Quote Originally Posted by J R Hartley View Post
Exactly. I dont mind Jordan actually, he doesnt sit on the fence like some pundits, but the likes of him have no empathy with council estate kids. He was brought up in a leafy suburb in London and his old man had a few quid. He wouldnt understand the struggles of someone like Morrison, or Rashfrord, Sterling,etc.

When I was younger a boy I knew from the Gellidaeg estate got invited down to Swansea for a weeks trial when he was 16. Never turned up. Everyone call him a waste of space, how could he pass that chance up.etc but the truth was he had no father, his mother was struggling and quite simply they couldnt afford the bus fare to get him down to Swansea every day. Hes dead now too, the drugs had him. Had he been able to go for the trial who knows how his life would have turned out.
I totally agree with you on barriers for poorer people but different though with Ravel - he’s had all the best people around him to support him since being at Man Utd. That includes mental and social support. He had more opportunities to take the right paths in life more than Joe blogs on the street and still managed to choose the wrong option time and time again.

It’s clear he has problems but for some strange reason he has an extra level of sympathy just because he’s a footballer.

Gary’s spot on let’s just hope he can enjoy the rest of his life.