What on earth is this drivel about whether or not a football team or two can have a poppy on their sleeves at the weekend ?
There are times when I despair of everything and this is one of them. Yes, the poppy is a symbol of remebrance and particularly so at this coming weekend, but what this can possibly have to do with what footballers wear escapes me entirely. It is even more astonishing that this issue has drawn the serious attention of our Prime Minister at a time when the economies of the western world are in melt-down.
Cameron clearly wanted an easy victory over some foreign power and FIFA provided a convenient adversary that could be seen off with minimal fuss; the incident is reminiscent of the manufactured 'Euro-sausage' fiasco that eventually propelled Jim Hacker to the Premiership in the final episode of that magnificent comedy satire, 'Yes Minister'.
Is this really something that is newsworthy ? Is it a worthy cause at all, or is it just another way of marketing a devalued sport and a devalued brand, politicians ?
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