22 November
2013
After three
serious assaults at local footie games, it seems that all the match officials
are withdrawing for future games. The fear within footie circles is that it
could well be the end of the Sunday League here in Dorktown. Well, you know me
and footie and what I think of it, but there are a lot of people who do enjoy
it. It would be a great shame if the enjoyment for so many people is spoiled or
even stopped by the actions of just three immature men. Today's News quotes the Sunday League as saying
the with over 300 games this season so far, only three have been abandoned.
Those three because of violence.
What has
happened at those three games seems to me to be the fallout from the way that
the prima donnas of the professional leagues, now seem to think that it is
right and acceptable to argue with match officials when they show red or yellow
cards to send someone off the pitch. Some of these rows have been very close to
being violent when I've seen them of the news on telly. If these spoiled
over-paid brats can get away with it, then it's only a matter time before the same
thing is seem in the amateur game too. Here on Dorktown we've seen it arrive.
My question is, 'why hasn't this been dealt with at pro level before now?' It
can't just be about money; can it?
The News, along with all newspapers carries
ads to make added dosh. well, there's another in for a solicitors that is using
some very silly (to my mind that is), facts and figures as a way of leading
readers in. The company will remain hidden for now but today's little gem has a
photo of the Grand Canyon in the States and the words, 'did you know that the
Grand Canyon can hold around 900 trillion footballs?' Hmmm ... perhaps maybe
they could put the players in there too and put us out of misery ;-)))
Yet another
pub in Dorktown is on the road to closing down. It is in what used to be the
Dorktown Conservative Club. That closed years and years ago. The current pub is
the third one on that part of the building. The first was called Four Doors
Down. Is was OK but nothing special. It became the Barracuda and even though it
was pretty much the same as before it seemed to do a lot better. Around two
years ago it was taken over by a company called Bramwell Pub Company, who
changed the name to The Abbey. Bramwell Pub has gone into administration and
the Abbey is up for sale, again. The pub is right opposite The Willy White so if
there's a choice that's where I go for a drink. I just can't see the other one
getting anywhere while the Willy White is open.
I still
haven't sorted out the photos from last Sunday yet so I'm afraid it's an old
one again ...
Actually, not all that old, it's from this year anyway, a couple
of white roses I found in Riversley Park. There's another one that Sage passed
on to me some time ago ...
opps ... maybe she should have taken a bit more care
;-)))
Grandkids are
great aren't they? The Sage has sent 15 funnies about them; Here's the first
...
My Grandparents are funny, when they bend over, you
hear gas leaks and they blame their dog.
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