[iM tgun]

Originally Posted by TAChadMann

tgun - while you should defend yourself, you should do it professionally - post a well thought out statement about the issue and apologise publicly for it and then not keep arguing semantics after the fact. Think about how professional sports people make public comments to deal with issues.. like i've said already, if you want people to consider this a professional sport - act like it is.



Negative brand association is a serious issue for sponsors. While the response to a negative attitude towards a team doesn't often directly make someone say "well iaguz is bm - I'm never buying kingston products ever again"... but when they are standing at the check out decided on Kingston or ACER ram - you will most likely subconsciously favour the brand that you have no negative associations with.

I'm not doubting there's better ways to handle it; but if you see a player being called out and responding accordingly, are you going to sit there going "You know what, tguns a dick, **** (x sponsor)"? Just for me standing up and defending myself, instead of sitting here and copping it?

What else am I meant to say when someone bm's me constantly? I've always said it, and I will continue to say it: if someone is going to be a wanker to me, I will accordingly call them a wanker. To do any less would be ridiculous, in my eyes; I've never, and will never, let people walk over me.

Also, direct comparisons to sport in this case are very.. bad? I'm not sure how to explain it. Professional players don't have as much interaction with the community; they have specified press conferences, MAYBE signings, that's about it. There aren't very many places you can just go and chat to them, so it's a very rough comparison, in my eyes.