Vader Wrote:
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> I do agree with you to some extant, however it is too easy giving all
> the blame to the ref. The comparison to the school situation isn't
> exactly working either, since there I am together with children who
> sometimes don't know any better. Here we have 22 adults who should
> know better. It is them who make the game what it is, not the referee.
> I can only say that I have zilch respect for grown ups who don't kow
> how to behave. They are an example for their fans - how can you expect
> hooligans to stay peaceful if not even the players can? What I saw
> yesterday was a disgrace for the sport and that was not the ref's
> fault alone. I expect to read other coments here once these players
> beat the @#$%& out of your Rooneys and Beckhams.
I completely agree with you on everything there - but footballers aren't adults - they've never, ever behaved like adults, barring a minority. Seriously, they're all just spoilt kids.