Originally Posted by
Stavros
The first half of the season is ending without any clear indication of supremacy -Chelsea and Arsenal are as you say unable to challenge for the title, whereas Spurs are emerging as a real threat. Gareth Bale is clearly the most exciting British player to have emerged in recent years, I assume the questions about Manchester City are about their temperamental players and whether or not they can hold it together, or fall apart taking their title challenge with them. United's loss to Basel was one of the worst perfomances they have put in, shapeless, lacking in finesse or inspiration. The Carling Cup is a waste of time, and now it seems the magic of the FA Cup has dwindled too, I don't think the major clubs care about it.
I wonder how much of the 'racism' is real hostility to a black player and how much is a deliberate attempt to 'wind up' a player and provoke a yellow, and then a red card? Spanish and Italian players taunt their rivals with variations of sua madre e una puta, but the time must come when provocative play must end, it doesn't happen in tennis or golf or snooker as far as I know, so why tolerate it in football?