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Tom Barkhuizen

Tom Barkhuizen

Libertine said:
Well done Tommy B. Showed he clearly gives a shit and also showed that the skills we know he has are still there.
Anyone annoyed by a player cupping their ears is a bit of a soft arse if you ask me. I've seen it said that footballers are paid a lot of money as some kind of excuse that they should accept abuse from their own fans. Give me a friggin break!
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You have to have a thick skin to be a footballer - you're going to take punishment and people moaning at you, but you've got to shake it off and not rise to it. Tom's just a bit mouthy on Twitter and it'll probably get him into a few scrapes. He's doing nothing wrong as a person in defending himself, but as a professional footballer you can't be seen to be returning fire as it won't get taken well. That's one of the trade-offs of his job.

The fact is, the celebration makes it obvious he's been pissed off with elements of the fanbase, and that reinforces a wedge between "us", the fans and "them", the players. He shouldn't have to take shit off fans, but he's partly recompensed for that by being able to play football for a Championship club and the money that goes with it. But he can't be seen to fight back (you can debate how fair that is to him as a man, but keeping schtum is sometimes just the right thing to do professionally).

Just my personal advice.
 
cragtek said:
You have to have a thick skin to be a footballer - you're going to take punishment and people moaning at you, but you've got to shake it off and not rise to it. Tom's just a bit mouthy on Twitter and it'll probably get him into a few scrapes. He's doing nothing wrong as a person in defending himself, but as a professional footballer you can't be seen to be returning fire as it won't get taken well. That's one of the trade-offs of his job.

The fact is, the celebration makes it obvious he's been pissed off with elements of the fanbase, and that reinforces a wedge between "us", the fans and "them", the players. He shouldn't have to take shit off fans, but he's partly recompensed for that by being able to play football for a Championship club and the money that goes with it. But he can't be seen to fight back (you can debate how fair that is to him as a man, but keeping schtum is sometimes just the right thing to do professionally).

Just my personal advice.
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100000000% correct
 
Robinson did it to us away fans at Hull after his goal because he started the season terribly therefore got a bit of stick.

Look at him since then - arguably been our best player. Hopefully the same can happen to Barky.
 
" Mike Ashley has denied flicking a V-sign to Newcastle fans " ..... Apparently he was "scratching his ear"... And I have it on very good authority that Tom B was doing the very same thing... Itchy ears can be very misleading..😀
 
Liberation said:
" Mike Ashley has denied flicking a V-sign to Newcastle fans " ..... Apparently he was "scratching his ear"... And I have it on very good authority that Tom B was doing the very same thing... Itchy ears can be very misleading..😀
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Especially when they're massive sticky out ones, like yours.
 
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Iam pleased he said that it wasn't aimed at that particular part of the ground as the large Majority of fans in that section are hardcore and I rarely here any fans in that part of the IP giving players shit. In no other work environment would you have the people that pay your wages abusing you week in week out , then your " bosses" who pay your wage hold you accountable on shit media any time of the day or night for everyone to read, sorry "social media ". Chin-up Tom give 100% and make that your ongoing goal celebration just to piss your critics off.
 
Played very well yesterday best game for a long time, seems to be a confidence player after his goal got better. Nothing wrong with his celebration in my eyes, has taken more shit than any player this season not like he stuck 2 fingers up or called the fans wankers. He can cup his ears another 20 times this season for me as long as it’s after every goal he scores, more wishful thinking than expecting 20 off TB
 
cragtek said:
You have to have a thick skin to be a footballer - you're going to take punishment and people moaning at you, but you've got to shake it off and not rise to it. Tom's just a bit mouthy on Twitter and it'll probably get him into a few scrapes. He's doing nothing wrong as a person in defending himself, but as a professional footballer you can't be seen to be returning fire as it won't get taken well. That's one of the trade-offs of his job.

The fact is, the celebration makes it obvious he's been pissed off with elements of the fanbase, and that reinforces a wedge between "us", the fans and "them", the players. He shouldn't have to take shit off fans, but he's partly recompensed for that by being able to play football for a Championship club and the money that goes with it. But he can't be seen to fight back (you can debate how fair that is to him as a man, but keeping schtum is sometimes just the right thing to do professionally).

Just my personal advice.
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I agree with most of what you say but I think it must be so difficult to keep those emotions in under such circumstances. Keeping schtum is probably the correct advice, and if I were Tom B I'd be tempted to go with a finger pressed to the lips after his next goal - but that might upset some precious anti-Toms... so how's about a zip-up-my-own-mouth gesture, a la Zippy from Rainbow? Anybody else got any other suggestions that won't risk upsetting any entrance-fee-paying spectators or Twitter trollers?...
 
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