For reasons I've mentioned in earlier blogs, I've become disenchanted with the game in recent times and, as a consequence, have only watched one complete televised soccer match this season. Rugby Union (in particular), cricket, tennis, F1 motor racing, and almost any other sport you care to mention has been a more attractive alternative to association football.
This afternoon, however, rather than suffer inane adverts for bookmakers during the half-time interval of the RU game between Wasps and Sale, I watched a few minutes of the Premier League match at Swansea. It could have been the fact that Manchester United's cast of prima donnas were involved; but, for whatever reason, in the short time involved, I witnessed more shirt-pulling, simulation (i.e. cheating), insubordination towards the referee and various other shenanigans than I've seen in four months of watching rugby union.
The sooner football supporters realise that they are being taken for mugs by these over-paid, egotistical, cheats the better. However - as the old saying goes - fools and their money are soon parted.
This afternoon, however, rather than suffer inane adverts for bookmakers during the half-time interval of the RU game between Wasps and Sale, I watched a few minutes of the Premier League match at Swansea. It could have been the fact that Manchester United's cast of prima donnas were involved; but, for whatever reason, in the short time involved, I witnessed more shirt-pulling, simulation (i.e. cheating), insubordination towards the referee and various other shenanigans than I've seen in four months of watching rugby union.
The sooner football supporters realise that they are being taken for mugs by these over-paid, egotistical, cheats the better. However - as the old saying goes - fools and their money are soon parted.
