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Interesting Raheem Sterling Article (5 Viewers)

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  • Start date Jun 22, 2018
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Nick

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  • Jun 22, 2018
  • #1
It Was All a Dream | By Raheem Sterling

A really good article aside from the hammering he gets from the press.

If people want to write about my mum’s bathroom in her house, all I have to tell you is that 15 years ago, we were cleaning toilets in Stonebridge and getting breakfast out of the vending machine. If anybody deserves to be happy, it’s my mum. She came to this country with nothing and put herself through school cleaning bathrooms and changing bed sheets, and now she’s the director of a nursing home.
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SkyBlueSoul

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  • Jun 22, 2018
  • #2
Nick said:
It Was All a Dream | By Raheem Sterling

A really good article aside from the hammering he gets from the press.
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Brilliant read. There was one by Lukaku the other day as well. Really eye opening and it’s good that it’s actually from the horse’s mouth.
 

PCH

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 22, 2018
  • #3
I wish people would get off his back to be honest. He’s only 22 and a very gifted player. He does miss a few chances granted but wasn’t the only one on Monday night. He seems to be blamed for just about everything.
 
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ajsccfc

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  • Jun 22, 2018
  • #4
One of the positives of social media and sites like this where someone can address a reader directly is that it allows someone to put their own side across without going through the filter of whatever a newspaper wants you to think.
 

MusicDating

Euro 2016 Prediction League Champion!!
  • Jun 22, 2018
  • #5
Just read it and got a bit emotional. Lovely read.
 

CovInEssex

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 22, 2018
  • #6
Vending machines? Posh bastard. When I wer a kid we had to pull the cooker forward and whatever fell to the floor was ye dinner!
 
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Otis

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  • Jun 22, 2018
  • #7
PCH said:
I wish people would get off his back to be honest. He’s only 22 and a very gifted player. He does miss a few chances granted but wasn’t the only one on Monday night. He seems to be blamed for just about everything.
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I don't know about others, but when he plays well I praise him and when he plays badly I criticise him.

He's had a lot of poor games for England.
 

Otis

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  • Jun 22, 2018
  • #8
Cookie said:
Vending machines? Posh bastard. When I wer a kid we had to pull the cooker forward and whatever fell to the floor was ye dinner!
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I spent the first 6 years of my life licking the mould off the kitchen walls.

If we were really good our mum would roast us some tree bark and we would wash it down with wood pigeon shit and toilet bowl water.
 

PCH

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  • Jun 22, 2018
  • #9
Otis said:
I don't know about others, but when he plays well I praise him and when he plays badly I criticise him.
When it comes to having poor games for England he’s in very illustrious company.

He's had a lot of poor games for England.
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PCH

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  • Jun 22, 2018
  • #10
Sorry I edited your post
 

Otis

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  • Jun 22, 2018
  • #11
PCH said:
Sorry I edited your post
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No need. I criticise anyone when they have a poor game and have done so for Young, Stones, Alli, Lingard, Vardy, Dier.

Sterling has had a number of poor games for England and we have every right to be critical of that.

He just doesn't look the same player for England.

I don't give him any crap, but I will say if he has played badly.
 
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tisza

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  • Jun 23, 2018
  • #12
i think he's a much improved player.
His movement and spatial awareness is exceptional - ever improves his finishing and he could be right up there with the best
 
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Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Jun 24, 2018
  • #13
It doesn't change my opinion of him. He has been criticised on his performances for England and rightly so.

He should be dropped for this game against Panama but I don't think he will be. It's set up for him to score a goal against this non-league outfit and then get picked and be a waste of a shirt in the Belgium game and beyond.

Before you think about shooting me down for it, I said that before the Tunisia game and it fired a few people up. It was sadly the correct call though, he wasn't good enough.
 

Otis

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  • Jun 24, 2018
  • #14
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
It doesn't change my opinion of him. He has been criticised on his performances for England and rightly so.

He should be dropped for this game against Panama but I don't think he will be. It's set up for him to score a goal against this non-league outfit and then get picked and be a waste of a shirt in the Belgium game and beyond.

Before you think about shooting me down for it, I said that before the Tunisia game and it fired a few people up. It was sadly the correct call though, he wasn't good enough.
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Wasn't good enough today either.

So frustrating.
 
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Houchens Head

Fairly well known member from Malvern
  • Jun 24, 2018
  • #15
Nick said:
It Was All a Dream | By Raheem Sterling

A really good article aside from the hammering he gets from the press.
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A really good read and puts life into perspective. Those that know me and my upbringing will know what I've been through, so I now have a lot of respect for Raheem.
 
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covcity4life

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  • Jun 24, 2018
  • #16
Where's the c**t haters now?
 

covcity4life

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  • Jun 24, 2018
  • #17
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
It doesn't change my opinion of him. He has been criticised on his performances for England and rightly so.

He should be dropped for this game against Panama but I don't think he will be. It's set up for him to score a goal against this non-league outfit and then get picked and be a waste of a shirt in the Belgium game and beyond.

Before you think about shooting me down for it, I said that before the Tunisia game and it fired a few people up. It was sadly the correct call though, he wasn't good enough.
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But u said not long ago he's bad person off the field too...
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Jun 24, 2018
  • #18
covcity4life said:
But u said not long ago he's bad person off the field too...
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What's that got to do with my post?

People are for some reason trying to justify his bad performances and bin off the criticism because he had a 'difficult' upbringing.

Worst player rated for both games now.
 

covcity4life

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  • Jun 24, 2018
  • #19
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
What's that got to do with my post?

People are for some reason trying to justify his bad performances and bin off the criticism because he had a 'difficult' upbringing.

