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    Steve Nicol urges Aaron Ramsdale & pros to stay off social media | ESPN FC



    On ESPN FC, the panel continue their discussions following Aaron Ramsdale’s recent comments to The Players’ Tribune.
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    2. e' L on

      Then why did you post your personal life onto social media for the whole world to see if not for sentimentality from fans so you wouldn't get sold for Raya, then what is??

    4. Ismael Rivera on

      This generation of players grew up on social media. It’s a normal part of life for them. That’s why it’s hard to avoid. The old school folks don’t get it. I personally don’t use social media much at all and basically never share anything personal so it doesn’t hurt me. But most young folks do.

    6. Nvd1987 on

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      i was one of the first Facebook users, one of the first Hi5 users, one of the first Instagram users. Steve's right. I used to put anything and everything put stuff up on social media, and I learned not to. It's not 'old school folks don't get it'. They are providing a perspective that we don't have and they're 100% right. i still use social media but i've learned how to balance by listening to either 'old school folks' or people my age who're more sensible.

    7. Fo6bol993 on

      He started crying in social media once Raya’s transfer rumors appeared.
      I used to like him but now he is disgusting..
      Crying like a baby over everything in his life

    8. C on

      Clubs should simply ban their players from personally using social media. It only can only hurt performance.

    9. ThePiquet888 on

      Social media today is how you define your ego and your comparison to your teammates, colleagues, workmates, friends, family.. the world at large. The more 'likes' you get is a registered psychological affectation on younger people and it's massively important to them!! Just watch them all on their phones the minute a game finishes checking out social media and posting there even before they get to the change rooms. It is psychological and it also has a massive effect on their earning potential if they have a strong presence and positive following.

    10. Andas Brown on

      Agree that social media is part of the life of younger players, so players have to figure out how to cope with it. But the panel brings up good points. The problem is that a lot of people who use social media don't treat it with the same responsibility as being a parent or driving a car. A lot of idiots just spew nonsense and things they would never say publicly. People have the right to express their opinion but do it responsibly.

    11. David T on

      Part of the problem is that they've received plaudits only their entire lives, since they were little kids, for their ability to play a game. Suddenly, when they're on the main stage, they have more eyes on them. Pundits and anonymous people on social media will attack, the first because it's their job and the second, as the guys said, because they're clueless. The players are not being prepared for that. They're not being taught how to address the sudden change in tone and they're still young. Their support systems need to prepare them better.

    13. JuanSolo on

      It’s easy to talk when you’re not the one going through it… yea they heard local papers during their time talk but now the local paper is world news

    15. Kwabena Agyenim on

      Social media has become part of the lives of footballers now. The easier thing to do is for academies and footballers themselves to invest in learning how to handle these things. I feel like footballers aren't really prepared to handle these things.

    21. denis ako on

      They get paid this much because the game has become global and that's due to social media. It's the job you have to deal with it

    22. MyNumberOneGuy on

      Most fans are disgusting. Most of them have accomplished anything in their entire lives. They wish they can make the money these professionals do. I take the good with the bad with my team. All i can do is hope they come through 😅😅😅

    23. Alan Cawfield on

      If you can't deal with abuse on social media then stay off it, you don't need to be on social media.

      People may say its been part of Ramsdales generation to be on social media but reading the newspaper and watching the news was part of my life aswell and a few years back I just stopped engaging with both of those media types because it was too depressing to be constantly experiencing the negativity in the papers and on the news every day so I gave up on both of them.If Ramsdale can't deal with negative comments on social media he can't just chose to avoid it.

      He shouldn't have to stop using it but seeing as we're never going to live in a world free of trolls and nasty individuals he probably just needs to either learn to deal with them or just simply not engage with them in any way.

    26. Michael Emelio on

      Everything he went through…smh… go look at some real hardship that people are going through daily..life n death…. that will allow you to see that social media comments are nothing… be grateful

    28. whyimmorefoolishthanyou on

      Straight up, Ramsdale and the pundits that take shots at social media are making a living from playing a game, from talking about a game, because of the passion and interest of "keyboard warriors." If supporters didn't care, if they weren't supporters, there'd be exactly zero revenue generated from ticket and kit sales, streaming service subscriptions, views, clicks and shares about whatever happens to be the topic(s) du jour in football. We are the reason you're living the priileged life of a professional footballer.

      It's entirely too easy to dismiss the supporters who care enough about the games when the commentary isn't to a player's benefit. Way too easy. ESPN has essentially built an empire on feeding our passion for sport and desire to know beyond matchdays. And now they want to wag their fingers in our face and pretend some higher calling, when all they're doing is playing a game, talking about when they used to play a game?

      Nah.

      Don't even try.

      Some supporters go too far, granted. Maybe it's sometimes fair to lable the more hateful types of fan banter as being an unappealing part of social media's influence on existence in this modernity. Or, maybe, just maybe, the guys playing a kids' game, the guys getting paid to make traditional media content, need to check themselves when they feel the need to get holier-than-thou and preachy af.

      Don't ever forget that your lives would be significantly less cushy, where there'd be significantly less catered meals or first class travel, significantly less disposable denaro to take your arses to Ibiza in the offseason, without the appetite of fans greasin' the wheel with our affection for professional sport.

      Get off that high horse.

      Entitled bunch of oafs.

    29. judecio on

      Ramsdey I will advise u not to listen to this foolish pundits on tv or radio. Even when the were playing the were useless. Now the seat on tv and criticize. Great players I know aint pundits on tv. Is the useless ones

    32. jeff kennedy on

      many people get bullied by their neighbors, co-workers, boss, or even strangers on the street. But the guys who make millions from playing with a ball are upset that when THEY seek out people's opinion of them, it's not roses and butterflies. Somehow I can't bring myself to shed a tear.

    33. Crushal Banks on

      Ramsdale may slip up at times but he's a great character an a good keeper, it's just funny how most people getting on his back for a player who's not even yet a the club.

    38. J J on

      Cry me a river, Ramsdale is lucky he is English what about black players who are constantly killed by the media just for having a hair cut that doesn’t suit their narrative or just for buying their parents a nice house

    40. Greatgoku4 on

      Its not just randoms on the social media. He was talking about old players who became pundits trashing him on live tv i.e. people like you all. Nicely diverted the convo to social media randoms

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