The FA Cup returned this weekend with the Fourth Round and it proved tobe quite eventful. In a week for Aston Villa fans to forget, after been knocked out on Tuesday by Bradford City in the League Cup semi-final. At the New Den, Millwall knocked out Aston Villa 2-1 a result that wasn't surprising in the least thus heaping more pressure on a young but inexperienced side and their manager Paul Lambert.
It was the first of many to come this weekend.
On Saturday - Barnsley, Luton Town and MK Dons provided the shocks. As Luton and MK Dons travelled to top flight clubs Norwich and QPR respectively and came away with fantastic results. In MK Dons case an empathic win despite two late QPR goals.
Luton became the first non-League side to knock out a top flight side in 20 odd years, since Sutton United defeated then FA Cup holders Coventry City. Not to be outdone a shock that went unnoticed was Barnsley's win away to fellow high-flying Championship promotion contenders Hull City.
On Sunday - prove to be another day of shocks as both Liverpool and Tottenham crashed out to lower League opposition in Leeds and Oldham. In a game contrasting to games of a decade ago, Spurs travelled to Elland Road but were outdone by a hard-working Neil Warnock side 2-1 on the day.
While at Boundary Park, Brendan Rodgers and his Liverpool side disappointingly crashed out to League One struggler's Oldham. Oldham deserved their win on the day and like some performances this season exposed a soft underbelly that this Liverpool side has. A good opportunity to progress undone by some individual mistakes again, although towards the end at 3-1 Liverpool pressed. They did manage to cut the arrears to 3-2 but two goals either side of half-time all but ended Liverpool's hopes of a recovery as they crashed out for the 8th time to lower League opposition since the inception of the Premier League era.
In Sunday's other tie a local derby in London as Chelsea and Rafa Benitez travelled to Griffin Park and League One high-flyers Brentford. A side managed by former Manchester City cult hero, Uwe Rosler gave Chelsea no quarter. Only a late equaliser from much-maligned Fernando Torres rescued a replay for Chelsea, but unlike Spurs and Liverpool they are still in the cup.
From a Liverpool point of view, today showed some glaring problems which will take time to iron out. On Wednesday the Reds travel to the Emirates to play the Arsenal it what will the first of two difficult games but a week defining moment of sorts. The good thing is the players have two days to stew over today's result and come out Wednesday to show what they are made of. For Brendan Rodgers, the impending signing of Phillipe Coutinho will add more depth but for him concerns at the back remain. Roll on Arsenal!!!
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Monday, January 21, 2013
Daniel Sturridge - A bargain at £12 million?
It remains to be seen if the title of this post comes true, but the arrival of Sturridge on Merseyside brought sceptical comments about his attitude, positional sense, vision. His finishing, his best asset even has been questioned on occasions while at Chelsea and Manchester City. While on loan Bolton his goal return was fantastic and despite the detractors he was a 1 in 3 striker at Chelsea. Only under Andre Villas Boas did Sturridge get the opportunity to show what he was capable of. But like some managers, he became victim of circumstance.
January 2013, Chelsea decided to cash in on the 23 year-old England international. If anything to go by so far it was a decision that has benefited Liverpool to the extreme. His 3 goals in 3 appearances are just the icing on top of the cake but the sceptical comments as mentioned above so far have been proved a null point and just hear'say on some parts of the media. In what looks like a blossoming partnership with Luis Suarez, so far and I know it is early days but could be prolific as Gerrard/Torres relationship of 4 years ago when that was in its pomp. The second goal on Saturday was essence of just the natural ability of two players made to play alongside each other.
At £12 million pounds, it could be one of the best buys Liverpool have made since Luis Suarez. The dynamic of this Liverpool side has changed, a side that lacked options in the key area up top now have options. But Sturridge has brought something else, not necessarily a number 9 but a poacher of sorts. 2 of his 3 goals have shown his ability to be in the right place at the right time. The next two League games away to Arsenal and City will be a massive test for not only Sturridge but Rodgers and his developing side. So far so good in regards to Daniel Sturridge, his utter belief in himself alone removes the heaviness of playing in the Red shirt of Liverpool that has seen some decent forwards in the past not able to cope with.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Pep Off To Bavaria
His achievements at Barcelona have marked him out for being a maverick and also been disregarded because of the quality of the players available to him. Both sides of the debate will have their opinions but what I look at is the state of Barcelona in the summer of 2008. They were side dissolved in mediocrity for a club of their standards. Finishing 19 points behind their great rivals Real Madrid was compounded by finishing a further 10 points behind second placed Villarreal. In fact Barcelona only got Champions League qualification by 3 points from Sevilla, it showed the task that Pep had at hand after his successful spell as coach of Barcelona's B side.
