Re: Should Clubs dictate what players do off field
Originally Posted by
FrediKanoute
To a degree, just as your employer can dictate.
Lets deal with the absolutes - if its illegal then yes, the club can dictate that you don't do it. If its imoral then again I think the club has a fair case to dictate a player not engage in that sort of behaviour.
The hanging out with bad company is a little more difficult and in many ways needs to be determined on a case by case basis. Lets put it this way, Libba being photographed chatting to a group of bikies......(given the general association of such with illicit materials) would probably be grounds for the club to take action. However, if the individual has no priors then maybe a little latitude is the right approach.
Not sure I see it that way. If players were cosy with members of a terrorist organisation, I'd be very unhappy with that. Groups that bomb, do drive-by shootings and import automatic weapons are exactly that. Any member is guilty by association, because they join these groups very mindful of a gang's nature. We invest huge amounts in community programs against drugs, violence and the sorts of things these gangs promote.
Last edited by GVGjr; 29-01-2014 at 04:59 AM.
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