THERE are a lot of things I don’t understand.
Why would anyone want to watch Big Brother or go on the Jeremy Kyle Show? Why does paper float, yet weigh a ton in your hand luggage?
Why can’t I get out of a bunker on the golf course first time?
And how come solicitors can charge you for sending letters you don’t want?
Answers please on a postcard. I’m now baffled as to why hooliganism seems to be rearing it’s ugly head in football again – both on and off the pitch.
We seem to have enjoyed a few years of relative calm after all the bad old times when a load of beer led to a lot of bloodshed on terraces up and down the country, yet last weekend was a massive setback.
There was a 25-minute halt to play in the FA cup-tie between Lancaster City and Halifax Town due to skirmishes in the crowd.
Rumour has it rival groups of Manchester United and Preston North End fans had hatched a plot to cause disruption – bored by the fact their own clubs were away from home.
Even worse was the incident in the Southern Premier League game between Chesham and Redditch United which saw the latter club’s striker (in more ways than one) Josh McKenzie land a blow on referee Chris Wicks after being sent off.
Quite rightly Redditch told McKenzie he was not welcome on the team bus. He had to find his own way home and will never play for the club again.
But why are these things happening?
Sadly there seems to be little respect for authority in this country.
Maybe we’re all to blame. Every radio phone-in is inundated with callers berating referees – often the hosts exacerbate the problem with criticism of their own – players and managers are equally damning despite an annual call for verbal restraint.
The Kick It Out campaign was supposed to eliminate racist chanting yet in recent weeks Emmanuel Adebayor (Spurs), Ashley Williams (Wales) and Patrice Evra (Manchester United) have all been subjected to unacceptable abuse.
It’s time life bans were imposed on players who assault referees, fans who want to use their fists, and loudmouth bigots who have no place in football – let alone society.
The only person who would talk to them would be Jeremy Kyle.
