeed. If they decided to update a status and it's controversial, then they have to suffer the consequences if it gets into the wrong hands or if the certain friend/fan is not happy with it. I agree that as long as there performing on the field that they can do what they like but ultimately the players are to blame for adding every man and his dog as a friend.

When you add them, they do not have to accept, therefor its ok if they accept. I have many Wigan players on facebook just out of interest but i have never had any problems with anything like this. Most players are chuffed to play for a club like Wigan.

All are permitted to do as they please regarding sites in the likes of fb & such, i guess it just depends how professional & personal people chose to keep it (especially players). To keep out of any controversy, it doesn’t require much common sense to not allow access to your profile, etc to anyone you don’t wish. If they chose to add comments & such that are sure to get a bad reaction – like everyone, they’d have to deal with it!

Whilst I accept they are free to do it, in my view, it is incredibly stupid and is asking for trouble. In fact, it's tantamount to booking a courier and sending it to see trouble with a big sign saying 'Hello Trouble, I am asking for you'.

Actually everyone isn't entitled to do what they like if an employer puts it in their terms of employment that an employee must not use the internet or social networking site to discuss anything to do with their work.
I know for a fact the local council have stopped all employees using discussion forums during work time.

They have also banned certain sectors from being on Facebook full stop in or out of work.

My work sent a memo round ages ago about being careful what you say but luckily for me i work with a load of old women who arent tech-savvy. Still wouldnt be stupid enough put something obviously slagging off work though.

On a side note i hear down the grapevine (not naming names) but a large DIY specialist has banned customers from using their toilets as "gloryholes" have been found in the mens cubicles and videos posted on a "tube of naughtyness".

That's the belter that one, care to mention which DIY store, for research purposes only of course



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It is up to the players; they are not public property although some people on here seem to forget that.

No can do for reasons stated further up the thread

Correct, and looking at some of our players' profiles, that has been enforced at the club. Some don't even mention who their employer is, or what they do.

After the Chris Bridge debacle in pre-season, I'm not surprised

Which is the common sense & privacy part!!

Players being on facebook and adding their mates is fine, the rest of the world has facebook so they're no different. What I can't understand is why the players feel obliged to add these sad hangers on who want to add them as friends? They should just reject them.

It's not always the 'sad hangers on' that do the friends requests Sally.

I have received friends requests from a couple of players, who must have seen me on the people you may know option due to mutual 'friends'!!!

I can understand if you're single wanting to add girls you don't know, if they're fit or just have that look about them. But why would you accept requests from lads when you have no idea who they are.

Some people seem to want to have as many Facebook "friends" as possible, like its some kind of competition. A girl I know from school has about 500 friends on there, when in real life she probably knows a handful of them. We used to call her "the olympic flame" because she never went out.

Thats just cracked me up







Its exactly how I feel about my own life right now, think im gonna change my user name

It's up to the players. If they want their privite life on Facebook then so be it, it's up to them not us.

You mates with Bridge then Kloe

On Facebook yes.

Stalker.

I suppose some blokes do like the status of minor celebrity, and social networking is a way of doing a bit of showing off and hooking up with girls. A couple of the more attractive girls I know from uni are facebook friends with DJs or blokes who play in bands, these guys send them messages if they're up in town along the lines of "hey babez, hope ya behavin

playin a gig at such and such next weekend, you best be there

" Their intention is to arrange a facebook meeting with the girl and hopefully get more, they're hoping the girl is going to be excited and impressed that a low level celeb is messaging them and will be up for it.

It's no different from the lonely young lads who use social networking sites to add random girls trying to get internet dates, but they're more likely to get a response if they are low level celebs. Isn't that what Keith Senior did to arrange to meet up with that woman in Aus?

It does look naff though, I can't imagine Adrian Morley sat at his computer sending facebook pokes to randomers he's never met.

I think Bailey or Hall had Bebo a few years ago under the Smith Reign at Leeds

I dont get why people add people who they dont know



Whats the point as your not gonna chat to them or ewt