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First witness in the investigation was Player A, of the football club, commenting, "When I was a player there was no professionalism in the squad... all I've really learnt are the rules for a sports social in Ziggy's." And backing him up was Player B, who stated, "Get pissed with the captains and you get picked in the team, simple."
Get pissed with the captains and you get picked in the team, simple.
Further on came the statement that, "Various other sports have been accused of alienating students through the aggressive promotion of binge drinking." To support this, Vision cited a player from the rugby club, who said that, "It seems to be a requirement to vomit due to stupid and quite frankly dangerous drinking traditions."
Angry to read these allegations, York's sports clubs were anxious to defend their sporting professionalism, fearing that their fresher intake might suffer from their reputations according to Vision preceding them.
First to respond was Men's Football President Greg Gardner, stating, "Ask any other club who the boring professional ones are and they'll say football! We love football and love winning, and everything is leading up to that. If afterwards we go for a drink with a few team-mates then great, but for me and for UYAFC, the football comes first."
Gardner then responded specifically to the accusations of Vision's anonymous player witnesses, commenting, "Player A is a good friend of mine, and he agrees with me that it’s all over-hyped nonsense. He stopped playing for academic reasons, that's that... he’s even said that Vision stated they were looking for a 'sensationalist' story."
Gardner added, "As for player B, who claims boozing with the captains gets you selected, if Vision haven't contorted his words too then I can only presume he's a fringe player with an inflated sense of his footballing ability. Vision are welcome to analyse our selection and compare it to units of alcohol consumed at Ziggy's last week, if they can spot any correlation then I'll run around campus naked and proclaim Vision a newspaper worthy of its awards."
York Sport President Emily Scott also refuted the allegations wholesale, calling them "absurd" and "demeaning". In her regular Vision column, Scott stated that, "Articles like this make lasting and detrimental impressions... I find it extremely sad for individuals to be put off university sport before they even have a chance to experience the true side of a club's camaraderie."
She continued, "Throughout the clubs there are people playing at first team level who do not drink and this does not affect their selection... I would say the professionalism and determination of the clubs is something we should be incredibly proud of."
Speaking on behalf of the boat club, Press and Publicity Officer Becca Robinson commented, "We are one of the largest sporting clubs on campus, and yet we have no initiation. We do encourage members to be active socially, but because it builds team spirit and morale and not because we feel it necessary to 'get wasted' and force people to do stupid things.
"In fact, we actively encourage our members not to drink to excess, as not only can it seriously affect your individual performance, but also jeopardises the progress of the other people in your boat. We even impose drinking bans for one week before a race and two before major competitions such as Henley. Socials are still attended by members, just in a more sober fashion than is recommended for Ziggy's!"
Finally, UYRUFC Press and Publicity Officer Tom Weir stated that, "Everyone knows we drink, but not to the dangerous excesses we’re being accused of." He added, "We also want to strongly point out that we don’t condone violent or antisocial behaviour."
Referring to Vision's recent "Punch Party" article, describing a confrontation in Ziggy’s involving a member of the rugby team, Weir said that, "Vision clearly insinuated that the incident was condoned by members of the club saying the victim "deserved it". We were incredibly annoyed and frustrated we didn't get a chance to put that right in the article. The player involved has imposed a 'social ban' on himself but would have recieved one anyway, as have other members who have clearly stepped out of line in the past."
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