Quote Originally Posted by WJ99mobile View Post
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.
I have sympathy for all children born into a life of such instability, I wouldn't say he gets extra sympathy but because hes a professional footballer he has more people talking about him. Obviously his profile is obviously bigger than your average Joe Bloggs. Also, I disagree about him getting extra sympathy. For every person showing him some sympathy and empathy there's a hundred people wanting to knock him. Ive seen or heard whole TV or radio shows dedicated to kicking the bloke when hes down. Only this week Simon Jordan was putting the boots into him.

He can have all the support in the world, and he is fortunate in that regard, but maybe its too late, he was already the person he is before he started kicking a football for Manchester United.

Your childhood is what shapes you for the rest of your life and by all accounts he had a horrific childhood.