Footballers Sacked

[Aliantha]

I see your point there Ducks and to a certain degree I agree however, for one thing they did have a contract and agreed to a certain level of conduct so that's the thing to pushes me to one side of the fence.

It's like if I wear my work shirt with my work emblem on it to the shops after work. If I decided to get light fingered and got caught (or committed any other crime), it would reflect poorly on my company and it would also cause people to ask questions about the sort of people employed in my industry.

Aside from that, for me there's the whole role model thing. Look at Andrew Johns. He admitted to taking ecstasy and other drugs and avoiding NRL drug tests for 10 years and yet he's not been prosecuted in law, and he's a retired player however, because his profile is so high, and he was such a great player, there have been no formal consequences. I think a little public shame is called for. Now Bellamy wants to hire him as assistant coach for the blues next year? Fuck that! He's a drug cheat and he broke the law. He should be jail.