What do you think of the latest with Ben Cousin?

Question

I think he deserve what he gets.

Answer 1

he is a top bloke

stop picking on him

he is just misunderstood

Answer 2

I think he is a complete moron.  more than wanting to get back to Melbourne to be with family I think Chris Judds real reason for coming back home was the drugs amongst his fellow teamates, and he didn't want to be involved with a pack of losers at West Coast

Answer 3

I  dont support the Eagles, however this is another career that will fail in comparison to the controversy of his private life.

Such a shame that his career has ended in this manner.

Answer 4

Yes, Ben Cousins has a problem, and he probably deserves to be sacked. But the guy has issues to sort out, he is sick and the one thing he doesn't need people giving Ben a hard time about it. You see the media now bagging the c**p out Ben, like the wanker on 6PR (Perth radio station).One year you are superstar, the next your a drug cheat.

Answer 5

I think Ben has coming to him what he needs  and deserves.  Unfortunately, drug addicts, and drug addicted "superstars" who have hangers-on and adoring fans catering to their every whim, start believing their own press and believing the world owes them a living.  For his fantastic career to be taken away from him, for his family to be so disappointed in him, for the shame and humiliation of being branded a drug addict and loser - sure it's sad, but having all this stardom removed from him may be what he needs to get back on the straight and narrow.  The money will run out eventually and he won't be employable for quite a while, so hopefully he will get off the drugs and get a life back.  I personally can't stand Ben, he annoyed me with the total disregard he had for his fans, his team-mates, he appeared extremely arrogant with his smirks when the media were around - he's never admitted his problems, but even I was in awe of his footy skills.  What a waste - and hopefully, other future footy stars will see what can happen and learn from it.

WCE did the right thing in sacking him.

Answer 6

I don't think we should be so hard on Cousins - the man obviously has complex issues happening. However, the WCE are another thing - how can they let this culture of thuggish, drug addicted, bikie gang hanger on, foul-mouthed, drug dealer buddy players first of all develop and then get out of control? Where was Worsfold? Where was the football department? Where were the player welfare people? The board? These are the people we should be condemning, these are the people who need to face the music.

Answer 7

i think he has made his bed for the time being,footy career definately over,reputation in tatters,financially it will hurt and future job prospects could be effected not to mention the physical and mental effects of being a drug addict,saying that if he actually ever gets serious and pulls his head out of his Ar$e, in time he could repair some of the damage hes done to himself and his reputation but he won't play footy again,i hope he can clean his act up for his own sake.

Answer 8

i think i actually have SO little sympathy ....

the thing is Drugs do ruin lives .. and there are SO many many more people out there .. just the normal Jane and John Does that don't get anywhere near the support that Cousins had ... and some of those people STILL manage to beat their addictions ..

COUSINS had the support of his Club ,,, he had the support of his mates and his family .. and he goes and s**+TS in their faces ??

sure I am waiting for the sob story .. MY BEST MATE DIED LAST WEEK .. well Benny Boy ,... WHAT CAUSED you're mate to die ???

get over yourself.(ie ben)