“FUCK YOU!!!! FUCK THE WHOLE LOT OF YOU!!! FUCK YOU PlAYERS, FUCK YOU REFEREES, FUCK YOU FA!!!”

i was completely enraged by half of the tackles I had just seen on those videos. Watching them live, I was probably infuriated as well; but my anger and frustration boiled over watching all these horrid, fucking horrid tackles at once.

Of all these tackles, you could safely bet that at least half of the offenders had malicious intent. Most deserved bookings, and at least a third of them, red cards. But how many of those bastards were actually sent off?

I’m really disgusted by the downright violent behaviour of those players. It wouldn’t even be fair to describe such tackles as “unsporting” or “dirty”- it’s downright criminal! Granted, there are some players who would have been thugs had it not been for football bailing their asses. This does not make their behaviour acceptable, but in the context of criminal psychology, their violent disposition is understandable. (Still, burn in hell, fuckers, nitwits, assholes!)

But isn’t that where the referee steps in? Aren’t referees supposed to ensure sporting behaviour and uphold the decency and repute of the game? WHERE HAVE THEY BEEN? WHAT HAVE THEY BEEN THINKING? We all know Ronaldo’s notoriety precedes him on the field. BUT SURELY, they couldn’t possibly have missed all those tackles?

And if referees are culpable, more so the FA. Time and time again, the FA have chosen to ignore all these unacceptable fouls on Ronaldo. How can Michael Ball’s stamp on Ronaldo not possible be reviewed? WTF are the FA doing? WHO THE FUCK ARE THEY ANYWAY? (You can be damn sure of what would happen if it were a Man Utd player on the giving end.)

And that’s why I’m so damned angry. It may not necessarily be the case, but it seems that the whole footballing world (save for Utd/Portugal) has conspired against Ronaldo. I demand from the FA and their cronies in black: Cut him some slack; protect him from the menace that is thuggish football players; punish severely those who have committed unforgivable fouls.

Until then, I don’t care how Ronaldo cheats and dives. As far as I’m concerned, he deserves a break from opposing players and referees. He’s definitely not getting it.

So til then, please do as you please, Ronnie.

But, on anohter point, just looking at these incidents (again) makes it clear that the game needs video replay. The usual complaint by “traditionalists” is that video replay will stop the game BUT what about the ridiculous post-goal “celebrations” and the time wasted crowding the referee whenever there is a dodgy decision ? In both of these instances, time is wasted and nothing is done about it. In contrast, a one-minute “time out” for a video replay official to determine if the on-field call was correct seems justified – and the clock can be stopped for that minute. No more; if it’s inconclusive then let the on-field decision stand.

Likewise, sometimes the ref simply misses a blatant foul – that happened today when Eboue of TheArse slapped a M’boro player not ten feet from the ref but the ref’s view of the slap was obscured by the M’boro’s player’s body. How difficult would it be for the linesman or a video-replay official to buzz the head referee to let him know that something untoward has happened and that a short break in the action is called for to sort matters out. These things don’t happen often but when they do it is significant that justice should be seen to be done.

Similarly, I would like to see closer attention paid to the offsides decisions which all-too-often are incorrect and can change the flow of the game.

The EPL is a colossal enterprise but it is bedevilled by 19th-century notions of on-field officiating. It’s time for the English to re-make their game to reflect twenty-first century realities.