Dear FA; can we have our game back?
In 2011 I fell out of love with English football; the FA had pulled the final plastic rod and I kerplunked. This week when Suarez missed lunch these feelings resurfaced and we now wait to see which moral judgement has been selected by our great Football Association. The FA’s history is sporadically positive; the national team is treated as a cashcow, smaller teams at the top make up the numbers and teams outside the Premiership are expected to chase unobtainable, unsupported potential. Changes in the last few years have given many hope but the issues of racism, hate and violence are still very prevalent. As we finally see goal line technology many might question why the FA cannot affect problems destroying our game on a more regular basis. Below is the incident in 2009 which has shaped my desire for change; a despicable act that was not dealt with in any manner and is one of many incidents which show huge ineptitude on the part of our decision makers. For t...