The turnaround in 2008/09 lead to the current side been regarded as the greatest club side in history, the facts speak for themselves since then. It's not Pep's fault he inherited talents like Messi, Iniesta, Xavi to name a few but his transfer dealings were the catapult to where they ended up in Rome on that evening in May 2009. The signings of Seydou Keita, Gerard Pique, Dani Alves added to a squad who were on their knees following a disappointing 2007/08 season.
Now that he has had his sabbatical, he has chosen to go to probably the best league in Europe at the moment, Bundesliga and the giants four-time European Champions Bayern Munich. A lot of the press will say "he shunned" such and such a club, but really what is on offer in the Premier League is he guaranteed a job. Like Rafael Benitez, the longer you wait the harder it becomes to be relevant again as a coach and like Rafa he has jumped at a great opportunity.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Respect Costs Liverpool At Old Trafford
Respect is a word in football that can go so far. But on the pitch players can show it too much mentally to the opposition. Small things that can matter so much was never so in evidence at Old Trafford yesterday. If any indication was to how average both sides are, the first 18 minutes was a testament to this. Whilst a great team goal from United on 19 minutes the game, compared to United and Liverpool games of the past were vastly short on creativity and quality. Which says as much about the Premier League as anything else but will save those judgements for another post.
Once United took the lead - Liverpool allowed United too much of the ball. Carrick was running the show, unlike the earlier part of the half when we were closing down, now he had the freedom of the pitch to orchestrate United's attacks. What more can be said of Robin Van Persie, give him a yard as Agger did for the goal and you will be punished. The bizarre approval of Danny Welbeck as Man of the Match by Sky, his movement dragged Skrtel out of the space that was soon to be taken by Van Persie to unleash a shot beyond Reina into the net. 1-0.
From then on United could have easily scored a few more, Cleverley and again Van Persie unlucky not to score. The one thing that has been a reoccurring theme especially in big games that Rodgers cannot legislate for is individual mistakes. Both of United's goals could have easily been stopped but players not taking the responsibility to concentrate and be aware of what is around them at this level are punished. People will debate about the offside for the second goal but the defending of the free kick was shambolic to the extreme. Reina's reaction in the goal said it all about the situation. The usual reliable Johnson and young Sterling fell asleep and allowed Evra a yard to get into a position which proved to be crucial. Fine lines between success and failure - United's two goals proved what a minuscule of space a yard can be in football.
From a Liverpool performance point of view - Joe Allen, Lucas and Sterling were non-existent in the first half. As Allen is struggling for form and his confidence, improved in the second half but he needs more than a few games out of the spotlight and work on the training ground. The manager is learning on the job but it's getting a common feature among the Liverpool fan-base that line which is true. The dropping to the bench of Henderson when he is in-form was a massive mistake.
As for Sterling, he has played so many games for a 18 year-old but yesterday was probably a game more suited for the bench and it proved to be as Rafael coped with his effectiveness. The lynch-pin of the system Rodgers wants to play Lucas, is trying to find both form and fitness. It is going to take time to even get back to where he was 14 months ago before the injury at Chelsea and if he even can. We need proper cover for him, like a younger Mascherano type player because games like yesterday needed one from a Liverpool point of view.
In defence of Rodgers, like in games this season he has seen the weakness and quickly rectified it. The introduction of Sturridge, closing down United higher up the pitch forced United onto the back foot despite them going 2-0 in front. The fact Ferguson's substitutions late on were defensive minded, showed the game was swinging in our favour. Whereas United's passing was crisp in the first half, in the second half it was a different story.
Sloppy passing and a interception lead to Liverpool getting back into the game and for Liverpool for once we had a striker following in to finish off what can be construed I feel a mistake not from De Gea but Rafael. The alertness and quickness of Sturridge left the Brazilian flat footed and the new £12 million pound Liverpool striker scored to make it 2-1. Game on.
