Daniel Connors [merged]

[mightytiges]

Interesting to hear from all of the teetotalers in here, good on you, I hope your lives are perfect, your white picket fences are nice and bright and your Ford Territories are running beautifully. IMV, if you haven't had a mild alcohol problem or at the least a very fond affection for your liquor during your 20's, then you haven't lived. It's just a phase, a 5 year one admittedly, but he can pull through it, only question is has he left it too late because the door was open for a 20 game season last year and he's ended up only playing 3.

There's nothing wrong with having a drink DC but IMV Connors is partly in denial by saying he's not an alcoholic but that he just "enjoyed a drink too much". This isn't the first time he's stuffed up big time and received a lengthy suspension for peeing off everyone at the Club with his behaviour under the influence and his problems have  been going for longer than 5 years as he was drafted in 2006 and he had alcohol issues prior to joining the RFC. Not all alcoholics drink all the time as Connors claimed either. I know someone who use to be married to an violent alcoholic. She told me each night she didn't know if her then-husband would come home off his face and beat into her or not as he didn't get drunk all the time and no one else admitted her ex-husband had an alcohol problem as when he was sober he acted normally and he held down a regular full-time job. A Jeckyl & Hyde persona isn't uncommon amongst alcoholics. Now I'm not saying Connors is a violent drunk but if he didn't have an alcohol dependence of some sort then he would be able to give up all booze for good knowing it was damaging his life and career. No different to Fev minus the gambling. If Dan's going to turn his life around for his own sake he's got to learn somehow to become a teetotaler.

[Darth Tiger]

Drunks come in
A paper bag Brandivino,
Dreams fly away
as he pulls another cappucino.
Six o'clock he's going down,
woh o-o-oh, Breakfast at Sweethearts.

[eliminator]

Agree with Camboon. Club has approached this very sensibly. Connors has to address his issues himself. Drinking too excess on a regular basis is problematic drinking. Drinking to avoid dealing with issues is problematic drinking. Although technically he is not an alcoholic as he does not suffer from dependency according to his word he has a problem with alcohol. Excessive alcohol use appears to be the explanation for the anti-social behaviour. There are some people in this world who cannot handle alcohol and Connors is one of them. He should abstain from alcohol use and from all reports he is trying to do that and he is trying to distance himself from his drinking mates. I really wish him the best and hope that he can repay the faith the club has shown him

[Mr Magic]

He should abstain from alcohol use

It's that simple.

[Hellenic Tiger]

No matter what he does this year he has excess baggage and the club will part ways with him.

[The Big Richo]

Pretty hard for him to ever have a public beer now anyway.

[gerkin greg]

Who the **** knows what Dan Connors even looks like

[Loui Tufga]

You idiot, the kid couldn't walk down the main street of Mole Creek without being mobed!!

[sabartooth]

Life's good http://t.co/a3o6LGFI

[Coach]

Don't even mention Zanners and Connors in the same breath. Zantuck actually performed for us in games and he had a set of balls. Bloke just spent a bit too much time fighting in night clubs Connors isn't a wasted talent. He's a waste of space. Why a player who has done nothing gets so many chances has me stuffed.

[Mr Magic]

Life's good http://t.co/a3o6LGFI

He definitely seems tight with some influential Tigers. Reckon that's largely what's saved him to date.

[Coach]

That makes them bigger morons than he is. He rivals Cain Ackland as worst played in the last 10 years that has played 20+ games. LMAO @ Connors possibly being anything other than an okay player. I saw someone say elsewhere that he will be our "Stevie J" if he gets his head right. Even our own Bojangleburg isn't that delusional.

Look out 

[Owl]

Speaking of jobangles he mentioned he hocks stuff for a quid, which fits with the handlebar moustache he said he had I spose, but maybe he can do you a deal Coach Davey!

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Maybe the club is being very clever about this! If they treat a nobody like this that means a club champ will have to be treated the same way!
In other words, if they were harsher on Connors, they would have to harsher on someone good as you have to treat everyone equally!

[cub]

Glad I don't play footy! Not drinking this month and already want one