Ronaldo Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Surely a professional athlete can’t not eat meat, all joking aside? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 The vegan comments are daft - of course a pro athlete can be one. Protein is protein - your body doesn’t give a shite where it gets the necessary nutrients. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingArthur Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 1 minute ago, Ronaldo said: Surely a professional athlete can’t not eat meat, all joking aside? Surely they can. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilcline Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 1 minute ago, Ronaldo said: Surely a professional athlete can’t not eat meat, all joking aside? He said he eats some fish, there must be loads of athletes who are vegan/vegetarian though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilcline Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Hopefully this doesn't mean we need to hire Russell Martin to get the best out of him though 😅 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 (edited) There have been NFL players who are built like wardrobes who were vegan or predominantly plant based. You quite clearly can be a vegan/veggie and play elite sport FFS Edited January 25 by Lush Vlad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 5 minutes ago, Ronaldo said: Surely a professional athlete can’t not eat meat, all joking aside? Absolutely 100% they can. There's many vegan athletes already. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Ronaldo said: Surely a professional athlete can’t not eat meat, all joking aside? Defoe was vegan iirc. Nick and Nate Diaz as well I think. Edited January 25 by Fak Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack14Bojangles Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Nick is just too nice a guy. I also think he should go into tackles harder. Screw it if the defender takes a beating. He really needs to learn to be a tough guy on the pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 20 minutes ago, Jack14Bojangles said: That really wasn't very nice of you. Especially as an administrator, you shouldn't make such a comment to an active member. If I were offended, I would withdraw from this discussion... You should report him to the administrators ombudsman for his conduct. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 11 minutes ago, Kilcline said: Hopefully this doesn't mean we need to hire Russell Martin to get the best out of him though 😅 Don’t want woke Martin anywhere near us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWMag Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 We don’t play to his strengths at all, if we are going to play him then we need to change the system Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 1 minute ago, Jack14Bojangles said: Nick is just too nice a guy. I also think he should go into tackles harder. Screw it if the defender takes a beating. He really needs to learn to be a tough guy on the pitch. Yeah he needs to play like joelinton really Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Broon Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 3 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: The vegan comments are daft - of course a pro athlete can be one. Protein is protein - your body doesn’t give a shite where it gets the necessary nutrients. Not entirely correct, protein is formed from various amino acids, individual plant based protein sources generally don't contain all of the essential amino acids needed by the body. Whilst plant protein sources can provide all of the essential amino acids needed they generally need to be mixed to do so, such as rice and beans. So it does take a bit more understanding and effort for a vegan to get enough of all of the essential amino acids, but obviously an athlete working with a nutritionist will have the support for that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 12 minutes ago, Lush Vlad said: There have been NFL players who are build like wardrobes who were vegan or predominantly plant based. You quite clearly can be a vegan/veggie and play elite sport FFS A lot of evidence it's actually better in terms of recovery etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilcline Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 1 minute ago, Danh1 said: Don’t want woke Martin anywhere near us More chance of me getting the job Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Just now, Jackie Broon said: Not entirely correct, protein is formed from various amino acids, individual plant based protein sources generally don't contain all of the essential amino acids needed by the body. Whilst plant protein sources can provide all of the essential amino acids needed they generally need to be mixed to do so, such as rice and beans. So it does take a bit more understanding and effort for a vegan to get enough of all of the essential amino acids, but obviously an athlete working with a nutritionist will have the support for that. Mrs BB is a dietitian of long-standing and has confirmed numerous times that this is not the case Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 4 minutes ago, Jack14Bojangles said: Nick is just too nice a guy. I also think he should go into tackles harder. Screw it if the defender takes a beating. He really needs to learn to be a tough guy on the pitch. He just doesn’t look at the races to me. I keep reading that he’s not a traditional centre forward but a secondary striker, yet he appears to have very few of the attributes that make for really good ‘10s’. His decision-making and distribution aren’t particularly great. Lad needs to just start busting a gut and getting into the right areas. Do the basics right and see if the rest comes with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandrotastico Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Another passive cameo from a player who is not too arsed about getting in the box and scoring goals. Im not sure I've seen him sprint to get on the end of a cross - he jumps shorter than his standing height and he runs slower when needed in the box. We have two lazy half arsed strikers who both seem MIA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandrotastico Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 4 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: He just doesn’t look at the races to me. I keep reading that he’s not a traditional centre forward but a secondary striker, yet he appears to have very few of the attributes that make for really good ‘10s’. His decision-making and distribution aren’t particularly great. Lad needs to just start busting a gut and getting into the right areas. Do the basics right and see if the rest comes with it. You beat me to it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 (edited) I’d be tempted to have: LW: Barnes/Wissa CF: Nick/new signing RW: Gordon/Elanga At this point. Getting Woltemade to work is going to take time and he needs plenty of minutes with narrow wide forwards playing off him. Edited January 25 by AyeDubbleYoo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezertron Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 I've been vegetarian for decades. I can bench 40kg for 4 reps, so its not really an issue tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palestoon Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Big Wolts problem is that he doesnt have the mentality of a poacher/goal getter. Elite #9s don't look for the ball, they look for space. He has more of the mindset of a playmaker. Hes looking to see where the ball is so he can stop and try to recieve it into his feet. Thats why he always looks on his heels and late to react to balls into the box. Going to need to be coached to change the way he thinks if hes going to be a longterm #9 for us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 2 minutes ago, Palestoon said: Big Wolts problem is that he doesnt have the mentality of a poacher/goal getter. Elite #9s don't look for the ball, they look for space. He has more of the mindset of a playmaker. Hes looking to see where the ball is so he can stop and try to recieve it into his feet. Thats why he always looks on his heels and late to react to balls into the box. Going to need to be coached to change the way he thinks if hes going to be a longterm #9 for us He’s got nothing in his locker which suggests ‘playmaker’ other than ‘he doesn’t have a striker’s instinct’. His game needs a fair amount of development - at present he looks like Shola mk II. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandrotastico Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 3 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: He’s got nothing in his locker which suggests ‘playmaker’ other than ‘he doesn’t have a striker’s instinct’. His game needs a fair amount of development - at present he looks like Shola mk II. Exact thing my mate said today at the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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