- Jun 15, 2012
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No wonder Parrott has got distracted with off the field stuff. The lad hardly ever gets to play any football. He’s played about five matches all season. How’s he supposed to get that fire and hunger. Not too mention we’re desperate for a striker and he doesn’t even get a look in. I’d be disheartened if I were him too.
He's supposed to be a professional! I understand that he's only 18 years old, but he gets paid a lot of money for his age because his employer sees value and the POTENTIAL that he has. He needs to focus on his professional goals, forget the hype, and build the career he wants. Right now he has proven nothing to any of us fans other than he has potential, and likes the high-life. The fire and hunger should be what has got him to this point in his career, the fire and hunger should be what makes him listen to reason, his coaches, his family, and his mentor(s), the fire and hunger should be what drives him to fulfill his potential, the fire and hunger should be what stops him from partying, the fire and hunger should be what drives him to do all he can to cement a place in the first team just like HK and Tanganga did. The fire and hunger has zero to do with the amount of playing time he gets, he has to earn that playing time!
Do we need him NOW, hell yeah we do, but what would be the cost to him, and the club, if he continues his partying lifestyle? I have to believe that the professionals that are charged with developing him know what they're doing, and are very aware of what us fans say and how we feel. I'd rather have a young player that cares about his career, and is prepared to do whatever needs to be done to achieve his career goals, than a young player that thinks he's made it already and just wants to party. Once upon a time they were called apprentices, they had that label for a reason.
I want to see him play, I want him to step up and help us right now, but I also want him to be focused on his career so we get the best of him, not the leftovers.
I need to quit drinking........................