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Or getting up from this?

You're right Stat. No, hang on! Can you imagine one of our footballing darlings getting up from this! Richie Porte (who went on to win) at this year's Paris Nice.

Can't argue with any of that. Basically it's like saying Gerrard is the best of a bad bunch and even his apology didn't go far enough. Not exactly inspiring stuff.

I still feel a strong association with the Albion, but it's just everything else about professional football that I hate no respect for. I wonder how long it will take for this to chip away at my loyalty toward the Albion. How you win matters. That's the mark of a sportsman I respect. Our...

This post has hit the nail on the head.

I have recently been very tempted to take in some Lewes games. Something about that club I just like. So, when not watching Albion, I may well pop along there to get some faith restored. However, I fear the malaise at the heart of football is severe. A behaviour and attitude has set in that is...

I like Liverpool, but this from Gerard reinforces why I have little respect for footballers... "I need to accept it; the decision was right," Gerrard told Sky Sports. "I've let down my team-mates and the fans." He added: "I take full responsibility. I don't know what caused it. Probably just a...

Well, people say that football is a religion. So perhaps, as Marx said, it's just become the opium of the masses. We're all hooked for all the wrong reasons. Time for a bit of cold Turkey. I don't want to get rid of football, but if only it would try and appeal to me on a level above my natural...

Newspaper coverage! Don't get me started on newspaper coverage. Even The Grauniad - surely the defender of all things fair and right - often devotes more column inches to what is happening in La Liga than to what is happening in other national sports. Open a newspaper and you'll find a full...

But I love the Albion. If I didn't, I'd be out of football for good. Just watched David Luiz simulate having been head-butted by Costa. This is the same Luiz that professes to love God. Watch FIFA's corrupt hierarchy persist with the Qatar games. I watch people like Platini curry favour here...