THE TIMING REALLY couldn’t be more perfect, given Nigel Owens’ comments about football players earlier today.
The folks of NRC Extra Time in Australia have been treating us to a few mic’d up rugby players in recent months, and they’ve been a genuinely insightful new gimmick.
Christian Leali’ifano showed us the chatter needed to organise a defence, and recently Karmichael Hunt donned the microphone while playing for Brisbane City.
Brisbane City were also involved this time around, but the man on the microphone this time was Josh Holmes of the North Harbour Rays.
While there’s a myth that rugby players never talk back to referees, anyone who’s played the game at any level can tell you about the reputation scrum-halves are constantly wearing the ref’s ear off, and Holmes was no different.
On top of that, there’s also the added bonus of him taking a breather after getting “a whack on the nuts”.
Talk about dragging it out, He should move on and stop feeling sorry for himself. Sspecially in the public eye, Hes just not good enough, End of!!!
@David Mc Nally: No footballer should be getting death treats 100% agree. Now I don’t want to be called a victim blamer but there is a few red flags. Why would any footballer allow DMs on Instagram?, the lad who threatened him was about 12 and if he wants to really know what fans can be like he should go play an old firm game as Neil Lennon. I’m not condoning what happened just think there’s ways he could avoid it
Hard to feel sorry for the chap when he’s on £160k a week
@Brian O’Loughlin: he’s on £100k a week but I don’t think your bank balance makes a difference when your wife and children are being threatened over social media
Hard to see him there next season due to bad form and the death threats might just make him want to leave.
@Paul Mallon: I hope to god Klopp sees sense by then. Going by his last 2 years he’ll make him captain.
I can’t help but think if this was about a Man utd player this thread would be packed with the usual tripe.
@Kevin Buston: Ah Stop will ya there’s as many if not more united trolls on Liverpool stories than vice versa.
@Kevin Buston: abit of a stretch there Kevin.
Put your head down and the work in
That black cloud is Liverpool FC son….
Why is this inept Donkey still in the news?
The sooner Klopp moves Lovren on the better.