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| Quote ="REVENUE"Any player from any team in every sport spouting that poop should be shunned by fans and team mates alike. Our younger generation look up to their heroes
and could be impressed by this stupidity.'"
No, he shouldn't be "shunned", but someone might want to have a quiet word with him.
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| Quote ="Armavinit"Quote ="Chris71"Agree, think McNamara outplayed the other halves and was doing well up until his back injury. Though if Shaul has got back to something like his 2016/17 days then he’s also at option at FB with Hoy moving to halves. Time will tell but nice we have options.'"
It’s not that long ago that members on here were stating that Shaull isn’t a modern day pivot because he can’t create or pass. If he has a role in the team, I think it would be on the wing.'"
Don’t disagree if we were short on the wing and had both halves fit to go. Think McNamara should get the chance in the halves to leave Hoy at FB or even Lovodua in the halves before putting Shaul at FB to okay Hoy in the halves. My point was it’s a good we at least have options.
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| Quote ="ComeOnYouUll"Quote ="REVENUE"Any player from any team in every sport spouting that poop should be shunned by fans and team mates alike. Our younger generation look up to their heroes
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No, he shouldn't be "shunned", but someone might want to have a quiet word with him.'"
Agreed, think Smith for one should pull him to one side and tell him to stop peddling that sort of rubbish
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| Quote ="ComeOnYouUll"Disappointing to see our new signing retweeting anti-vaccination rubbish.'"
We've got rid of 3 divvies from last year so I suppose we were due one in.
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| So, what’s happened to freedom of speech?
Is he not allowed an opinion?
However misguided or otherwise it may be.
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| Don't thinks a big deal, particularly where we currently are with covid, he only wrote interesting to a news story. Certainly don't think the club should get involved.
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| Quote ="Large Paws"So, what’s happened to freedom of speech?
Is he not allowed an opinion?
However misguided or otherwise it may be.'"
Who said that he isn't allowed an opinion?
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| Quote ="ComeOnYouUll"Who said that he isn't allowed an opinion?'"
I was merely asking a question. The tone of the replies and the suggestion that someone should ‘have a word’ suggest that some think his opinions should not be heard.
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| Quote ="Large Paws"Quote ="ComeOnYouUll"Who said that he isn't allowed an opinion?'"
I was merely asking a question. The tone of the replies and the suggestion that someone should ‘have a word’ suggest that some think his opinions should not be heard.'"
No one saying he isn’t allowed an opinion but for me when you are in a position such as he then I think you are better served to stay out of such things.
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| Quote ="Chris71"No one saying he isn’t allowed an opinion but for me [uwhen you are in a position such as he then I think you are better served to stay out of such things[/u.'"
Why?
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| I think his viewpoint is pretty much standard amongst the 20-30 year olds. Refusing the jabs because they consider themselves fit young men who’ve had Covid, whose symptoms range from sniffles to flu like. I have a few younger mates in their 30’s who haven’t taken up the jab. I’m almost 70 and have had every jab and been very lucky not to have contracted Covid without changing my habits, apart from lockdown. He’s entitled to his opinion as is everyone else, where I disagree is, he shouldn’t publicly push it.
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| Quote ="Isaiah"Why?'"
Firstly he clearly is not an expert so it's unwise to promote conspiracy theories and secondly he is in a position of influence.
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| Quote ="ComeOnYouUll"Firstly he clearly is not an expert so it's unwise to promote conspiracy theories and secondly he is in a position of influence.'"
All he has done is retweet a BBC news clip? I wonder if it would be ok for him to promote his opinion if he had a different view on it all. A lot of young people refrained from getting the jab in fear of reports that are coming out now, in mainstream media.
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| Quote ="Chris71"Agreed, think Smith for one should pull him to one side and tell him to stop peddling that sort of rubbish'"
While i agree with other posters he should refrain talking about what he knows FA about and concentrate on playing rugby, i think Tony Smith is the last person who would qualify to educate him. I remember a press conference Smith did during covid when he not only refused to say how many HKR players were unvaccinated and actually refused to state his position in the debate, leading to speculation about his own views. Look like we have some budding CT's taking up the mantle on here. Shame.
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| Quote ="ComeOnYouUll"Firstly he clearly is not an expert so it's unwise to promote conspiracy theories and secondly he is in a position of influence.'"
So, he should keep shut because the majority (myself included) disagree with his view?
Are you an expert? or do you just hold a view on the matter?
There are some so called experts who do agree with his view.
Also, I don't think that his position of influence is all that big.
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| Quote ="ComeOnYouUll"Quote ="Isaiah"Why?'"
Firstly he clearly is not an expert so it's unwise to promote conspiracy theories and secondly he is in a position of influence.'"
Exactly this ^^^^^^^^^
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| He is sharing an experts tweet which includes a clip from a mainstream media? All he has said is that it’s interesting, no real medical advice lol.
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| Quote ="REVENUE"While i agree with other posters he should refrain talking about what he knows FA about and concentrate on playing rugby, i think Tony Smith is the last person who would qualify to educate him. I remember a press conference Smith did during covid when he not only refused to say how many HKR players were unvaccinated and actually refused to state his position in the debate, leading to speculation about his own views. Look like we have some budding CT's taking up the mantle on here. Shame.'"
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| Quote ="Isaiah"So, he should keep shut because the majority (myself included) disagree with his view?
Are you an expert? or do you just hold a view on the matter?
There are some so called experts who do agree with his view.
Also, I don't think that his position of influence is all that big.'"
Nobody has said that. Why do you keep twisting people's words?
I'm not an expert but prepared to believe the vast majority of medical experts who say vaccinations are completely safe.
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| Quote ="ComeOnYouUll"Nobody has said that. Why do you keep twisting people's words?'"
Had he been a pro vaxxer and had been promoting the need to be vaccinated, would he still be advised to keep shut?
Quote ="ComeOnYouUll"I'm not an expert but prepared to believe the vast majority of medical experts who say [uvaccinations are completely safe[/u.'"
Not everyone is like a sheep in such matters.
But obviously the vaccines are not [ucompletely[/u safe are they?
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| So believing the vast majority of experts on a particular matter is being a sheep now is it?
Anyway, personally I think its a shame that he, like anyone, is peddling anti-vax stuff as I believe it to be a load of bunk however he is entitled to do so however much I may dislike it.
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| Let him say what he wants on the matter. If anybody is looking at sports people for role models they need to ask themselves a few questions.
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| Quote ="ComeOnYouUll"Disappointing to see our new signing retweeting anti-vaccination rubbish.'"
Just a sign of lack of intelligence.
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| sadly its a sign of the times and for me it shows a level of nievity on the players behalf. He's only retweeting something but by doing so he involves himself in the debate and it gives others the opportunity to imply that he is taking sides. People in the public eye should consider their position very carefully and understand that they are constantly under scrutiny. The old adage of letting your actions on the field do the talking is a good one. I remember at the time thinking that although he was Rovers Coach Tony Smith got it spot on when he refused to comment on how many Rovers players had had a jab because that was their decision and he respected That, he also failed to comment on it himself because it was nothing to do with rugby and thus only his opinion. that was a good call and people in the public eye have to realise they are just that, always under scrutiny and always up there to be shot at. Storm in a tea cup for me. Only of course my opinion.
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| He was anti-lockdown and in favour of spreading the virus while a family member of mine lay dying in hospital. He can say what he wants. And we can call him a nobhead.
"Need to scrap this tier s*** and get us back to normal, we can decide for ourselves what risks we wanna take"
Nobhead.
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