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1. Please, please please let’s not get into the realms of the PM giving his approval to any footballer or celebrity as a role model; that will well and truly set the seal on the future standard of our society. Mind you, this is pretty much what you’d expect from the Express…

   Comment by PapaLazzzaru — 11 Feb 2005 on 12:32 am | Link

2. Please, please please let’s not get into the realms of the PM giving his approval to any footballer or celebrity as a role model; that will well and truly set the seal on the future standard of our society. Mind you, this is pretty much what you’d expect from the Express…

   Comment by PapaLazzzaru — 11 Feb 2005 on 12:33 am | Link

3. As a teacher of the 11 – 18 age group, I find my pupils far more immediately receptive to the actions and words of their footballer icons than to any ideas I put across… remember the Mexican waves of Beckham haircuts across our schools a while back?
   I think any person who is working at the top of their chosen field of specialism – sport, music, film, whatever – has a responsibility to their audience, especially if a large part of that audience is young and impressionable.
   It’s not the PM’s place to categorise iconic figures as role models or not; he has enough to do keeping his own House in order!

   Comment by aunty q — 11 Feb 2005 on 1:16 am | Link

4. And don’t even get me STARTED on Beckham as a role model… Remember the infamous boot in the face he got from Alex Ferguson in the dressing room? And Captain Goldenbollox’ immediate reaction was to leap up and spit in Sir Alex’ face… Now isn’t that just the sort of role model you want your kids to have???

   Realistically, if the PM was to have any influence on this issue at all, it should be to limit the influence of sports stars and celebrities on our society. Not that I’m saying for one minute that he should get involved one way or another; I just think that there is a complete lack of responsibility and accountability, and a lot of hypocricy, as far as moral standards go, right from the very top in this country. And this goes for a lot of the press, and other media, too.

   Comment by PapaLazzzaru — 11 Feb 2005 on 1:24 am | Link

5. Zinedine Zidane – World Cup Final – I bet he’ll get into a fight.

   Comment by Josh — 18 Oct 2006 on 9:29 am | Link

6. Zinedine Zidane – World Cup Final – I bet he’ll get into a fight.

   Comment by Josh — 18 Oct 2006 on 9:31 am | Link

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   Comment by Charles — 16 Dec 2006 on 6:53 pm | Link

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