Worst player rated for both games now.
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No-one is saying he's playing well. The question is whybsre you bringing up performances when this article is more you do with the stick he gets as a man?
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Jun 24, 2018
  • #20
covcity4life said:
No-one is saying he's playing well. The question is whybsre you bringing up performances when this article is more you do with the stick he gets as a man?
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If you read my last reply you would understand.

I guess he had a bad game (again) so it's convenient to try and talk about something else.
 

Otis

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  • Jun 24, 2018
  • #21
Really frustrating for me, because I am a big fan of his at club level.

Just not happening for him in an England shirt.

He doesn't deserve some of the personal shit he gets though.
 

covcity4life

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  • Jun 24, 2018
  • #22
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
If you read my last reply you would understand.

I guess he had a bad game (again) so it's convenient to try and talk about something else.
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2 assists. But u keep talking about anything else

P.s did u or did u not say he's a bad person off the pitch? This is the focus. Why r u mentioning him having a bad game today?

The person who said Jacob Murphy was shit st cov tho lol....another black player...
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Jun 24, 2018
  • #23
covcity4life said:
2 assists. But u keep talking about anything else

P.s did u or did u not say he's a bad person off the pitch? This is the focus. Why r u mentioning him having a bad game today?

The person who said Jacob Murphy was shit st cov tho lol....another black player...
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Oh wow, had a few too many today? You can't handle it by the looks of it.

Sterling is a bit of a bellend, yes. The biggest thing is him on the pitch actually not being very good. One assist that was the only impact he made against a non league team. The other assist was a header from 3 yards out which he completely messed up, only to have his blushes saved by Stones. It was an awful miss.

Keep playing the race card if you want. Real racism loses it's value when people like you throw it around so often because you're losing an argument.
 

covcity4life

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  • Jun 24, 2018
  • #24
Still talking about him on the field. Yet I am asking you why you said he was a bad person off the field. That's that the original link is about. Just ssy ehat mskes him such a bad person

Should be easy? Ask Tommy Robinson or Donald trump to help you
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Jun 24, 2018
  • #25
covcity4life said:
Still talking about him on the field. Yet I am asking you why you said he was a bad person off the field. That's that the original link is about. Just ssy ehat mskes him such a bad person

Should be easy? Ask Tommy Robinson or Donald trump to help you
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Go onto Google and type in 'Samaritans'.

Hopefully they'll be able to help you with some immediate mental health support which you clearly need right now.
 

covcity4life

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  • Jun 24, 2018
  • #26
Ok not gonna answer then
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Jun 24, 2018
  • #27
covcity4life said:
Ok not gonna answer then
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Answered on another thread the other day. You even commented on that!

Just because he's playing shit (as predicted) you try to start an argument and play the race card.

Borderline troll behaviour.
 

covcity4life

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  • Jun 25, 2018
  • #28
Exactly but now on this thread u can't bring urself to admit the media backlash gets is unjust
 

MusicDating

Euro 2016 Prediction League Champion!!
  • Jun 25, 2018
  • #29
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
If you read my last reply you would understand.

I guess he had a bad game (again) so it's convenient to try and talk about something else.
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You said that article hadn't changed your opinion of him. That surprises me as he articulately details the hardship and sacrifices he's gone through to make it in life.

Putting aside how you think he should play for England, how can you still think he's a bellend after reading that?
 
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oldskyblue58

CCFC Finance Director
  • Jun 25, 2018
  • #30
the guy just needs that bit of confidence a goal for England would bring. It isn't that he is playing that badly or lacking effort, it is that when he gets in the right positions he doesn't believe in himself enough. Get a goal and that will change. I think most people were willing that header yesterday to go in for him

Off the pitch...... too many people accept as truth the mutterings of a few sensationalist reporters looking for an easy story. The reality of many lives called in to question is often very different.

The article in the OP is a good one, and shows a young man with some good values.

I hope for his and England's sake he comes good at this world cup
 
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Houchens Head

Fairly well known member from Malvern
  • Jun 25, 2018
  • #31
I'm gonna stick my neck out here and say, if selected, he'll score at least two before England go home.
 

Otis

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  • Jun 25, 2018
  • #32
Houchens Head said:
I'm gonna stick my neck out here and say, if selected, he'll score at least two before England go home.
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You're talking drugs, right?
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Jun 25, 2018
  • #33
covcity4life said:
Exactly but now on this thread u can't bring urself to admit the media backlash gets is unjust
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MusicDating said:
You said that article hadn't changed your opinion of him. That surprises me as he articulately details the hardship and sacrifices he's gone through to make it in life.

Putting aside how you think he should play for England, how can you still think he's a bellend after reading that?
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On the other thread, you both took my opinion and accepted it. Now you've read an article and because you know a bit more about his rough childhood, try and overturn that. It's almost as if because he has played badly (again), the need to fight his corner has gotten stronger.

He might have had a rough childhood, but that doesn't mean he is exempt from criticism when he is rubbish on the pitch, or misbehaves off it.

He has been the worst player on the pitch in the last two games. I called it, but got stick. Now it has come to fruition all people can say is 'the stick people give to Raheem is harsh.' Maybe sometimes people do go a bit hard on him for football or non-football reasons, but there are many people who are complete apologists for him and make every excuse in the book for his wrongdoings, on or off the pitch.

Ronaldo is extremely dedicated, and does loads of charity work. That doesn't mean he isn't a complete cock when he puts a shirt on. It is not a conspiracy that people didn't want Raheem to start. He has hit bottom of the ratings in both games for a reason.
 

covcity4life

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 25, 2018
  • #34
Why do you keep talking about on the pitch????
 
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