From
where I sit it looks like football is back...
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Yes,
real football. I love the NFL, thoroughly enjoy the CFL, but
this is football, this is the English Premier League. The top flight
of club football in the world. Please don't get me wrong, I have a
great deal of respect for the Bundesliga, La Ligua and Serie A.
There are some powerhouse sides, with huge names in each of those
leagues. But it's not the EPL. It's football done by those who
created it. The EPL is a tough league, there isn't room to hide from
a hard tackle and don't expect sympathy from the referee. As for the
fans, have a browse through some of these to get a flavour of the
British football supporter. And after the way the season ended two
years ago...
this
really is the best league.
Meanwhile,
on this side of the Atlantic, don't bother to take a nice purse to
any NFL games.
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Sure,
the bombing at the Boston Marathon got everyone worried about
unattended bags, but this ban is ridiculous. That was a tragedy.
Not a trend. I can't blame the NFL, or any other leagues, for upping
security. However, this comes across as heavy handed. The target
seems to specifically be purses and diaper bags. There can be just
as much damaging material in a heavy winter jacket as a purse, but
there's no ban on parkas. Let's add to that the ban doesn't apply to
tailgating. So, a terrorist could just as easily cause havoc before a
game as during. This feels more like an attempt to get money out of
fans to buy their stupid plastic bags, as an effort to keep people
safe. If the NFL was serious about keeping people safe they would
ban tailgating, have fully body scanners at every door and do a full
background check on every ticket buyer. More like boarding an
airplane. Hopefully, that will never happen. Hopefully.
At
least that's how I see it...and I sit in the cheap seats.
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