Trevor now hiding behind mental health

Think people should move on. He made a dumb, insensitive comment but social media pile ons, as ever, going way too far
 
SeasideKurt said:
Well he didn't apologise and then now he's using MH as an excuse. Guys a knob.
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Where did he use mental health as an excuse for the tweet? He's expressing that he is trying to keep his mental health good, which I'm sure he is. Can't be great for your mental wellbeing having an entire country hating you, spitting absolute venom, calling for you to be sacked, threats of violence. Don't care whether you think he deserves it.
 
foggy said:
Where did he use mental health as an excuse for the tweet? He's expressing that he is trying to keep his mental health good, which I'm sure he is. Can't be great for your mental wellbeing having an entire country hating you, spitting absolute venom, calling for you to be sacked, threats of violence. Don't care whether you think he deserves it.
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How convenient he mentions his mental health 24 hours after writing a vile tweet.
 
SeasideKurt said:
How convenient he mentions his mental health 24 hours after writing a vile tweet.
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I'm quite sure the two are directly related. Unless you think suddenly an entire nation absolutely despising you, possibly losing your job, facing death threats, has absolutely no effect on your mental well being. Not asking for you to sympathise with him, but to pretend social media pile ons don't impact mental health is crazy.
 
foggy said:
I'm quite sure the two are directly related. Unless you think suddenly an entire nation absolutely despising you, possibly losing your job, facing death threats, has absolutely no effect on your mental well being. Not asking for you to sympathise with him, but to pretend social media pile ons don't impact mental health is crazy.
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No of course it does, but he's best off staying off social media and working on himself than expecting any form of social media post to be met with ANY form of positivity. He could have written a far better "apology" too or done a video or released a proper statement. He didn't. So he's getting pelters.
 
SeasideKurt said:
No of course it does, but he's best off staying off social media and working on himself than expecting any form of social media post to be met with ANY form of positivity. He could have written a far better "apology" too or done a video or released a proper statement. He didn't. So he's getting pelters.
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Do you think the abuse is proportionate?
 
todayistheday said:
He has apologised and he is still a tosser of the highest order. Attacking females while being drunk, pissing in police car and beating his wife. The World Cup media outlets in Qatar will love him.
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This stuff is wayyyyy worse than anything he could possibly tweet! Talksport happy to employ him and nobody else batted an eyelid. Violence against women? No problem. Say a mean thing about the Queen on the internet? Off the air immediately. Death threats online
 
SeasideKurt said:
No, and I never said it was. Not sure what he expected by posting what he did?

And the "apology" wasn't even an apology.
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That's fair then. If you believe he's recieving a disproportionate amount hate you can't be surprised if he feels the need to look after his mental health.

I doubt he is very apologetic about the sentiment. Just the timing. It was insensitive and stupid for a public figure but he's apologised for that. People want him to apologise for not mourning the Queen, but he's fully entitled to not like her. The leader of any country is not going to be without his or her critics. Not a fan of enforced grieving for a monarch.
 
foggy said:
Think people should move on. He made a dumb, insensitive comment but social media pile ons, as ever, going way too far
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I think he should never have commented on the passing of the monarch in the first place.
Now we should back off??
And wait for the next time?
It's not like Trev has form for this.

Bit of advice Trevor GET OFF SOCIAL MEDIA.
 
Wizzerboy said:
I think he should never have commented on the passing of the monarch in the first place.
Now we should back off??
And wait for the next time?
It's not like Trev has form for this.

Bit of advice Trevor GET OFF SOCIAL MEDIA.
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Yes I think social media pile ons tend to bring out the worst in people, personally.
 
I think get off social media is the best advice to give him, especially if his mental health is affected.

If you give it out so controversially it will always come back at you. Everyone knows that. Everyone is entitled to an opinion and sometimes your opinions are going to grate the masses who have opposing viewpoints. Which again, in some cases, is understandable.

I don’t think social media is the place for him if he has mental health problems and especially if they are heightened by booze.
 
Who hasn't made a bit of a ** of themselves on Social Media? 😂

He's probably woke up after a night on the sherry and thought... "Oh Fuck!! - I've made a dick of myself AGAIN"...
 
BFC_BFC_BFC said:
Who hasn't made a bit of a ** of themselves on Social Media? 😂

He's probably woke up after a night on the sherry and thought... "Oh Fuck!! - I've made a dick of myself AGAIN"...
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I’m sure he has, and we all have ! But when it’s a nationwide f up I would imagine you feel more than mildly cringe afterwards 🥹
 
I always thought him a cock. He’s fucked himself badly.

But I don’t think he should be killed by hanging or stoned to death
 
Bloodtangerine said:
Talksport should sack him imho but after that let him sort himself out, I’m not interested in a word he says or a thing he does
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What basis should they sack him though?

