Footy is just a job!!! A Christensen

inxs88 · Joined: 17 Aug 2014

Well for many loyal footy fans to their club Alan it "ISN'T" just a job. Typical Gen Y emotionally detached, disloyal, vague "issues driven" guy whose solution is to jump ship and run away from problem and club to the "promised land".

Summary:

Alan the grass may be greener but it STILL NEEDS MOWING!

burnsy17 · Joined: 10 Aug 2003

Got no issue with it... Footy IS just a job... They get paid to perform a set of duties.

jackcass · Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Location: Bendigo

King Malta · RIP Flip Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Location: Gettin' Wiggy

Newsflash, it IS a job, and the sooner people realize that the better they'll be for it. At least Alan is being honest, unlike a certain footballer who is seemingly hiding behind other issues to get his moves.

At the end of the day it's these blokes who are putting their bodies on the line for their wages, not me or you, so if they see fit to move they see fit to move. Doesn't mean you can't dislike them or disagree with their motives, that's part of the fun of the game, but people need to accept that these blokes are professionals and they will make what they feel are the best decisions for their professional career

RudeBoy · Joined: 28 Nov 2005

It's only the supporters who are loyal. For coaches, players and administrators it's a job.

inxs88 · Joined: 17 Aug 2014

Wow what a clinical fan forum this is! Listen to his tone at the press conference when he says it.

Brenny · Joined: 05 Apr 2011 Location: Westpac Centre

No matter the tone, it is a job.

Like mine, it is a job (I just happen to love my job).

I'm as loyal as hell to my company and I go up and beyond all the time. But when the time comes to move on, I'll move on and I'll be loyal to my new company... whilst I'm there.

Culprit · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Port Melbourne

It's always about the money.

Member 7167 · Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 2:17 pm

It may be just a job but we are all different. Some are clinical about their jobs but do their best at a professional level, others go just for the money and couldn't care as long as they get paid whilst others form a bond and give it their all and are emotionally attached.

There is more too it than just the money. For some the friendships and comradeship is very important. This will bond them to a team and is an obstacle to moving to another team. For others it is about winning premierships and some would take a lesser wage so that they can taste the ultimate in sporting success.

HAL · Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 2:18 pm

Then again, it may not.

Piesnchess · piesnchess Joined: 09 Jun 2008

Really ??, well sunshine, you are lucky you can boot around a pigskin ball and get very very well paid for it ! Wish I hadve been on that sorta coin when I was young, out there in the daily low paid grind. !!

John Wren · Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 2:55 pm

we're not in the 80s any more when players had to hold down a real job.
you are out of touch if you think footy is not a job. free agency legitimised the notion.

1061 · Joined: 06 Sep 2013

doriswilgus · Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Location: the great southern land

For most players it is just a job,and it's just about the money.Look at Boyd.Does anyone really believe he wants to be at the Bulldogs because they have a great working environment over there?

The only people who have a real passion for their club are the supporters-well some of them,anyway.

stui magpie · Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 7:45 pm