Football commentators piss me off. Actually nearly everything about football pisses me off, including the fact that I can't stop paying attention to it.
Anyway, when the Milan derby game was abandoned last night, the ITV commentators were really giving it some. This is how the minute by minute match reporter on Guardian Unlimited commented on it:
ITV2 commentators Peter Drury and Jim Beglin are on the verge of exploding with pompous, sanctimonious wailing and righteous indignation at the outrage that is unfolding before them: "But what about the children?"
Where's Bono when you need him?
I bloody agree, and it's not as though we haven't seen this kind of thing before, and it's not as though we haven't seen far worse from this from the English. Not that I condone what goes on, in fact I think it's rather silly, but let's have far less sanctimony from English football commentators especially.
The Guardian goes on to say:
Anyway, it's only several thousand plastic bottles and a big cloud of smoke - hardly an unprecedented event at a Milan derby. Far be it from me to condone this kind of guff, but Inter's fans do have every right to be upset, as their side has been robbed by referee Markus Merk tonight. He failed to send off Andriy Shevchenko for a blatant headbutt before the Ukrainian scored, he denied Inter a penalty and then disallowed a perfectly legitimate goal by Esteban Cambiasso. Is it any wonder they've got the hump?
Hmmm yes, well I've said my piece about referees before
If only to prevent us being subjected to more of this idiocy, let's hope there is no trouble tonight at the Stadio Delle Alpi
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