James McClean

horsebox wrote: Legend. Absolute non story.

+1

Landon Donovan wrote: Colum wrote: Landon Donovan wrote: It is blatantly obvious that he has depression. What he does is a form of self harm.   Not clear at all. Yesterday just looked like a man who had got abuse celebrating a win. Maybe a case of being a sore winner but I can't say I wouldn't do the same thing. Not sure how you can say he's obviously depressed. It's more of a long term thing. Erratic behaviour, covered in tattoos (low self esteem), unable to contain his anger issues, quite extreme political beliefs. He's been crying out for help for ages. Let's be honest, when James McClean sells his story to a newspaper about "My Depression Hell", nobody is going to be sitting around thinking, "wow, that's really surprising. He seemed like a guy that really has his life together".

Jesus Christ. Are you trolling here? because that's pure sh*te talk

Terrible attempt at wind up from Landon.

The O'Shea wrote: Landon Donovan wrote: Colum wrote: Landon Donovan wrote: It is blatantly obvious that he has depression. What he does is a form of self harm.   Not clear at all. Yesterday just looked like a man who had got abuse celebrating a win. Maybe a case of being a sore winner but I can't say I wouldn't do the same thing. Not sure how you can say he's obviously depressed. It's more of a long term thing. Erratic behaviour, covered in tattoos (low self esteem), unable to contain his anger issues, quite extreme political beliefs. He's been crying out for help for ages. Let's be honest, when James McClean sells his story to a newspaper about "My Depression Hell", nobody is going to be sitting around thinking, "wow, that's really surprising. He seemed like a guy that really has his life together". Jesus Christ haha, I didn't realise we had a resident psycho-analyst on the site What in the name of god do tattoos have to do with depression? Or is is that just some elitist psuedo-scientific deduction? Ditto with political beliefs, firstly how are McClean's "extreme", and even if they were what is the relation to depression in that? Honestly one of the most bizarre posts I have ever seen anywhere on the internet

what an utter bollox post from London but what else would you expect from an utter bollox

The O'Shea wrote: Jesus Christ haha, I didn't realise we had a resident psycho-analyst on the site What in the name of god do tattoos have to do with depression? Or is is that just some elitist psuedo-scientific deduction? Ditto with political beliefs, firstly how are McClean's "extreme", and even if they were what is the relation to depression in that? Honestly one of the most bizarre posts I have ever seen anywhere on the internet

People with extreme political beliefs are most likely to have mental health issues. It usually stems from needing a purpose or needing to feel like they are unique or belong to something.

People with a raft of tattoos are very likely to have self esteem issues. They think that the next tattoo will solve their issues and improve themselves. The ritual of the tattoo is also a form of self harm.

McClean has behaved quite erratically over the years and struggles to contain his anger when playing football. Erraticness, anger and control issues are major symptoms of mental health issues.


I would love if they people around him at the club and his "fans" actually helped the guy. Championing him after erratic incident number *** is like buying Paul McGrath a pint.


PS: I support players giving it back to the dregs in the stands.

Edited by Landon Donovan - 18 Oct 2015 at 6:29pm

LD, I consider your beliefs to be extreme, your constant need to be contrarian along with your demand for all Arabs need bombing , would suggest mental health issues. Your ability to post arguments that are regularly little more than monosyllabic soundbites, suggests a lack of education and a need for attention, your fascination with what other people do to their bodies, suggests a bizarre superiority complex. This is possibly a result of self esteem issues and by replying to you, I am encouraging your behaviour, largely because I find it f**king hilarious

Edited by pre Madonna - 18 Oct 2015 at 7:16pm

Landon Donovan wrote: The O'Shea wrote: Jesus Christ haha, I didn't realise we had a resident psycho-analyst on the site What in the name of god do tattoos have to do with depression? Or is is that just some elitist psuedo-scientific deduction? Ditto with political beliefs, firstly how are McClean's "extreme", and even if they were what is the relation to depression in that? Honestly one of the most bizarre posts I have ever seen anywhere on the internet People with extreme political beliefs are most likely to have mental health issues. It usually stems from needing a purpose or needing to feel like they are unique or belong to something. People with a raft of tattoos are very likely to have self esteem issues. They think that the next tattoo will solve their issues and improve themselves. The ritual of the tattoo is also a form of self harm. McClean has behaved quite erratically over the years and struggles to contain his anger when playing football. Erraticness, anger and control issues are major symptoms of mental health issues. I would love if they people around him at the club and his "fans" actually helped the guy. Championing him after erratic incident number *** is like buying Paul McGrath a pint. PS: I support players giving it back to the dregs in the stands.

What is your definition of extreme? And how exactly do James' political beliefs (which none of us know particularly much about other than him being a Republican) meet this criteria for being extreme?

Tattoos are ubiquitous across societies and time, people have had and will continue to have them for centuries for a variety of reasons ranging from cultural tradition to drunken misadventures, to suggest they are symptomatic of an underlying mental disorder in people who have them is such an utterly sweeping and prejudicial assertion that I'd be more likely to question your mental rationality than anything else.

The final point is equally groundless, if anything McClean has been completely consistent in his behaviour over the last number of years. He has refused to wear a poppy or symbols pertaining to a nation that he believes has subjugated his own, and he has stood by this decision. Where exactly is the "erratic behaviour" in that?

I think he has a sliver of a point.

Bohsfan84 wrote: I think he has a sliver of a point. I do think you have to be a bit needy to get elaborate haircuts every week and cover yourself from head to toe in garish tattoos.   It's peacocking of the highest order.

"Peacocking" and "depression" are very different things... TBH I think the saddest thing of all is people who get wound up by what others do with their hair/tattoos etc. etc., I don't have any tattoos nor do I want any, but I'm not so stuck up my own a**e as to make spurious judgements about people's reasons for getting them.