Liverpool were now in control, Suarez now had the space needed between United's defence and midfield began to show with Sturridge signs of what could be a decent partnership. Linking well together, the midfield was now been controlled by probably the greatest Liverpool player to ever grace the Red jersey. Steven Gerrard began to exert more influence as the second half wore on. The introduction of Borini and Henderson by now provided more energy which at times you felt we were going to overrun the United side.
But as a sign of Champions, United's experience held firm despite Liverpool getting into some decent areas but not capitalising on them. Had Sturridge taken his time, he could have steadied himself but he snapped at a shot with his right foot only to sky it over the bar.
As the clock wore down, United played smart football by keeping the ball in the Liverpool half. When the final whistle blew, it was a moral victory for Liverpool with a tinge of regret that we didn't offer for the whole 90 minutes. For Rodgers and the travelling fans the sign of Daniel Sturridge and Luis Suarez linking up as they did was a massive plus despite what is heartbreaking losing to what are our most bitterest of rivals. Top 6 is very attainable for Rodgers but the next few games will dictate if that will be the case. For once the referee went unnoticed and Howard Webb refereed the game very well no complaints there.
The story off the pitch was again in the stands, some United supporters still serve out the vile chants and for the majority of the game they could be heard on the TV feeds. No point in repeating them(as some will already know what was being sung) but I am not going to tar all United fans with the same brush as there is a silent majority out there which was proven last September on the Shankly Gates. These embarrassing chants that were show yesterday only indicate to me personally what kind of people use the deaths of 39 and 96 football fans as a tool for cheap point scoring. At the end of the day its a game of high passion but its time the clubs, Premier League, FA curb this as much as they profess about kicking racism out of football. Until then moronic people who weren't even born when these disasters happened will continue to sing them. They need to be educated on what the meaning of supporting your football team is about because singing about dead football fans like themselves is not it.
Once United took the lead - Liverpool allowed United too much of the ball. Carrick was running the show, unlike the earlier part of the half when we were closing down, now he had the freedom of the pitch to orchestrate United's attacks. What more can be said of Robin Van Persie, give him a yard as Agger did for the goal and you will be punished. The bizarre approval of Danny Welbeck as Man of the Match by Sky, his movement dragged Skrtel out of the space that was soon to be taken by Van Persie to unleash a shot beyond Reina into the net. 1-0.
From then on United could have easily scored a few more, Cleverley and again Van Persie unlucky not to score. The one thing that has been a reoccurring theme especially in big games that Rodgers cannot legislate for is individual mistakes. Both of United's goals could have easily been stopped but players not taking the responsibility to concentrate and be aware of what is around them at this level are punished. People will debate about the offside for the second goal but the defending of the free kick was shambolic to the extreme. Reina's reaction in the goal said it all about the situation. The usual reliable Johnson and young Sterling fell asleep and allowed Evra a yard to get into a position which proved to be crucial. Fine lines between success and failure - United's two goals proved what a minuscule of space a yard can be in football.
From a Liverpool performance point of view - Joe Allen, Lucas and Sterling were non-existent in the first half. As Allen is struggling for form and his confidence, improved in the second half but he needs more than a few games out of the spotlight and work on the training ground. The manager is learning on the job but it's getting a common feature among the Liverpool fan-base that line which is true. The dropping to the bench of Henderson when he is in-form was a massive mistake.
As for Sterling, he has played so many games for a 18 year-old but yesterday was probably a game more suited for the bench and it proved to be as Rafael coped with his effectiveness. The lynch-pin of the system Rodgers wants to play Lucas, is trying to find both form and fitness. It is going to take time to even get back to where he was 14 months ago before the injury at Chelsea and if he even can. We need proper cover for him, like a younger Mascherano type player because games like yesterday needed one from a Liverpool point of view.
In defence of Rodgers, like in games this season he has seen the weakness and quickly rectified it. The introduction of Sturridge, closing down United higher up the pitch forced United onto the back foot despite them going 2-0 in front. The fact Ferguson's substitutions late on were defensive minded, showed the game was swinging in our favour. Whereas United's passing was crisp in the first half, in the second half it was a different story.
Sloppy passing and a interception lead to Liverpool getting back into the game and for Liverpool for once we had a striker following in to finish off what can be construed I feel a mistake not from De Gea but Rafael. The alertness and quickness of Sturridge left the Brazilian flat footed and the new £12 million pound Liverpool striker scored to make it 2-1. Game on.
