It’s that time of year again when people start making predictions, discussing what might happen throughout the year ahead. Sport is particularly useful for this as you will doubtless have seen if you have bought a paper in the last few days.
And 2012 has many, many sporting events with which to exercise the pundits, in addition to the Olympics, there is Euro 2012, there’s the Ryder Cup and there is the Premier League, of course.
The latter can be dealt with quickly – Manchester City Chelsea
So instead of a boring list of predictions, I thought it might be interesting to discuss the Football Business hopes for 2012.
Number one in that list is something that’s been bugging me for years.
Manager’s to stop talking about referees in Press Conferences:
If you have read these blogs since July you are bound to have read me moaning about this. It is the most annoying aspect of modern football. It happens without fail, every weekend, some manager or other says that the referee has cost his team the points. There is another variance of this, the Manager says “I never criticise referees, but….” Harry Redknapp is always saying this, and for a bloke who “never criticises” the officials he doesn’t half do it a lot.
There is a close cousin of the “never criticising” Manager, and it’s the manager who says “we never get any decisions go our way, so if we got one today, then good.” Mick McCarthy is particularly good at this and it too is extremely annoying.
People to Stop Buying Seating Tickets and then Standing Up For The Whole Game
This is a plea from someone who follows their team to away games in the Premier League.
Please, please sit down.
At nearly every game this season I have had to stand because the followers of my team have decided that they aren’t sitting down. It is annoying, and thoughtless. There are people out there who can’t stand very well for long periods but who don’t want to sit in the disabled section – I know because I am one of them and our viewing experience would be greatly improved if those in front would stick their bum on the seat that they have paid an extortionate amount for.
On the back of the ticket it always says “persistent standing is not allowed,” and yet it seems that if loads of people choose to stand this rule is not enforced (conversely if its just a couple of blokes the stewards can’t wait to wade in.)
The End To Roadwork’s On the M6
This a motorway I spend a lot of time on and there is very little that fills me with dread more than the overhead matrix sings telling you that whichever junction you want is closed and there are “long delays.” Then you sit behind lorries for hours in the middle of the night – for it is usually late when this happens getting upset.
What can they be doing on there? Why does it need to be done constantly? Please stop!
An End to Pointless Football Clichés
We have all seen them. “The lads worked hard,” “it’s a great bunch of lads,” “the fans are fantastic,” or my personal bête noir “110%” It is impossible to give 110%, so stop saying it. It must end in 2012. Oh and every player is not a legend, every game is not “amazing” and not every defeat is a “crisis.”
The Constant Misuse of the Word “Literally” To Be Outlawed
Jamie Redknapp, I am looking at you. Mr Redknapp famously said that “Paul Scholes is an unbelievable player. He has a picture of the match and he literally paints it in front of you.” No, Jamie he doesn’t.
Using “literally” in literally the wrong context is awful. Just yesterday someone said to me that “it was literally coming down cats and dogs,” errr no it wasn’t. Please either use this word correctly or don’t use it all.
And finally, just because I watched him commentate on the Norwich
Ray Wilkins to go Back to Management and leave Sky Forthwith
He spoilt that game with his “my word,” and “what a great player” “tremendous effort from the guys” and so on. It was extremely annoying and, if he commentates on the Newcastle
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