Mid-week football moan

A couple of football related news items I want to talk about, both from today's Sun.

The first is Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp moaning that the way the fixture list is "ludicrous" that his team have a match scheduled three days before the Carling Cup final. He whinges "There's no time for us to get any rest." Yes he may have wanted a bit more time to prepare for a big game, but surely he has to be professional about it. I follow my local team Andover. Due to the weather over the winter, they have had a large number of games postponed. With the league not allowing clubs to play any games after a deadline, this means the club are likely to have to play games on a Tuesday, then Thursday and then on Saturday in the space of a week, towards the end of the season. If part time players, on under £100 a week are able to do it, why can't these over paid prima-donnas do it? Does Harry Redknapp think that everyone else is out to get him and his Spurs team?

Another article in today's Sun features Middlesbrough. The clubs Safety Officer, Sue Walton has issued a note to fans, stating the following;

"I am receiving more and more complaints from our own fans about both the persistent standing and the constant banging and noise coming from the back of the stand. Please stop. Make as much noise as you like when we score, but this constant noise is driving some fans mad."

Surely these people who are complaining about the noise at a football match would be better suited to stay at home and watch their team from their own home where they wouldn't get bothered by all the big scary men making loud noises. Or alternatively, most grounds have Family Stands where it's less rowdy. Another point is, from what I see on TV, compared to most other grounds, The Riverside Stadium is like a morgue most match days anyway. Fans go to matches to support their team and if they are asked to sit down and be quiet, surely that takes away the point of going to watch the match live if you are unable to create an atmosphere.

These two articles, in my opinion, illustrate how the Premiership, and professional game in general are slowly becoming more and more of a joke.