Tomo 21,751 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 It's a Friday morning, so it'd normally difficult for me to feel anything approaching sadness. However! Most Fridays don't include seeing this pop up in Twitter:@SkalhunoSalomon Kalou 3 out 5 replies of my tweets are unkind n are borderline vicious but they make me LOL#bhappystayhappyOct 07 via Twitter for iPadFavoriteRetweetReplyShame! Shame on all of you. I get that Salomon Kalou is a) probably not a world-class footballer in the first place and out of form, but there's a difference between complaining about Kalou's football as it's happening vs. abusing him to his (virtual) face. Fans complain. I get it. I sure complained after Valencia. We make snarky remarks and do some ribbing. Fine - I think that's all in good fun. But this is something else entirely. As soon as mean comments meant to elicit a laugh start to be directed towards the brunt of the joke, it simply becomes very public bullying.Outside of football, Kalou sure seemed to be a genuinely nice guy. I met him this summer at Stamford Bridge, actually, when he did some hosting of a blogger event after the Chelsea-Newcastle game. He handled us grownups graciously, chatted off the record, but what really impressed me was when a little girl saw the goings on in the box and tried to get a closer look at a real life Chelsea player Kalou invited her in, introduced himself to her, and took photos with her. I assume he was paid/told to be friendly to me (and he was!) but nothing said he had to be a sweetheart to a random child gatecrasher.When you abuse Kalou on Twitter, you're not abusing Kalou, the inconsistent, infuriating footballer. You're bullying a decent human being who has done nothing but sometimes play poorly for the club you support*. That's vile behaviour, and it has to stop. Be better than this.*Don't get me started on the media's interpretations of his quotes at the end of last season.http://www.weaintgot...u-twitter-abuseNearly puked reading that yes critise him for his on pitch performances but to take thing's personally is out of order and too far.Soloman Kalou's diary Friday 7th October 2011Another day, same abuse by my own fans on twitter one said "get the fuck out of Chelsea and crawl under a rock in Australia far away and stay there" and that was one of the nicest thing's being said by da haters. It does get hard playing for a team when half of them hate your guts knowing if i don't pull of something incredible i will get a hard time and it's difficult, even if i score against Barca in the CL final (the winner) by skinning 5 of the players and hitting it in from 25 yards they will still hate. Yes i played it down on twitter but i can't let them win.Im happy to take critism for my on pitch performances but why do they hate me? some even want me dead i mean why? (fighting back tears) I haven't killed anyone I don't know why i deserve all off this hate, i love them fans and would die on the pitch for them yet half of them hate my guts Its not real but would ot suprise me if it was something along the lines of that, just a reminder Kalou is a human being with feelings aswel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OReillyD36 311 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 That's pathetic, fair enough he isn't everyone's favourite player but personal abuse is out of order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,539 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Awwww bless him!! Doesnt deserve that and the dead comments wtf people need to get a life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 People need to stay polite... the meaning of politeness is long gone in the mind of, how do you call them... chavs? Be critical but stay polite... fuck me how stupid some people are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortilla9 390 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Too many people hide behind the anonymity of their monitor, smartphone, etc and think they're being clever when they "interact" with a public figure. "That" moment in the Valencia game was not a highlight moment for Kalou but to wish a player dead? Some supposed Chelsea fans need to get a life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Term-X 7,891 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 he isn't everyone's favourite player but personal abuse is out of orderSentiment and blue tinted glasses aside, he isn't anyone's favourite player based on ability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slam Dunk 1,442 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Probably one of the reasons players ought to be banned from using Twitter. Too many people using it as a gateway for abuse, case in point being the guy who wished Jack Wilshere's baby die of cot death, a disgusting act within itself, and yet he (the Spurs fan) tried to brush it off as 'banter'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kieran. 6,317 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 I don't agree with the abuse he's been getting.Then again, he's laughing all the way to the bank with his 60k/wk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bir_CFC 3,455 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 I don't mind people going off on forums, blogs, facebook and what not. Even if you go overboard on forums, it's wrong, but still ok compared to personal attacks. On twitter, thats a direct attack. Not cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OReillyD36 311 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Sentiment and blue tinted glasses aside, he isn't anyone's favourite player based on ability.That's what I meant to be honest. I guess I should of put quote marks around favourite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazón De León 58 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Oh my God! I hate those people, they're so evil! I know hes a rubbish footballer but theres really no need to say such horrible things like that! The person with the tweet about kalou being a Chelsea legend made me laugh quite a bit though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 I can only ever recall one person on here wishing people dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazón De León 58 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Who was that?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Who was that?! you will soon know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igi26 346 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Kalou will score a winner in CL final this year. And that twitter shit, nothing to do with Kalou, Piers Morgan is a massive Arsanal cunt, can't stand him. Always tweeting about United, Chelsea,... yet Arsanal sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kojo 4,676 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 I hate bullying, but it's kalou, I can't and won't feel sorry for him, I don't think I can feel sorry for someone on that much money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson 358 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 I criticise Kalou as a footballer, not a person. Harsh really, he's a nice guy but isn't good enough for Chelsea. Simple. At least he's not Wayne Rooney who deserves to be slated in anyway possible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnie_666 1,081 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 We have some idiots on this forum who are no different to that idiot on twitter. The only difference being he had the balls to say it to him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 12,049 Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 If this makes him a better player by trying to prove the nay sayers wrong, I will cry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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