I have nothing against the lad being religious but this BBC peice seems really heavy handed. I'm not sure I've ever seen a Scottish football story talking so matter of factly about faith. Jarring.
by tomatohooover
I have nothing against the lad being religious but this BBC peice seems really heavy handed. I'm not sure I've ever seen a Scottish football story talking so matter of factly about faith. Jarring.
by tomatohooover
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No different from a Muslim athlete coming out to speak about the challenges of religion and sports.
Bit strange you find this strange imo
So many mentions of Brian Laudrup in there
genuinely seems all Doak talks about is his faith
Every interview he does… he always crams a bit about it in every time he gets interviewed he mentions it now
This is another interview entirely about it. Wonder if hes aware enough that he knows hes being a bit preachy to people who only care about what he does on the pitch, not off it.
It’s quite intense, and yeah a bit unusual these days, but obviously means a lot to him
Each to their own I suppose.
I think he believes in something which doesnt exist, but if he does then its his right, as long as his beliefs dont affect others lives.
After they got slaughtered for the women anchor laughing at the rapper for saying god was his idol, they’ve been very Christian friendly of late.
It could be nothing, it could be trying to appease to the audience who were upset, it could be worse who knows.
I doubt he was phoning up the media to talk about it, he was likely approached and he’s happy to talk about it.
It’s not my cup of tea but he’s not saying anything harmful (at least not yet).
Getting the yanks onside ahead of the world cup. In tomorrow’s news Lyndon Dykes has written a piece on how much he loves Taco Bell
I find some of the stuff he says a bit ridiculous but if it is helping him to navigate through life with some pretty major injuries then who am I to judge
God botherer.
No, he’s not strange.
Faith is important to a lot of people across many different religions.
I don’t find it strange at all. He has the same right to be religious as anyone else, and he’s not offering up any opinions on anything that some people might find controversial. It’s also an interview he’s consented to where he seems happy enough to talk openly about this.
Makes a change from hearing footballers giving the same bland “I like to relax with some music, Playstation, and golf” answer.
Why is it strange?
Plenty of Muslim football players are very open about their faith and do a prayer on the pitch after a goal.
Djiga has regularly done it this season and no one bats an eyelid
I think white westerners tend to have an uncomfortable relationship with their religion or baptised religion. So it’s perceived as weird when you see a relatively high profile player like Doak, speak openly about it.
He’s fine to have his own beliefs/opinions, just hope he’s not homophobic or anti-choice.
I don’t give a fuck as long as he’s fit for the World Cup
Not really. This is part of a piece from A View From the Terrace. Don’t see it any different to if there was a piece on that show with a footballer talking about being vegan and how it affects their playing.
Honestly couldn’t care less about what motivates players.
Think there’s a few in the league motivated by shagging and cocaine, not fussed if the bible is what does the job for this guy.
No? Put it this way, if it was any another religion that a player was being openly vocal about being a part of, doubt it would be getting called strange.
I see zero issue with this. Zero. The man is devout about his faith and it obviously plays a very important part of his life. Good on him.
>For Gannon-Doak, it’s a private devotion, which intensified due to an increase of passages and scriptures coming up on his phone. He’s not “praying for hat-tricks”.
>”I started off just praying – I didn’t really know what else to do – and then all of a sudden my phone’s just full of stuff with God and passages,” he explained.
I find that intensely creepy. Young guy, everything’s going amazing, then a run of shite luck that makes it seem like it might all fall apart. The algorithm correctly identifies that he’s a lapsed Catholic so he might be susceptible to some Jesus messaging and blasts him with content, and now he’s on a mission to “spread the word”.
Like aye, it’s essentially what happened to Marvin Andrews back in the day, but there’s something really off about it happening remotely through a smartphone.
Whenever someone suddenly goes full gods plan mode i always wonder what horrific bit of behaviour they have got up
Sounds like his faith helps bring focus and balance to his life.
I think if this bothers you or makes you uncomfortable, the problem is probably yours.
It’s obviously kinda rare to see someone so young so open about their faith in this way, so it’s no surprise it becomes something for an interviewer to focus on.
In the piece as well he explains that he views the influence he has as a role model for young people as a chance for him to talk positively about God and how it’s helped him etc. So he’s probably keen to talk about it himself anyway.
For me personally, I don’t really care what faith people belong to and the level of devotion they have to it so as long as they don’t use it as an excuse for violence/prejudice/bigotry/oppression against others.
I’d probably want to avoid any sort of conversation around politics with him tho, especially anything to do with reproductive or LGBTQ rights. Not saying he’s against those things, just my experience having grown up Catholic and knowing what some of the more devout followers really think.
Not sure how it’s “heavy handed” when the article is mainly BGD himself talking about his faith
Yeah. I would be interested to know when this interview happened and if it’s been sat on and after the weekends antics if somebody has thought its a good time to post while certain religious supporters will be at a boiling point after Sunday.
(This is how these parasites think to get the clicks and ragebait).
If so, its pretty disgusting all round.
Edit: was apparently last week
Does he play good football? Does he enforce his beliefs on others (no). Double meh. I believe religion is hilarious but he can believe what he wants
Leave the lad alone He’s our most gifted creative player So what if he likes reading bible passages!
After every american sport game, nfl, nba etc the players always talk about god, same as pre match. See it alot with boxers an ufc fighters also in promos, interviews. Its only strange because its uncommon in football, anyone with a view, on anything, tends to stand out 👍
Wasn’t this guy just Ben Doak? 🤔
Where did the Gammon appear from?
If his faith helps us out of the group stage then I’m all for it.
In a sense it’s a bit jarring because it’s a young Scottish kid saying/doing it.
But you see plenty of American, African and English athletes talking openly and heavily about their faith.
Faith can be a powerful thing for those who believe. Fair play to the lad, with the way Scottish culture is. It would be easy for him to hide this part of himself away.