A footballer worth a damn

[99call]

So in general I massively dislike football. I'll mainly attribute this to hooliganism, how dull/morally deficient, and retarded the players are....but wait. 

In walks in Marcus Rashford.  Apparently (even before he was earning big) he was contributing massively to kids in poverty and his local community, I'm not suggesting every sportsmen needs to be a role model, but good god, its nice to see someone who's not just motivated by crashing sports cars, shagging his teammates wife, of how much champagne he can poor on the floor. 

I've long given up on football, generally as I find it hard to follow a sport, when I dislike everyone taking part (even my own team). 

It's nice to see someone with their moral compass in tact, and helping out others, in the manner he so valued. Hats off to you Marcus Rashford!  Everytime you score a goal, i'll raise a glass.......good on you. 

 

 

 

[LordAnubis]

Good to see a passionate and humble human, regardless of what his background/occupation is. Thanks for sharing! 

[Ken Gargett]

yeah, but he plays for man u. so he has already handed his soul to the devil. 

but good on him for this. 

[Kongelunden]

7 hours ago, Ken Gargett said:

yeah, but he plays for man u. so he has already handed his soul to the devil. 

but good on him for this. 

Have to agree with Ken on this. Very admirable by young Mr. Rashford, especially compared to so many other football players - but he's still a Man U player ?

[99call]

8 hours ago, Ken Gargett said:

yeah, but he plays for man u. so he has already handed his soul to the devil. 

but good on him for this. 

 

1 hour ago, Kongelunden said:

Have to agree with Ken on this. Very admirable by young Mr. Rashford, especially compared to so many other football players - but he's still a Man U player ?

I don't know much about the feuding rivalries anymore, (as I tuned out after the days of Cantona)  but surely Man U have been so bad for so long, that rival fans couldn't care less about them anymore?

[Ken Gargett]

1 hour ago, 99call said:

 

I don't know much about the feuding rivalries anymore, (as I tuned out after the days of Cantona)  but surely Man U have been so bad for so long, that rival fans couldn't care less about them anymore?

never been how it works. 

[99call]

Just now, Ken Gargett said:

never been how it works. 

I've always been of the opinion that it's the greatest possible sledging to a team, when you treat them like they don't even register on the radar of interest. 

[Ken Gargett]

2 minutes ago, 99call said:

I've always been of the opinion that it's the greatest possible sledging to a team, when you treat them like they don't even register on the radar of interest. 

to an extent. but these are always circular and so when a side is down, foot on the throat. i remember the cowboys going 1-15 under jimmy johnson. always pissed that they won one. and far more so because it is the only live game i have ever seen and they beat the skins at RFK. on a day that was so cold. 

[Meklown]

Actually I'd venture to say that there are plenty more footballers who do charity in some sense or the other, but it isn't clickbait material so they generally go unreported in the news. Far easier to attract audiences by reporting the bad rather than the good! 

[nubase]

Good to see, there are some celebs and athletes who are stepping up and trying to have a positive influence in their communities. This one is not in my backyard but I appreciate his sentiment. 

[99call]

It's just coming out, that Marcus Rashford's efforts have shamed the government, into U-turning on their previous position.  No doubt, it's tough times for any government across the world, but feeding kids in poverty, who cannot survive when not being fed at school, should be a no brainer. 

He's just protected 1.3 million kids from going hungry this year,  hats off to him......back of the net!

 

[Meklown]

BBC News - Marcus Rashford and the Premier League players making a difference
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-53070631