Can we have a good black role model please ?

What about, Shaka Hislop, Darius Vassell or perhaps Marcel Desailly ?. All pretty decent players, and haven't got into any trouble as far as I know.

Stuff role models, where are the British Asian (i.e. hailing from the Indian subcontinent) players ?.

 

Shaun Goater's services to those less fortunate than him is a great story. IIRC he collected an OBE earlier this year.

Sadly, the UK media (mostly tabloids) ignore it for sensationalist stories - ie Beckham goes shopping, Rio doesn't take drug test, Sol - I've done nothing worng (other than kick out at an opponent) etc

 

Des Walker ?. 37 years old, and still playing in the 1st division. Tony Ford, most career league appearences ever (about 900+) ?.

 

Emile Heskey - England Legend.

 

Shaka Hislop (first name Neil) and Vassell are British.

As for Indians not having a decent football team, it's because cricket is the sport over there. For example, Sachin Tendulkar is like a demi-God over there, and is mobbed wherever he goes. Hockey is another popular sport in India and Pakistan.

 

Emile Heskey - England Legend

i am not sure if you are serious??
top striker!! how many did he score in the last three years??

how about justin fash... frank bruno...frank sinclare..gary wilmot..
tim westwood..oops..

 

Emile is a good role model though, he plays for a top team, plays for his country, very good discipline, helped his old team Leiscester out when they were in financial trouble, no hint of scandal about him, thats a role model in my eyes.

 

Re: Emile Heskey - England Legend

Gary Wilmot=John Salako. I swear they're the same person. Gary/John also pretends to be Brazilian and calls himself 'Rivaldo' as well. It's all a bit iffy to me.

And, did you know that Tim Westwood's dad is/was Bishop of Peterborough ?. Not very "bling, bling, I iz in da 'ouse innit" really.

 

Hislop plays for Trinidad & Tobago, and played college soccer in the United States.

There are some good players of Indian descent, but not necessarily in India... Vikash Dhorasoo has been capped by France, Michael Chopra has played for England U-20, and Kiran Bechan has played for Netherlands U-20. Thomas Pereira (half-Indian) has been capped by Norway.

 

I'm pretty sure he was born in England though, so therefore is technically British. There was a British-born player who was on the fringes of the Nigerian squad (I think it was Adi Akinbiyi ), whilst Jamaican-born John Barnes played for England.

 

Re: Emile Heskey - England Legend

LOL. Genius. Westwood IS black. No really. As black as Micheal Jackson.

 

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As for wondering if Asian's have the "required balance or skill," dismiss those thoughts. The more Asians play the sport and work their way up, stars will emerge. It's as simple as that.

 

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Im glad someone else has noticed this about the mysterious Mr Wilmots, I thought he was just doing it to wind me up!

Maybe I'm being a tad naive but shouldnt it not matter a toss who anyone looks up to as a role model as long as they are a decent person?
Colour has very little to do with anything IMO, be it beckham or heskey on your wall as long as your happy with it, know?

 

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http://www.archives.gla.ac.uk/gallery/awatson/default.html

Well I suppose you could do worse than this fella
Captained one of the greatest defeats of england ever

 

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We won
If you click on his picture it takes you to this
"Andrew Watson (top centre) was a member of the Scottish team that played against England at the first Hampden Park, on the 11th March 1882. Scotland played in blue and white hoops and won the match 5-1, watched by around 10,000 spectators."

I was there that day at Wembley actually, helluva party, I like the spin that has been put on it since though that it was mindless violence, I bet most of us still have our chunk of turf and crossbar, you lot just dont know how to have a good time

 

Definitely not Ian Coates of Dream Team fame..... He's a bad guy.

 

One could do worse than have Paul's ability and intensity on the pitch. Red mist fits aside, he's a warrior and rarely took a game off.

Remember this, one doesn't need be a world beater in order to become a role model. Beckham's appeal has to do with his wife, good looks as well as his footballing ability. One would think you could find inspiration at any level: either on a Premiership side in the Champions League or from a part-timer playing for Stevenage.

You can't let the media dictate who you should emulate.

 

Please guys get your thinking caps on.. This is got nothing to do with blacks or white...

We have a problem here with lots of young people to say "sports man/woman" being paid lots of money and dont have any idea what they doing..

My friends dont see these stars"players" as role models.. whether black or white.. If you think Beckham , Ferdinand, Rooney etc is your role model then you seems to have a problem..

The same way I dont see Mr Blair as a role model for Britain whether back or White..

Please for my America friends if Mr Bush is your role model good.. He is a good person to learn from I guess.. And not to forget if Mr Schwarzenegger is a good role model for california.

So please leave the race and color issue out of sports..