Dear all,
**** This blog would be better understood if you read this previous blog of mine in friendster and the points made are consistent with it****
When the past comes back and haunt you
It is unbelievable that even in this age where human were supposed to be at the pinnacle of civilisation, some of us, still live in the age where reasoning and being in control of our emotions was never the case. The case in point was when just yesterday (7/2/10) that a football fan never arrived home after a game! He was killed, killed is the right word to use here as he was indeed attacked and lost his life. God bless his soul and may he R.I.P.... Them hooligans are back and they are NOT welcomed!!! Read about it here.
Passion and Emotion
It is of paramount importance for football fans to have emotions. Football is like being in a relationship with a significant other, if you do notrisk it all, there's no passion, but if you do, then it might come back and hurt you.
Being a Mancunian ever since I knew how to spell Cantona and Kanchelskis, I have attended a few fiery matches myself, but I luckily for me, I have yet to encounter any problems, YET!
The games in question are, Manchester United v. Leeds (The battle of the Roses as it is know, rivalry extends beyond football. Read about it here.) and Manchester United v. Man City which I need not explain:)
The crowds were controlled, no thanks to the additional police personnel employed during the game and at the end of the game all was good as I made my way home other than the occasional snigger and taunt from the opposing team.
Of course when the game was on, chants of utter filth were bellowing from both sets of supporters. Every tackle warranted a booking or a sending off, legitimate or not and players received lots of stick whenever they near the touchline. Just to let you know how serious it was in Old Trafford on both occasion, I have never in my life, seen ladieS, yes plural, ladies old enough to be my grandma (Nan in this part of the world) utter so much filth in such a short period of time! Yeah, even the ladies are part of it, so you know how much passion there is :)
Emotions on the other hand however could prove make or undo a person. Zidane's headbutt was one, Rooney's sending off was one. I have blogged before about this here, but more recent examples could be seen from Carlos Tevez's celebration after scoring against Manchester United after the first leg of the Carling Cup Semi-finals.
Had he kept to his promise of not celebrating when he scored, without any doubt, he would have been given a standing ovation by both set of fans. As much as he is now a Citizen, he gave all when he was a Red Devil and we United supporters are not an ungrateful lot.
That was the IF, but being the emotionally charged idiot he was, he chose to taunt not only Gary Neville, the current United captain (He is the official captain although he doesn't get much of a game nowadays) and also the United fans. From then on, he's Judas, the one who shall never be forgiven and true enough he was taunted and booed every time he touched the ball in the return leg.
From the prospect of being still supported by the same fans who were chanting "Sign him up, sign him up, Fergie, Fergie sign him up" to being jeered by the chants of "Who's that T*** from Argentina, Who's that money grabbing W****, Carlos Tevez is his name, And he doesn't have a game, And he won't be winning trophies anymore!!!" (the later chant which could be viewed and heard here. )
So, Zidane, Rooney and now Tevez, players of undoubted abilities, silky skill, tenacity and terrier-like, talented and share a common trait of being worshiped by many, however they too share the unenviable spot light of losing their temper, letting emotions get the better of them and throwing all away when a moment of calm and suppressing their emotions could have done them much good. As it is, NO, they caved in, the devil within took over and they paid the ultimate price.
What actually happened???
As of now, details are pretty sketchy, I dare not suggest any more than it is reported, however, I could be pretty sure, someone lost their cool. Whether it was the deceased who struck the first blow or his would be killer is irrelevant now. What is relevant is a life was loss so pitifully, just because emotions clouded their judgment.
If indeed the culprit is found guilty, he would have just thrown his life away because of a spur of a moment, he lost his cool and caused a loss of life. In this country, that's manslaughter, and the penalty should be nothing less than a number of years or even decade behind bars.
I am not propagating corporal punishment, but in this case, an example should be made of someone that losing your cool does not pay and I feel it is now right to drive the message to would be offenders, lose your cool and you will be put behind bars.
Again, R.I.P to the deceased, it is unfortunate that the beautiful game should be scarred by another loss of life.
