It's awful for anyone that this happens to Pirate, but I suppose it's the thing of who's in the public eye 

 

It's Muamba, but not a problem 

lol

well you knew who i meant

but he's not a household name

he is now

its all a bit embarrassing i think

 

what would churchill say?

the primeminister

not the doggy from the advert

Thought I was the only one thinking like this.  I am glad that this guy is OK, but the outpouring of public grief, and people acting like he was a close family member or close personal friend, I found frankly, quite astonishing.  

I had never heard of this guy before his heart attack and neither had most people I know.  

If you look on the internet, many people think and feel the same.  Why do the British have this obsession with mourning someone we don't know?  Maybe, just MAYBE, if it's someone you're a fan of or have grown up with like a big celeb you may be a fan of... but even then, people go over the top.  You can feel a bit sad for a day yes: I did with Michael Jackson TBH, but I didn't cry for weeks and lose sleep thinking about him.  

I liked his music and he was a big star from my childhood, but I didn't KNOW him.  At least I had HEARD of him though:  how many people had heard of Muamba?  And why the heck did SO MANY PEOPLE jump on the bandwagon?  I found it quite ludicrous tbh.

Here's a link to someone who thinks the same as me and a few people I know, and a few people on here I think!

http://www.boblethaby.co.uk/20...a-is-getting-better/

well there you go

its not just me lol

 

Like you say Sparkles....you might not know him or what he has done.....he is a big person in many a footballer's followers life though. And it's still not nice to learn of anything like this that happens to anyone 

bloody awful thing to happen to a young bloke (or anyone, you have to say the right thing)

it was the OTT reaction that was pissing people off

Who says it's OTT? If it gets just one person to take notice and look after theirself then it's a good thing isn't it? 

That's probably the main reason for the interest.  Plus it was a live match so lots of people saw it as it happened. 

 

I haven't noticed an OTT reaction. We all understood why people were upset at Michael Jackson and Amy Winehouse and I suppose we expect others to understand why we were concerned about a footballer's health.

and he was very young - 23 - no age

Yes, that too, Ros

 

I had never heard of him before this happened, but I thought it was wonderful that so many people were sending out messages of support. He is, by all accounts, a lovely bloke and I'm sure his friends and family found a lot of strength from seeing such support.

 

What is it with all these OTT reactions to people showing empathy? 

Wayne Rooney has visited Fabrice Muamba in hospital.
"It's great, he can almost string a sentence together," said Fabrice.     

That was what struck me about the whole thing Blizz, the empathy. I found that pretty moving, the sheer amount of people willing him on. I think that's quite different to mourning someone you don't know,( and I get what you're saying about that, sparkles ) - this was like a wave of goodwill rather than any kind of wallowing . Was nice to see. 

Poor Wayne

Not that it isn't without humour.

Our captain and defensive genius had a career ending type injury during the week. Someone has had a load of Pray4Bates shirts done for the trip to London-on-Sea at the weekend.

Micheal Jacksons death annoyed me like mad, he died a couple of days before my mum (could have been after) and to see people physically shaking and sobbing over him when they didnt even know him really pissed me off as i was grieving for one of if not the most important person in my life and these twits were behaving like loonies.

 

So where ?Muamba is concerned, i felt sorry for him and his family (and the way it happened live on TV) But i felt just as sorry for those people who's loved one had fallen ill around the same time and not survived. They hurt just as much

ta for replies

nice to have a bit of input without a row!

 

now we've got petrov to worry about

Poor Stan   really hoping he recovers 

you a villan?

Oh Blimey! I've just seen this on MSN news. C'mon Mr P. Get well soon 

yep - don't go these days much as I can't afford it but I'm a villan - can stick my head out of my bedroom window and if I stand on my tippy toes I can just about see Villa Park 

lol

i can hear the crowds cheer if the winds blowing in the right direction

yeah

with you on that one mate

my view is sometimes blocked by big lorries on the Aston express way

ooh we live close to each other!

gotta go

drunken person at my door

After reading the posts from you two, and the others including Jenstar; above ^^^  I think I am inclined to be leaning towards changing my views ...  yes I think you do have a few points folks.  And particularly after seeing Muamba's face on the thread someone posted with his twitter message.  What a lovely face and a lovely smile!  As Pirate said, it was nice for people to debate and disagree on here without a row.  And for people to disagree without any bad feeling towards anyone.    

Muamba's face here makes me smile.

 

I agree

Is it pengy???...

Susssssh!! I was hoping he'd take me to the pub