Liverpool were now in control, Suarez now had the space needed between United's defence and midfield began to show with Sturridge signs of what could be a decent partnership. Linking well together, the midfield was now been controlled by probably the greatest Liverpool player to ever grace the Red jersey. Steven Gerrard began to exert more influence as the second half wore on. The introduction of Borini and Henderson by now provided more energy which at times you felt we were going to overrun the United side.
But as a sign of Champions, United's experience held firm despite Liverpool getting into some decent areas but not capitalising on them. Had Sturridge taken his time, he could have steadied himself but he snapped at a shot with his right foot only to sky it over the bar.
As the clock wore down, United played smart football by keeping the ball in the Liverpool half. When the final whistle blew, it was a moral victory for Liverpool with a tinge of regret that we didn't offer for the whole 90 minutes. For Rodgers and the travelling fans the sign of Daniel Sturridge and Luis Suarez linking up as they did was a massive plus despite what is heartbreaking losing to what are our most bitterest of rivals. Top 6 is very attainable for Rodgers but the next few games will dictate if that will be the case. For once the referee went unnoticed and Howard Webb refereed the game very well no complaints there.
The story off the pitch was again in the stands, some United supporters still serve out the vile chants and for the majority of the game they could be heard on the TV feeds. No point in repeating them(as some will already know what was being sung) but I am not going to tar all United fans with the same brush as there is a silent majority out there which was proven last September on the Shankly Gates. These embarrassing chants that were show yesterday only indicate to me personally what kind of people use the deaths of 39 and 96 football fans as a tool for cheap point scoring. At the end of the day its a game of high passion but its time the clubs, Premier League, FA curb this as much as they profess about kicking racism out of football. Until then moronic people who weren't even born when these disasters happened will continue to sing them. They need to be educated on what the meaning of supporting your football team is about because singing about dead football fans like themselves is not it.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
FA Cup Tradition's Continue
Critic's devalue the competition no end but the FA Cup last weekend showed why the competition does matter. The FA Cup was the competition I grew up adoring and watching as a young boy in 1992. A moment that would signify why I would support Liverpool for the rest of my life will always have my affinity towards this great competition. The venue was Highbury, FA Cup Semi-Final - Liverpool vs. Portsmouth.
A young 20 year-old Darren Anderton gave Pompey the lead late in extra-time, until a late dramatic equaliser by Ronnie Whelan from a John Barnes free kick sent the North Bank into delirium and young me flying around the sitting room going banana's. For anyone who can't remember the game here is a video of the goals below:
Just like last weekend's games - I have witnessed Liverpool experience humiliating losses(Barnsley, Blackburn, Bolton, Bristol City, Portsmouth and Reading over the 2 decades since the above) and some excruciating defeats (96, 99 vs. Utd, 2012 vs. Chelsea) to name a few. But it is all part and parcel of a competition that continues to provide moments like these.
Luton Town and Macclesfield Town without doubt provided the most noteworthy scalps, both defeating Championship League leaders Cardiff and fellow Championship side Wolves respectively. Both former League clubs who have fallen on hard times inspired moments there supporters won't forget for a while and showed the spirit of the FA Cup does exist despite the financial disparity.
Brighton knocked out a second-string Newcastle side for the second in a row at the Amex, with a 2-0 win and an opening goal that would grace any goals of month/season contests. The skill by Orlandi to score the opener was nothing short of brilliance. A big club like Newcastle their wait for a win in a competition they sorely covet hurts, a good opportunity wasted in my opinion.
Another notable shock was at the City Ground when newly appointed Nottingham Forest manager Alec McLeish experienced a knock out blow to getting his feet under the table as a struggling Paul Dickov's Oldham Athletic. Coming off the back of removing most of the backroom staff came away with a shock 3-2 win to send McLeish's men crashing out at the first hurdle. For Oldham set-up a glamour tie when Liverpool head to Boundary Park in what is sure to be a banana skin type game if anything is to by after Liverpool's win over non-League Mansfield Town.
Other mentions of the weekend, Robin Van Persie rescued a replay for Manchester United at Upton Park with what can only be described at a world class goal. Fantastic pass from the evergreen Ryan Giggs set Van Persie on his way to West Ham's goal and two touches later it was in the net.
