Ricky Hatton copies Calzaghe

[Master]

He has apologised to the family and everyone, so lets all move on.

[ukchataway]

Its usual practice to apologise after getting caught, whats next a career in politics. How about not doing it in the first place.

[Kel]

What Ricky does in his private life is his business. Not his fault he was set up by a greedy back stabbing bitch.

[ukchataway]

No one forced him to shove coke up his nose. But when a person like this, has been a role model to young people and we have paid for him to become a success, it becomes our business.

Drugs are one of the biggest social problems we have and now its ok, rubbish, he's let everyone down and can nolonger be allowed to be a role model especially to kids, what message is it sending out.

Not a very good one.

[generalbulldog]

No one forced him to shove coke up his nose. But when a person like this, has been a role model to young people and we have paid for him to become a success, it becomes our business.

Drugs are one of the biggest social problems we have and now its ok, rubbish, he's let everyone down and can nolonger be allowed to be a role model especially to kids, what message is it sending out.

Not a very good one.

[ukchataway]

By going to clubs, speaking to young peole etc, you become a role model by default, but he is a parent, ads by yanks who have been paid by the likes of nike etc provide no excuses. All those in the public eye have a social responsibilty and it becomes more of a responsibility when a charasmatic young man like Ricky does it.

I am gutted by what Ricky has done, or been caught doing, let down greatly.

Maybe he'll have the balls to come out and a genuine apology

[generalbulldog]

By going to clubs, speaking to young peole etc, you become a role model by default, but he is a parent, ads by yanks who have been paid by the likes of nike etc provide no excuses. All those in the public eye have a social responsibilty and it becomes more of a responsibility when a charasmatic young man like Ricky does it.

I am gutted by what Ricky has done, or been caught doing, let down greatly.

Maybe he'll have the balls to come out and a genuine apology

The point of the ad is true. It's simplistic but straightforward in nature with its message. Parents, guardians, the people that are directly involved in the young person's life are role models, not some athlete or public figure.

Only an idiot would allow their child to look at a Wayne Rooney, Tiger Woods, Paris Hilton, Angelina Jolie as role models. It's the parents or guardians of that child that is a role model.

[Kev]

By going to clubs, speaking to young peole etc, you become a role model by default, but he is a parent, ads by yanks who have been paid by the likes of nike etc provide no excuses. All those in the public eye have a social responsibilty and it becomes more of a responsibility when a charasmatic young man like Ricky does it.

I am gutted by what Ricky has done, or been caught doing, let down greatly.

Maybe he'll have the balls to come out and a genuine apology

Half the adult male population of Britain have taken cocaine get a grip. If you are really concerned it should be for his health and well being. HE didn't reveal this, some dog bitch 'friend' of his secretly filmed him behind closed doors and then sold him out to a national newspaper.

If it was suddenly exposed that all but one of the entire England football team had been with a prostitute and taken cocaine at least once in their career, my only suprise would be the one who had managed to avoid those temptations!

By definition sportspeople are passionate, aggressive, emotionally driven people who crave a rush and adrenaline, and are very competitive. How else could they rise to the top? Of course they do things like cocaine, fuck loads of women and gamble etc when they have the opportunities.

Anyone who thought Ricky Hatton had never taken cocaine would be an idiot in my opinion.

Every politician will be corrupt in some way, just as will be every top businessman. Every young male sportsman will be either taking drugs, sleeping with people he shouldn't be, getting violent and or gambling, committing fraud etc.

The ones who don't are the exceptions.

And guess what, it's the same for all of us. If our lives were suddenly exposed and all our secret habits and indescretions revealed, how many would be entirely scandal free? I would imagine not many, and I'd also say if there was such a person, he'd also have led the dullest life.

[BIG H]

I think we should be realistic about who we expect to be role models. Ricky Hatton's job was to be an aggressive fighter who was punching a guy in the face with the aim of knocking him unconscious or rendering him in a condition where he could no longer continue to fight. We did not all watch his fights because we thought he would do a lovely speech a local school faite!

Nelson Mandela is a role model, Mother Theresa was a role model