08-25-2024, 04:59 AM
I can only assume that divine providence has arranged for some kind of mysterious, imperceptible organising principle to permeate the universe, such that no matter the season, no matter the sport, no matter the country, you can just about guarantee that the same archetypes will always be present, and supporters will naturally find a player(s) to fit those archetypes :
the talented player who doesn’t try (and their antimatter counterpart, the player of limited talent who gives 100%)
the teacher’s pet
the overpaid player
the choir boys
the party boys
the tough nut
the marshmallow
the old guy who should never have been recruited
and on it goes. And of all these endlessly repeating archetypes, the most turgid and insufferable has to The Whipping Boy.
the talented player who doesn’t try (and their antimatter counterpart, the player of limited talent who gives 100%)
the teacher’s pet
the overpaid player
the choir boys
the party boys
the tough nut
the marshmallow
the old guy who should never have been recruited
and on it goes. And of all these endlessly repeating archetypes, the most turgid and insufferable has to The Whipping Boy.
