Having just watched the footage (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/9412825.stm) from the Old Firm game last night I found that I have a strong response to what happened and it raises a number of questions: -
Is the behaviour demonstrated by players and coaches indicative of individuals who have lost all concept of what is really important in life?
Alternatively, is it simply passion gone too far?
Is it a demonstration of what football has become?
Is it right for a footballer to openly defy a police officer and throw his shirt into the crowd in front of tens of thousands of supporters?
Is football a sport that can be considered honourable?
Has it lost its way amid all the money that is involved?
Given these questions you should be in no doubt where I am coming from, football has or is in the process of losing its very heart. As someone who used to follow their team fanatically, I have found that over the years I am less and less joyful when they score or win. Less bothered when they lose. That, I think, comes from my view of how football has changed over the years. I am all for change, but only for the better.
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