Swansea grabbed a late goal to send their tie to a replay against Arsenal, a cracking goal from Kieron Gibbs had given Arsenal a 2-1 lead with 7 mins to go at the Liberty before Danny Graham struck to snatch a replay at the Emirates.
Eddie Howe's League 2 outfit Bournemouth almost caused a shock at the DW Stadium as they held Wigan to a 1-1 draw. They will bring Roberto Martinez's men back to Dean Court for a replay which will give them a good incentive to cause a shock.
Moving to the 4th Round draw - unusually their isn't a stand-out tie as of yet with replays to be decided. Potentially Stoke vs. Manchester City would be the tie to stand-out for me but with Aston Villa travelling to Millwall which will sure to be a tasty encounter at the New Den. If Leeds can progress a tie with Spurs awaits which would be a throw back to over a decade ago when they clashed in the Premier League would be another tie to watch out for, Birmingham and Lee Clark will have something to say about that however.
All in all it will be interesting to see how the competition pans out over the coming months. Hopefully it will continue to surprise the critics of the competition and keep the traditions intact that made the FA Cup great.
(Hopefully Liverpool can make amends for last season's final defeat!!!)
A young 20 year-old Darren Anderton gave Pompey the lead late in extra-time, until a late dramatic equaliser by Ronnie Whelan from a John Barnes free kick sent the North Bank into delirium and young me flying around the sitting room going banana's. For anyone who can't remember the game here is a video of the goals below:
Just like last weekend's games - I have witnessed Liverpool experience humiliating losses(Barnsley, Blackburn, Bolton, Bristol City, Portsmouth and Reading over the 2 decades since the above) and some excruciating defeats (96, 99 vs. Utd, 2012 vs. Chelsea) to name a few. But it is all part and parcel of a competition that continues to provide moments like these.
Luton Town and Macclesfield Town without doubt provided the most noteworthy scalps, both defeating Championship League leaders Cardiff and fellow Championship side Wolves respectively. Both former League clubs who have fallen on hard times inspired moments there supporters won't forget for a while and showed the spirit of the FA Cup does exist despite the financial disparity.
Brighton knocked out a second-string Newcastle side for the second in a row at the Amex, with a 2-0 win and an opening goal that would grace any goals of month/season contests. The skill by Orlandi to score the opener was nothing short of brilliance. A big club like Newcastle their wait for a win in a competition they sorely covet hurts, a good opportunity wasted in my opinion.
Another notable shock was at the City Ground when newly appointed Nottingham Forest manager Alec McLeish experienced a knock out blow to getting his feet under the table as a struggling Paul Dickov's Oldham Athletic. Coming off the back of removing most of the backroom staff came away with a shock 3-2 win to send McLeish's men crashing out at the first hurdle. For Oldham set-up a glamour tie when Liverpool head to Boundary Park in what is sure to be a banana skin type game if anything is to by after Liverpool's win over non-League Mansfield Town.
Other mentions of the weekend, Robin Van Persie rescued a replay for Manchester United at Upton Park with what can only be described at a world class goal. Fantastic pass from the evergreen Ryan Giggs set Van Persie on his way to West Ham's goal and two touches later it was in the net.
Swansea grabbed a late goal to send their tie to a replay against Arsenal, a cracking goal from Kieron Gibbs had given Arsenal a 2-1 lead with 7 mins to go at the Liberty before Danny Graham struck to snatch a replay at the Emirates.
Eddie Howe's League 2 outfit Bournemouth almost caused a shock at the DW Stadium as they held Wigan to a 1-1 draw. They will bring Roberto Martinez's men back to Dean Court for a replay which will give them a good incentive to cause a shock.
Moving to the 4th Round draw - unusually their isn't a stand-out tie as of yet with replays to be decided. Potentially Stoke vs. Manchester City would be the tie to stand-out for me but with Aston Villa travelling to Millwall which will sure to be a tasty encounter at the New Den. If Leeds can progress a tie with Spurs awaits which would be a throw back to over a decade ago when they clashed in the Premier League would be another tie to watch out for, Birmingham and Lee Clark will have something to say about that however.
All in all it will be interesting to see how the competition pans out over the coming months. Hopefully it will continue to surprise the critics of the competition and keep the traditions intact that made the FA Cup great.
