I touched on this briefly yesterday, but I have to talk about the elephant in the room that is Ashley Cole. I read that Ancelotti said Cole ‘made a mistake, and who hasn't made a mistake in his life?’ Hang on a sec, made a mistake?! This morning I put my milk in the cupboard and my cereal in the fridge - that’s a mistake. Ashley Cole SHOT SOMEONE for f*@k’s sake. Granted, it was only an air rifle and apparently he didn’t think it was loaded, but come on!
Evidently, premiership footballers can do what they ruddy well like without any consequences. Rooney can foul someone in front of an official, DJ Campbell can ‘shove someone in the face‘. It’s all right. Why? Because they’re ‘passionate’. I mean, what? Evidently there is some confusion over the actual definition of this word, because otherwise, I really don’t see how they’re getting away with it. Trust me, I love an exciting sports personality as much as the next fellow, but that really is the biggest load of bollocks.
To say that this pussy footing around talent is confined to football, is sadly not the case. Just look at what happened to the Pakistani cricket players in the recent match fixing shenanigans. It’s disheartening to see that when it comes to laying down the law, there’s an unhealthy mix of cowardice and corruption which seems to continuously prevail. Boo.
Not wanting to end with a rant
One thing I am enthused by is the positive reception that Steve Davies has had to his coming out. I’m sure that the Aussies will have an opportunistic sledge or two, but I’ve only read about his bravery and the support of his fellow team mates. Part of me thinks that we ought to be beyond this kind of thing making news by now. It’s 2011. Then again, we have only just had that whole Sian Massey controversy, so I guess that’d be a little optimistic/naive of me.
Fortunately this development will only help to move things in the right direction. Bravo I say.
To say that this pussy footing around talent is confined to football, is sadly not the case. Just look at what happened to the Pakistani cricket players in the recent match fixing shenanigans. It’s disheartening to see that when it comes to laying down the law, there’s an unhealthy mix of cowardice and corruption which seems to continuously prevail. Boo.
Not wanting to end with a rant
One thing I am enthused by is the positive reception that Steve Davies has had to his coming out. I’m sure that the Aussies will have an opportunistic sledge or two, but I’ve only read about his bravery and the support of his fellow team mates. Part of me thinks that we ought to be beyond this kind of thing making news by now. It’s 2011. Then again, we have only just had that whole Sian Massey controversy, so I guess that’d be a little optimistic/naive of me.
Fortunately this development will only help to move things in the right direction. Bravo I say.
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