A lot of assumptions going on as to what that is about

Could well be more to do with him not signing the contract offered to him.

But I’m not having this turned on the fans again. Cantwell has had no abuse from fans at games as far as I am aware. None. What seems to happen these days with social media is that fans come out with perfectly normal fan opinions about who should be in the team. That has always happened. Fans have players they rate, love, don’t like so much and they discuss who should be playing.

But these days, as soon as this happens some do gooder on Facebook or twitter accuses “the fans” of scapegoating that player and abusing them and a row kicks off. A very small minority of fans who are not the brightest maybe can’t distinguish between saying “x should be in the team” from “x is sh*t” and tweet things to that effect and the row snowballs. In general though most of the threads on social media about Cantwell getting stuck have been started by people falling over themselves to show what great fans they are by having a go at fans for “scapegoating” Cantwell rather than fans actually having a go at Cantwell. But now it’s too late, it’s snowbalked and the narrative is out there. It’s like some North Korean type regime where if you don’t tow the club line 100% and agree with everything that anyone at the club ever does you are the enemy or something.

will probably start him now on Friday to make a point.

Posted By: Jim on April 16th 2019 at 07:40:41

Message Thread

Feel sorry for ... (NCFC) - Lager top, Apr 16, 04:04:14
- what does that tweet even mean? (NCFC) - duke of york, Apr 16, 09:07:03
  - Agreed (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Apr 16, 09:24:48
  - I’m not sure it’s even about what has been assumed but obviously (NCFC) - Jim, Apr 16, 09:10:01
    - Sounds like it’s about his contract tbh (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 16, 09:21:44
      - There can only be one reason he hasn't signed (NCFC) - duke of york, Apr 16, 09:24:20
        
        not really (NCFC) - CWC, Apr 16, 09:46:08
        
        He can do that on loan (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Apr 16, 09:47:25
        
        maybe he wants to be more settled than that (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 16, 09:50:10
        
        Well, if he wants to go permanently if we go up, good luck to the lad (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Apr 16, 09:51:44
        
        stop trying to turn the fans against him by saying he wants to leave (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 16, 09:55:24
        
        Silly thing to put. (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, Apr 16, 10:00:45
        
        whoosh (n/m) (NCFC) - Pixelman, Apr 16, 10:26:29
        
        Haha (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Apr 16, 10:00:40
        
        it could be that he wants to be playing more as well (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Apr 16, 09:41:45
        
        He can go on loan? (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Apr 16, 09:47:42
      - Maybe he knows a story is about to break (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Apr 16, 09:23:14
- Wonder why he hasn’t signed a contract Aarons and Lewis... (NCFC) - loz, Apr 16, 08:42:20
- Twitter - voice piece of utter c€€ts - just dont do it (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Apr 16, 07:55:43
  - Club should actually ban the players from having twitter accounts I think although (NCFC) - Jim, Apr 16, 07:57:30
- A lot of assumptions going on as to what that is about (NCFC) - Jim, Apr 16, 07:40:41
  - Pro footballers, much like teachers , should stay away from social media. (n/m) (NCFC) - MORDENCANARY, Apr 16, 09:27:55
  - Agree. Social media has created the rise of the ‘super fan’ there are (NCFC) - WalksietheReturn, Apr 16, 09:04:50
  - This is spot on (NCFC) - duke of york, Apr 16, 09:01:51
    - Have to agree. (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Apr 16, 09:46:07
  - There must be a term for (NCFC) - Grans_Canary, Apr 16, 08:35:12
    - It’s bizarre. Obviously there have been comments that he shouldn’t be playing (NCFC) - Jim, Apr 16, 08:46:45
      - He hasn’t taken any flack in the ground has he? The krul stuff was out of order... (NCFC) - loz, Apr 16, 08:53:34
        
        Not apart from people moaning to their mates, no (NCFC) - duke of york, Apr 16, 09:14:20
  - Will probably start Friday as knows emi will be back next game (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Apr 16, 08:22:14
  - Making assumptions? Pushing narratives? Surely not. (n/m) (NCFC) - CWC, Apr 16, 07:57:35
    - You are Norway and I claim my £5. (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, Apr 16, 10:03:35
  - Are you scapegoating the fans? 😂 (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Apr 16, 07:42:33
    - Some of them yes. Some of our fans cause this sh*t. (NCFC) - Jim, Apr 16, 07:56:58
      - Yeah saw a young journo fan tag him in (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 16, 07:59:29
- Another quality youngster to come out of the academy (NCFC) - ede, Apr 16, 07:22:06
  - I haven’t really seen any Cantwell criticism (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Apr 16, 07:43:15
  - We need at least one preferably. 2 of (NCFC) - matgore, Apr 16, 07:35:11
    - This! (NCFC) - Ghost Ship Belly, Apr 16, 08:56:01
- ffs, some of our fans really dont deserve the football theyve seen this season (n/m) (NCFC) - Allen, Apr 16, 06:46:35
  - There were a pair of swivel eyed Cleetus behind us, (NCFC) - CB41, Apr 16, 08:25:08
    - I had this in front of me through first half till I said something (NCFC) - WalksietheReturn, Apr 16, 09:00:32
- Hopefully he and many other footballers don't do Twitter,it seems to be getting pretty (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 16, 05:50:00

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