not sour grapes

[janedavitt]

I swear, but I'm almost glad England are out of this fiasco of a World Cup. It's got to the point where we're fast forwarding through the games not to the goals but the latest point of controversy.

Suarez is dead to me. Period. And the Greek player who stumbled over his own feet and was given a penalty that put his team through...are no words. The list of injustices, poor decisions and disgraceful behaviour is a long one. So sorry for Bosnia, put out in part by a goal disallowed for off-side that clearly wasn't. It's time the refs used the video evidence. I don't want it like American football, stopping every five seconds, no, but if a goal is scored then disallowed, take a second to watch the replay, then decide. It wouldn't hold the game up as long as the ridiculously extended celebrations of goals.

I'm done.

Comments

[bluewolf458]

You've listed quite a few of the basic reasons I gave up on team games fully fifty years ago. I don't care who can kick or hit a ball further or faster or more accurately. The only 'sports' I'm interested in are the non-combative ones like climbing (you co-operate or you could die). Yes, there could be a race of sorts to see who's first or fastest to climb a particular route/hill (I talk about a 'day on the hill' even if it's Everest) but basically it's you against Nature.

[janedavitt]

I love watching football when it truly is the beautiful game but so often the fluidity and skill is lost in the ugliness.

[jdjunkie]

Suarez should never be allowed to play again.

Three bites and you're out.

A toddler knows better.

As for the game itself, the higher up the pyramid, the worse it gets. Give me grassroots and lower league any day.

[janedavitt]

I hear you! I remember watching my kids play throughout their childhood in the local games and they had so much fun.