Following the commendable performance by the players and supporters of Crawley Town Football Club at Old Trafford, I've been rather surprised by the quite vehement reaction from certain elements to the club's relationship with The Sun Newspaper.
In making this observation, I was initially inclined to use the word 'disappointed' rather than 'surprised' by the reaction. However, I recognise I haven't been close enough to the place of my birth in recent times to experience the strength of feeling which exist as a consequence of the ill-informed comments the newspaper printed following the Hillsborough disaster.
Accordingly, accepting there is no doubt these sentiments are sincere, I'm writing this blog in the somewhat unlikely hope that someone might explain - or justify - to me why the players and the supporters of the Sussex team should be held accountable for decisions made by their board of directors - or whomsoever is responsible for gaining sponsorship for their team.