Surely most of the people on twitter calling for him to be sacked, will be moaning about 'Cancel Culture' next week....?
 
Is this what’s known as cancel culture?

Somebody says something you don’t agree with so you create a big haroush and ensure they lose their job?

It’s odd cos I thought this was something the lefties did to the righties.

Which is when the righties complain loudly about their freedom of speech being infringed.

But in this case righties are trying to cancel a lefty. Which seems to be ok?

So to be clear….does cancel culture only work one way? And is it only righties who have free speech?

#Confusedandbefuddledbyhypocrisyanddoublestandards
 
Mexboroseasider said:
Is this what’s known as cancel culture?

Somebody says something you don’t agree with so you create a big haroush and ensure they lose their job?

It’s odd cos I thought this was something the lefties did to the righties.

Which is when the righties complain loudly about their freedom of speech being infringed.

But in this case righties are trying to cancel a lefty. Which seems to be ok?

So to be clear….does cancel culture only work one way? And is it only righties who have free speech?

#Confusedandbefuddledbyhypocrisyanddoublestandards
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Well, there might be, but there isn't freedom from consequences.

I think Trevor is facing that right now. He's got a conviction for racism - if I'm being charitable I'd say 'it takes one to know one' but that's not quite true is it.

He can say what he wants, but TalkSport can employ who they want too.
 
Trev now playing the mental health card... oh dear.

It's a shame really, cos he is good on the radio, and comes across as quite intelligent, (for a former footballer ).

Oh, and not that its important, but I'm told he doesnt live in Lytham anymore.
 
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If he genuinely has mental health issues then he really ought to lay off social media. He has form for lashing out late at night.

He's a public figure and whilst the responses were disproportionate you reap what you sew on Twatter when you go chasing followers.

He should seek help and lay off the platform until he is well if his statement is genuine.
 
The guys a complete knob.
He cried racism following that drunken rant at a Police officer when pulled up for drink driving, nothing to do of course he was pissed and way over the legal limit.
Nothings obviously changed.
 
foggy said:
I'm quite sure the two are directly related. Unless you think suddenly an entire nation absolutely despising you, possibly losing your job, facing death threats, has absolutely no effect on your mental well being. Not asking for you to sympathise with him, but to pretend social media pile ons don't impact mental health is crazy.
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Think before you post would be good advice. What outcome did he really think his tweet would achieve? He’s been called out for it, rightly so. Don’t expect to post garbage on a public forum and not get direct opinions back at you.
 
Junior_BentsPlatformShoes said:
Think before you post would be good advice. What outcome did he really think his tweet would achieve? He’s been called out for it, rightly so. Don’t expect to post garbage on a public forum and not get direct opinions back at you.
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I think you should reasonably expect that you shouldn't have threats of violence and against your life because of a tweet. You can think that's acceptable if you want.
 
It was a dreadful thing he said on twitter but if he has mental health concerns as indicated maybe we should not judge him so harshly.
 
foggy said:
I think you should reasonably expect that you shouldn't have threats of violence and against your life because of a tweet. You can think that's acceptable if you want.
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Didn’t see any of those which clearly isn’t acceptable either. Telling him what a bell end he’s been is however.
 
What Sinclair is doing now is, imo, worse than the Queen tweet.
To try and slip though the net by claiming mental health issues shows a complete lack of respect to people who genuinely have this condition.
Have been close to losing loved ones through it and hopefully we're at the end of a long dark tunnel.
But like Blood says, to do or say something then say, oh I only said that due to MH is an absolute disgrace.
 
Maybe I am in a minority here but what has he done other than express an opinion that most people won't agree with at an inappropriate time? It was disrespectful, crass and opportunistic but does he really deserve to be vilified by so many? Apart from his on and offline indiscretions, he was a great player for Blackpool in a period when we didn't have very many good players let alone great players.
Surely, if we stand for anything as a country, it is for freedom of speech and expression.
There is a sort of mania that surrounds events like the queen's death which I don't really like TBH.
 
ElBurroSinNombre said:
Maybe I am in a minority here but what has he done other than express an opinion that most people won't agree with at an inappropriate time? It was disrespectful, crass and opportunistic but does he really deserve to be vilified by so many? Apart from his on and offline indiscretions, he was a great player for Blackpool in a period when we didn't have very many good players let alone great players.
Surely, if we stand for anything as a country, it is for freedom of speech and expression.
There is a sort of mania that surrounds events like the queen's death which I don't really like TBH.
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The hypocrisy of his opinion didn’t help him. All who post on public forum know the consequences.... maybe one or two sympathetic to his subsequent treatment following his comments will be more tolerant of different political opinions to their own in future....as you quite rightly highlight... our right to freedom of expression.
 
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