Footballers have always cheated. They just never used to have TV cameras from 14 angles to find them out. It's time for football to modernise and let the officials catch up with the fans. I doubt that players will change unless they are forced to.
It's all very well trying to keep the game simple so kids in South America can play with armadilloes for goalposts but there is too much at stake to let that preclude using technology for senior games. If a game is being broadcast then the broadcaster should have to pay for a fifth official to use the cameras to assist the referee. Rog: There's more chance of Wolves beating Chelsea than me agreeing with Marcus. 2009/11/19 Marcus Chantry <[email protected]> > where is football heading? > > Are we now so firmly entrenched in a game where the financial rewards are > so great that every player is prepared to blatantly cheat to try and secure > a result for the club or country? It makes me sick to see players > deliberately diving, faking injury or even hand-balling without so much as a > flinch of remorse. Where has the honesty gone? Is it just a reflection of > our society where money rules all and honesty will soon be talked about as > if it were a trait from a bygone era. > > I hate the idea that these professional footballers are earning millions of > pounds funded by the supporters who seem willing to worship them no matter > what deeds they undertake to make their team successful. You only have to > read the views of Arsenal or Liverpool supporters who seem to think that > their own teams recent cheating episodes were perfectly justifiable because > they just needed a lucky break. For the latest blatant example, step > forward Mr Henry for his double hand of God moment this morning to get > France into the World Cup. It seems everyone associated with football > wants success by any means, at any cost and it has all but ruined the > credibility of the sport I love. > > Maybe I shouldn't be so surprised, after all they are referred to as > "Professional", the oldest occupation in the world and one that has been > screwing punters for money since the day they started. > > I need a new "sport" to follow... > > The information contained in this email is confidential. If you are not the > intended recipient, you may not disclose or use the information in this > email in any way and should destroy any copies. Macquarie does not guarantee > the integrity of any emails or attached files. The views or opinions > expressed are the author's own and may not reflect the views or opinions of > Macquarie. > > > > -- > Pig's pudding - it's a mon's dinner aer kid -- Pig's pudding - it's a mon's dinner aer kid
