Ben Barba stood down

[The Brain]

We constantly put these players on pedastals and they keep letting us down.
I feel for the kids who idolised him. I feel sorry for Ben Barba's kids. Hopefully they are too young to understand (right now) what is going on and Ben can make up for whatever it is, before his kids are too old, or have a different father.

Despite my youngest been a roosters fan he is a massive Ben Barba fan ..he is upset now ....thats the effect it has.

[Guest]

IMAGINE if he were a Roosters player!

I posted two comments about that very thing and you wouldn't believe it...they didn't get published. All this fawning over Barba is nauseating.

Chook.

[bondi-boy]

As per the alleged Greg Inglis incident

I remember the headlines "Lowest blow" or the like...and a whole lot of other accusations hurled at him by the media.

Then at his trial we found out what the actual truth was.

Greg Bird was charged with hitting a woman in a niteclub.
At his trial the CCTV was produced, and showed that he didn't hit anyone!

Domestic violence incidents often involve more than one person.
The people involved not usually wanting their words and actions to be made public.

[bondi-boy]

I posted two comments about that very thing and you wouldn't believe it...they didn't get published. All this fawning over Barba is nauseating.

Chook.

Can you just imagine.
Beetroot face and co would be 'exploding' into print like a 'nuclear bomb'.

[bondi-boy]

Despite my youngest been a roosters fan he is a massive Ben Barba fan ..he is upset now ....thats the effect it has.

Good time to explain to him that everyone makes mistakes, they often have problems that overwhelm them, and that they need to seek counselling.

Explain to him that the only perfect person who has ever walked on earth was the man with the holes in his hands and feet.





Probably best to keep "Aboriginal disadvantage" for another time.

[BUDDY]

Thurston to replace Barba to launch the season.

Great choice #cleanskin #irony

[bondi-boy]

We could have Benny [he'll have his life sorted out by then] play fullback for us next year to replace Mini...and leave Roger on the wing.

[Guest]

a feel sorry for ben because he is a supreme talent on the field.
although it is a tender topic I just want to say that I couldn't be happier that its happening to the bulldogs.
lets be thankful, grateful even, that as every day goes past, we don't have another nate myles incident, or a todd carney incident.

[Guest]

also just posted a comment on his blog asking why he thought his sharkies were under the cap. hopefully the gutless wonder spits something out.

[Guest]

just realised hes probably not responding to any more anyway. oh well.

[Jan]

OK he's a dog, but 1st & foremost he's a young man with a family, he also happens to have
enormous talent, plus now he is in strife & needs support, I hope he get its & can turn himself
around & back on the field.

There will so much said that isn't always true, don't add to it with speculations & hearsay,
remember, Todd was hounded everywhere he went, & he did not deserve that treatment nor
does Barba.

Now you can all yell at me, call me an idiot but stop & think we have all been there with Todd.
& none of us were happy with all the hounding. We have no idea what has happened

[Guest]

Does anyone know what has actually happened? Media reports suggest a gambling problem, something he has been trying to deal with - no pun intended - since he was a teenager. Other reports of a split with his longtime partner. Did he trade her in a game of poker or something?

Imagine if it was a Rooster player.

[Guest]

The obsession with Phil "Buzz" Rothfield in here is amazing. You're like to feces.

[007]

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My immediate thoughts when he (Barba) was stood down was he is suffering from depression and needed time to himself. If he has bashed his girlfriend I certainly wouldn't condone that as I always think the better solution is to just walk away whether someone deserves it or not.

Just like Todd Carney who had his problems off field, sometimes someone just needs a little bit of breathing space and a bit of mentoring. If Barba was a Roosters player I imagine the support from here he would get would be enormous.

Barba is an exciting machine and hope he gets his act together if things appear as bad as they may seem.

[stephenj]

im sure hes working on hassling barba so much he leaves to join the sharkies? all part of the big picture in buzz limited head space?