How good is Chris Smalling?

To be fair I was offended when I saw Ozil dressed up as Superman.

Those eyes ruined my childhood vision of Clarke Kent.
 
It's a clever fancy dress outfit, I can't understand the outrage at all.
 
Who gives a shit what he dresses up as?
 
I saw that picture with the accompanying story and thought that Hitzlesperger fella gave our Smalling the courage to finally come out.
 
I don't really get the outrage, unless it's the fact that the headgear is stereotyping the race or religion of suicide bombers. It seems like people are confusing being the subject and the object of the joke.
 
It's a clever fancy dress outfit, I can't understand the outrage at all.

I'm not offended by it and I doubt many people are... but I can understand why someone would be offended by dressing up as a mass-murderer actually. A lot of people don't get parodies.
 
But he's not dressed as a mass murderer, he's dressed as a jager bomber. It's a play on words, not an endorsement of terrorism.
 
I don't really get the outrage, unless it's the fact that the headgear is stereotyping the race or religion of suicide bombers. It seems like people are confusing being the subject and the object of the joke.

The connection of muslims with bombing and alcohol obviously has the potential to offend. It won't be a big deal though - The Sun just needed another football story to go with Hitzlsperger.
 
I'm not offended by it and I doubt many people are... but I can understand why someone would be offended by dressing up as a mass-murderer actually. A lot of people don't get parodies.

I meant from the people saying he should be sacked or fined for it, I find that a complete overreaction. Sure a jaeger-bomber might not be the most sensible fancy dress outfit, but it's still just that.
 
The connection of muslims with bombing and alcohol obviously has the potential to offend. It won't be a big deal though - The Sun just needed another football story to go with Hitzlsperger.

Yeah, I suppose so, though I think it's one of those where the intent is so far from to offend that you'd have to work hard to get there.
 
I thought it was Obama, at first glance.
 
If he gets in trouble for this it would be like someone wearing a Federal Boob Inspector t-shirt getting arrested for impersonating a police officer.
 
The fans and players will surely show support by wearing Smalling t-shirts at the next home game. I think fake bomb vests might be too far but I'm open to it.
 
Already issued an apology:
"Chris and his girlfriend hosted a fancy dress party to celebrate Christmas and their belated birthdays with close friends in the assumed privacy of his own home. He dressed in a costume consisting of empty bottles of Jagermeister and cans of Red Bull strapped to his chest in an attempted comedy play on the popular ‘Jagerbomb drink’. Although he fully accepts in hindsight it was an ill-thought out and insensitive decision, absolutely no harm was intended whatsoever and he apologises for any offence caused”.

Frankly don't see what the fuss is all about - I can't believe people still care that much about what The Sun writes. Still, fair play for just trying to calm it down.
 
Why did they remove the background of the photo which I assume is the rest of his home, but leave in a floating hand by the side of his head?

Why include the left side of the picture with the green arm bit and pillow?

How did they get a picture?
 
The fact it was at a fancy dress party in his house I don't see the fuss, it's not as though he's out in public with it is it. I hope he finds Whoever took and leaked the photo and cuts them out of his friends
 
Erm...

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Idiot player's shame hahaha

United lose games and he goes to the party...

Zanetti or Maldini never went to a party in their life.
 
Idiot player's shame hahaha

United lose games and he goes to the party...

Zanetti or Maldini never went to a party in their life.

Yeah they did. I was at a party with Zanetti last year, he was off his tits.
 
The fact it was at a fancy dress party in his house I don't see the fuss, it's not as though he's out in public with it is it. I hope he finds Whoever took and leaked the photo and cuts them out of his friends
Or just cuts them with a knife, dirty shit taking mates private stuff to newspapers and the like.
It's the fecking head gear that does it for me! :lol: 10/10
I quite like the offset beard.
 
Jeez he must be proper pissed off. It's his own private party with "close friends", and somebody has sold a photo of him. Bastards.
 
He needs to be punished. If we saw a rival teams player do that, we'd want him punished.

Such an idiot.

Erm... no we wouldn't.

What an incredible non-story... I'd be more offended if he gone dressed as something boring to be honest.
 
Can't wait for them to take a photo of him in the shower:

'Chris Smalling sits in a shower - United in deep crisis.'