Sunday 12 October 2008

Were England fans right to boo Ashley Cole?

No, I'm not going to answer that question. Because as far as I'm concerned, that subject is not overly newsworthy. A small minority of fans boo one of their players thanks largely to his obnoxious personality than his footballing ability. Big deal. That subject simply does not warrant hours upon hours of Sky Sports News asking various sporting celebrities their opinions. Presumably Monday's newspapers will be full of that very same subject too. I really don't care.

I'm afraid that Sky Sports News were paying for lack of preparation. With no live Football League matches today, SSN in particular failed to grasp that it would be a slow news day. There were plenty of features they could have used: a look in detail at the lower leagues, it was FA Cup 3rd qualifying round day on Saturday and that barely got a mention anywhere. What about the Premier League clubs? What do players, management, fans, etc do when their team is not playing? Is that good for the game?

But no SSN chose the easy option and it made mind-numbing television. The people working there sadly failed to think outside the box. I await tomorrow's papers with (little) interest.

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