For those of you who did not watch Knownowt, and his 3 selected
sad-hacks on 20th August; it was revealed that UNITED FANS are to blame for
Roy Keane not geting what he deserves. It seems that the Little Mancunians
who fought so vociferously - and effectively - against the digger have
only themselves to blame. Joke Smelling even had the gall to say that (on
top of the £623M going into the shareholders back sacks) Keane would
have been paid in a breath, and Rivaldo would have been wearing The Shirt
by now!!
Now, you ask yourself, why should anyone get into a lather
about a twilight chinwag between overweight over-opinionated neverweres on
a minority sports channel. The sad fact is that these numbnuts are the
filth that are dogging every orifice and sinew of the beautiful game for a
scoop - a headline - an angle - anything so that they can sink their
slavering fangs into the hand that overfeeds them. Back page headline
'Shock Horror Scoop' 'Newly-wed puts 2 fingers up at neanderthal thugs who
abuse his bride' - pass the smelling salts Alice. Each so-called sports
programme - particularly on sky - should have a Government Bullshit
Warning.
The next angle they focused upon, was how United are now above
the laws of the game. The FA are now taking a softly-softly approach to
our heroes (and villains), as the result of OUR decision to go to Brazil.
Now, those that know me know, I was never particularly taken in by the 'we
beat the krauts - we did it for ingerland' national fever back in May.
Fortunately, I was in Catalonia during most of the hysteria; although I
would have liked to have been at the homecoming. (The best part of which
must have been the suits looking out at the fevered 500,000 masses,
getting to see their heroes' trophies, and not spending a bean on
merchandise - OUCH!)
For the first time in living memory, fartin comes
out with what most Reds are actually thinking, after the scousers' cup
final last season. The schoolmaster is an absolute arse (ARSE?), and with
time running out had to send off Mr. Bean for viciously hacking the ball
away, from a certain goalscoring position - and keep up his apparent
record (5 Reds booked, and at least 1 sent off per game). The fact that it
was not necessary to strike a league winners medal, for him or any other
gooner is immaterial. The personal cost to the gentleman from Cork was
criminal. So, apparently, the FA have 'let off' fartin from a charge of
bringing the game into disrepute (!?) - but, woe betide anyone else. How
many of us would have settled for a savage example to be made - pour
decourager les autres? This means that there will be an easy ride for the
rest of the season, or until FIFA confirm that South Africa have the 2006
World Cup, whichever is the sooner. Don't hold your breath, lads and
lasses.
This week saw what many of us have been hoping for through most
of the 90's - the vicelike grip of the suits around the neck of the goose
that laid the golden egg. Having snatched away footie from the people, the
Jeremys and Jemimas are slowly realising that there are other things to be
seen doing and that perhaps the reason why that hairy ape on
SOOOOOOOPERSUNDAY is not actually creaming himself at the fare on display.
After years of being pushed away from the game, the plebs are actually not
prepared to stump up 30-odd notes to watch spurs - or more for the
rent-boys in the euro qualifiers. The bubble may be about to
burst. With any luck, they will be off with the booty like startled
rabbits, and we will get our game back; poorer in funds maybe, but richer
in spirit. We can all dream. D
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