May 2, 2008
WELL, YOU CAN CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THEM WANTING THE PLAYERS TO BE THRASHED:
When footballers attack! (Duleep Allirajah, 5/02/08, spiked)
Now here’s the thing about mass brawls. Despite all the ritual expressions of moral outrage, most football fans love a bit of argy-bargy. If anything is guaranteed to get the crowd going then it’s a good, honest punch up. Obviously goals can have a similar effect. But, no disrespect to the centre forward community, the problem with goals is that they are ten-a-penny. Even the Premiership’s bottom club Derby County, whose goal difference is an abysmal minus 63, have found the net 19 times this season. Pitiful yes but it’s still a goal every two games. By contrast how often do you see a decent mass brawl? Once a season, if you’re lucky.Posted by Orrin Judd at May 2, 2008 7:31 AM
Comments
The problem with antiquated systems like light rail--or mass transit generally--isn't just that they're a waste of money and manpower in themselves, but that maintaining their existence encourages their use, leading inevitably to economic blundering.
Posted by: Raoul Ortega at May 2, 2008 11:29 AMBingo! Atrit highways maintain rail and you get the desired results.
Posted by: oj at May 2, 2008 2:33 PM