(Hopefully Liverpool can make amends for last season's final defeat!!!)
Monday, January 7, 2013
Suarez-gate
Once again the headlines are attributed to the Uruguayan magician, this time for a handball to give Liverpool a 2-1 victory at non-league Mansfield Town and passage to the 4th Round tie with Oldham.
Luis Suarez as I have said on here in the past that divides opinion be it for the artistry, football brain he has to the diving/racism controversies. Yesterday, a split second brought the furore back into focus where Suarez is concerned.
I use an analogy that former Celtic and Southampton manager Gordon Strachan used to the describe the predicament Suarez was in: ""if you park your car on a double yellow line you ain't gonna ring the council and tell them"
Would a defender have to tell the referee he blatantly fouled a striker no. It happens week in and week out in the Premier League and top level football all around Europe by all clubs and players some who are probably the best. Another example, Roy Carroll against Spurs over a decade ago. Pedro Mendes half volley from the half way line lobbed over Carroll in the United goal and was well over the line.
Did Carroll get the blame for not owning up...no the officials did so I ask why is it one rule Suarez and another for a different player who knew well enough that it was goal. Is that construed as cheating...no because the officials got it wrong and the same can be said of yesterday.
So much so that the officials construed it as non-deliberate certain papers ran with the story that Suarez's celebration showed some disrespect to Mansfield...the fact Suarez celebrates his goal in that way all the time just shows anything where Suarez is concerned is fair game. The kissing of his wedding ring, his kids name on his wrist is construed as it is shows how far some to push the lad out of the game altogether.
In writing you have to be objective. It can be hard at times especially when it concerns you're own club and player. I have been critical of Suarez for his dives no more so than his most recent one against Stoke at Anfield back in October but the sheer xenophobia towards Luis Suarez to me is downright wrong.
As a human being, how he hasn't sued for defamation as of yet is beyond me but as Luis said before Christmas "I don't care what people outside of Liverpool think" - he has been pillared this morning by the newspapers yet the officials get away scot free. But no one is going to mention that will they.....Suarez isn't a saint we know this but there comes a time when the xenophobic ways of the media incl. commentators(Jon Champion, yesterday was a disgrace by the way), sports writers et. al have a duty to their watchers, readers and listeners to do what is right but don't. But they don't feel the consequences of what the preach or write.
Luis Suarez as I have said on here in the past that divides opinion be it for the artistry, football brain he has to the diving/racism controversies. Yesterday, a split second brought the furore back into focus where Suarez is concerned.
I use an analogy that former Celtic and Southampton manager Gordon Strachan used to the describe the predicament Suarez was in: ""if you park your car on a double yellow line you ain't gonna ring the council and tell them"
Would a defender have to tell the referee he blatantly fouled a striker no. It happens week in and week out in the Premier League and top level football all around Europe by all clubs and players some who are probably the best. Another example, Roy Carroll against Spurs over a decade ago. Pedro Mendes half volley from the half way line lobbed over Carroll in the United goal and was well over the line.
Did Carroll get the blame for not owning up...no the officials did so I ask why is it one rule Suarez and another for a different player who knew well enough that it was goal. Is that construed as cheating...no because the officials got it wrong and the same can be said of yesterday.
So much so that the officials construed it as non-deliberate certain papers ran with the story that Suarez's celebration showed some disrespect to Mansfield...the fact Suarez celebrates his goal in that way all the time just shows anything where Suarez is concerned is fair game. The kissing of his wedding ring, his kids name on his wrist is construed as it is shows how far some to push the lad out of the game altogether.
In writing you have to be objective. It can be hard at times especially when it concerns you're own club and player. I have been critical of Suarez for his dives no more so than his most recent one against Stoke at Anfield back in October but the sheer xenophobia towards Luis Suarez to me is downright wrong.
As a human being, how he hasn't sued for defamation as of yet is beyond me but as Luis said before Christmas "I don't care what people outside of Liverpool think" - he has been pillared this morning by the newspapers yet the officials get away scot free. But no one is going to mention that will they.....Suarez isn't a saint we know this but there comes a time when the xenophobic ways of the media incl. commentators(Jon Champion, yesterday was a disgrace by the way), sports writers et. al have a duty to their watchers, readers and listeners to do what is right but don't. But they don't feel the consequences of what the preach or write.
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