Regards,
Ben Lai
**** This blog would be better understood if you read this previous blog of mine in friendster and the points made are consistent with it****
When the past comes back and haunt you
It is unbelievable that even in this age where human were supposed to be at the pinnacle of civilisation, some of us, still live in the age where reasoning and being in control of our emotions was never the case. The case in point was when just yesterday (7/2/10) that a football fan never arrived home after a game! He was killed, killed is the right word to use here as he was indeed attacked and lost his life. God bless his soul and may he R.I.P.... Them hooligans are back and they are NOT welcomed!!! Read about it here.
Passion and Emotion
It is of paramount importance for football fans to have emotions. Football is like being in a relationship with a significant other, if you do notrisk it all, there's no passion, but if you do, then it might come back and hurt you.
Being a Mancunian ever since I knew how to spell Cantona and Kanchelskis, I have attended a few fiery matches myself, but I luckily for me, I have yet to encounter any problems, YET!
The games in question are, Manchester United v. Leeds (The battle of the Roses as it is know, rivalry extends beyond football. Read about it here.) and Manchester United v. Man City which I need not explain:)
The crowds were controlled, no thanks to the additional police personnel employed during the game and at the end of the game all was good as I made my way home other than the occasional snigger and taunt from the opposing team.
Of course when the game was on, chants of utter filth were bellowing from both sets of supporters. Every tackle warranted a booking or a sending off, legitimate or not and players received lots of stick whenever they near the touchline. Just to let you know how serious it was in Old Trafford on both occasion, I have never in my life, seen ladieS, yes plural, ladies old enough to be my grandma (Nan in this part of the world) utter so much filth in such a short period of time! Yeah, even the ladies are part of it, so you know how much passion there is :)
Emotions on the other hand however could prove make or undo a person. Zidane's headbutt was one, Rooney's sending off was one. I have blogged before about this here, but more recent examples could be seen from Carlos Tevez's celebration after scoring against Manchester United after the first leg of the Carling Cup Semi-finals.
Had he kept to his promise of not celebrating when he scored, without any doubt, he would have been given a standing ovation by both set of fans. As much as he is now a Citizen, he gave all when he was a Red Devil and we United supporters are not an ungrateful lot.
That was the IF, but being the emotionally charged idiot he was, he chose to taunt not only Gary Neville, the current United captain (He is the official captain although he doesn't get much of a game nowadays) and also the United fans. From then on, he's Judas, the one who shall never be forgiven and true enough he was taunted and booed every time he touched the ball in the return leg.
From the prospect of being still supported by the same fans who were chanting "Sign him up, sign him up, Fergie, Fergie sign him up" to being jeered by the chants of "Who's that T*** from Argentina, Who's that money grabbing W****, Carlos Tevez is his name, And he doesn't have a game, And he won't be winning trophies anymore!!!" (the later chant which could be viewed and heard here. )
So, Zidane, Rooney and now Tevez, players of undoubted abilities, silky skill, tenacity and terrier-like, talented and share a common trait of being worshiped by many, however they too share the unenviable spot light of losing their temper, letting emotions get the better of them and throwing all away when a moment of calm and suppressing their emotions could have done them much good. As it is, NO, they caved in, the devil within took over and they paid the ultimate price.
What actually happened???
As of now, details are pretty sketchy, I dare not suggest any more than it is reported, however, I could be pretty sure, someone lost their cool. Whether it was the deceased who struck the first blow or his would be killer is irrelevant now. What is relevant is a life was loss so pitifully, just because emotions clouded their judgment.
If indeed the culprit is found guilty, he would have just thrown his life away because of a spur of a moment, he lost his cool and caused a loss of life. In this country, that's manslaughter, and the penalty should be nothing less than a number of years or even decade behind bars.
I am not propagating corporal punishment, but in this case, an example should be made of someone that losing your cool does not pay and I feel it is now right to drive the message to would be offenders, lose your cool and you will be put behind bars.
Again, R.I.P to the deceased, it is unfortunate that the beautiful game should be scarred by another loss of life.
Regards,
Ben Lai
