Comments on: Footballers/Role Models http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/02/09/1420 Every day the Prime Minister's Spokesman meets a small coterie of political journalists known as 'the lobby' for a topical chat, or 'briefing'. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:41:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Charles http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/02/09/1420#comment-5101 Charles Sat, 16 Dec 2006 18:53:42 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/02/09/1420#comment-5101 Hello Footballers, How are you all doing? well am Charles by name and i have been an Agent and managers of football for a very long time i will like any body that is well talanted in football to write me if the person is ready to play in Europe let him call me or e-mail me with thiago_kalmar@yahoo.com 234-80-2453-4244, 234-01-89-12-81-8 i will be there waiting for you all. you dont need to pay me any many on till all is done to ur understanding, and my white woman will be the one to take care of all this, all i need to do is to send her your international passport, passport picture and your Doctors report. we have some trails that will comment Janouary 2007 down to march so if any body is inerested hit me and you will hear more report on this ok. thanks and have a nice day. Charles. Hello Footballers,

How are you all doing?

well am Charles by name and i have been an Agent and managers of football for a very long time i will like any body that is well talanted in football to write me if the person is ready to play in Europe let him call me or e-mail me with thiago_kalmar@yahoo.com 234-80-2453-4244, 234-01-89-12-81-8 i will be there waiting for you all.

you dont need to pay me any many on till all is done to ur understanding, and my white woman will be the one to take care of all this, all i need to do is to send her your international passport, passport picture and your Doctors report.

we have some trails that will comment Janouary 2007 down to march so if any body is inerested hit me and you will hear more report on this ok.

thanks and have a nice day.

Charles.

]]> By: Josh http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/02/09/1420#comment-4741 Josh Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:31:30 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/02/09/1420#comment-4741 Zinedine Zidane - World Cup Final - I bet he'll get into a fight. Zinedine Zidane - World Cup Final - I bet he’ll get into a fight.

]]> By: Josh http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/02/09/1420#comment-4740 Josh Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:29:30 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/02/09/1420#comment-4740 Zinedine Zidane - World Cup Final - I bet he'll get into a fight. Zinedine Zidane - World Cup Final - I bet he’ll get into a fight.

]]> By: PapaLazzzaru http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/02/09/1420#comment-2687 PapaLazzzaru Fri, 11 Feb 2005 01:24:57 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/02/09/1420#comment-2687 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. 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.

]]> By: aunty q http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/02/09/1420#comment-2686 aunty q Fri, 11 Feb 2005 01:16:10 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/02/09/1420#comment-2686 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! 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!

]]> By: PapaLazzzaru http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/02/09/1420#comment-2685 PapaLazzzaru Fri, 11 Feb 2005 00:33:22 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/02/09/1420#comment-2685 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... 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…

]]> By: PapaLazzzaru http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/02/09/1420#comment-2684 PapaLazzzaru Fri, 11 Feb 2005 00:32:47 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/02/09/1420#comment-2684 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... 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…

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