Comments for To celebrate or not to celebrate? at http://www.wsc.co.uk , comment 0 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.wsc.co.uk Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:26:46 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/3876/38/#pc_965 "But it was Dunne's reaction to his goal that made the headlines and confirmed one of the major themes of the season so far." Yes, and the theme seems to be one of operatic emotional overload, in which the ex-player who scores against his former team and walks away instead of celebrating isn't just an honourable man but a knight in shining armour bringing dignity, purity and moral purpose to the game. Only football could turn a small gesture of decency into a historic moment of overblown, dramatic schmaltz, which explains how moronically shrill the sport can be, in which every incident on pitch which looks piffling in a way is magnified into a cause celebre by hysterical fans and an even more idiotic sports press. I'm reminded of the Eduardo affair, in which an on-pitch incident that has been going on for absolute decades for almost any player, any team and any club was suddenly transformed into a situation that, through incessant argument and spotlight, had you thinking whether lives had been lost in the process. And with the Adebayor escapade, a ridiculous occurence involving a painfully childish man, an episode that should have been resolved sooner and put to bed is still chewed over vehemently by a number of people who should be growing enough sense to put a sock in it. It remains one of many drawbacks about the game: trust football and its denizens to inflate the incidental into the realms of crisis. As Vic Reeves would have it, they wouldn't let it lie. - ian.64 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:55:36 +0100