MartinCloakeMartin Cloake
@PeterClapp @ianprior I daresay far more coverage will continue to be devoted to this than to teams actually playing good football, yes.
ianpriorian prior
@MartinCloake We're talking about possibly the most toxic affair in the history of English football. It deserves every inch it gets and more
MartinCloakeMartin Cloake
@ianprior How are you defining "toxic"? Hillsboro and aftermath pretty "toxic". Various Revie and Leeds issues. The 64 betting scandal.
ianpriorian prior
@MartinCloake Trumps Revie and betting easily for its wider implications. Toxic as in an all-time nadir for relations between two clubs
MartinCloakeMartin Cloake
@ianprior No denying the story isn't big. But perspective needed. And "news" is things happening, not just what people think about events.
MartinCloakeMartin Cloake
@ianprior Yes. Suarez has apologised. Man U have issued a calming statement. Some people don't believe the a pol. And the press keep stoking
MartinCloakeMartin Cloake
@ianprior … playing of the game itself. There's a lot, possibly too much, journalism around the noise surrounding the game and…
ianpriorian prior
@MartinCloake That smacks of ignoring football's wider societal impact in favour of chalkboards. The opposite of what journalism should be