Cultured Views

Manchester united…in shame only

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Footballers generally have a reputation for loutish behaviour not only on the field but off it as well. We have all read the stories of what goes on at those end-of-season parties and trips away; drunkeness and the inability to contain not only their toilet etiquette and their hands but their behaviour in general.

These ‘parties’ always involve generous amounts of alcohol and even more generous amounts of female company who seem ready and willing to join in the fun.

The latest demonstration of loutish overindulgence by footballers was at a party recently held by players of the Manchester United team. Remember that these guys are supposed to be role models for our young kids and furthermore they are supposed to married (some of them) and in relationships (all of them). But their wives and WAGS were not invited that night.

Instead about 100 ‘gorgeous’ females were asked to provide the players with their presence and no doubtedly some ‘entertainment’ at some point during the evening. Unfortunately things got ugly, as things do when grown men and women behave like out of control kids. The guys got lecherous, aggressive, completely disrespectful and just plain filthy in their demeanour and behaviour.  Even Wayne Rooney was ready to drop his pants as well as his morals and ethics; that shrek-lookalike who has just been paid a fortune by a well known magazine for the story about his engagement to schoolgirl-done-well Coleen McLauchlin

The females claimed they were treated like ‘pieces of meat in a cattle market’ throughout the evening.  And apart from the obvious question, ‘why did these overly paid and uncharming sportsmen behave in such a way?’, the other obvious question has to be…if these females hated what was going on and found their treatment so distressing why did they not then just simply get up and leave?. Surely they do not think they were asked to be there to provide stimulating conversation! Obviously some were wannabe WAGS, some were there in the hope of snagging a footballer. But even so, to remain in the company of a bunch of drunken oafs no matter how famous and wealthy they are, for an entire evening stretching into hours shows a distinct lack of foresight and intelligence to me.

One female has already filed an accusation of sexual assault against a player. I wonder if more will follow. There’s money to be made out of all this I’m sure.

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Formula 1, Golf or Tennis…take your pick!

I recently spent a good deal of time purchasing tickets for my two sons to go and see the group Linkin Park in Paris next January; I have never purchased concert tickets online before and I have to admit that it was a much easier ordeal than having to queue up outside ticket agencies; like in the ‘old days’.  And even then you were not guaranteed a ticket by the time you got to the front of the queue.

Booking tickets, to any event really, is a breeze now so I would suggest definitely using the online method via Viagogo in future. Last year we met many people who had done this in order to see the Rugby World Cup in Paris; they were travelling as groups and would have found it difficult to get their tickets any other way.  There are a lot of great sporting events coming up in Europe over the coming months and, if you are a racing enthusiast, then buying your Formula 1 tickets for the European Grand Prix now would be a wise move. You can opt for Barcelona, Monaco, Germany and Hungary, maybe all of them if you are really keen.

Maybe it is Golf Tickets that you are after? The ‘big three’ this year will be the Masters, The Ryder Cup and the British Open tournaments; tickets to these events go fast so don’t waste time making your choice.  Personally I love the tennis and if you do as well then Viagogo are offering tennis tickets to big events such as the Australian Open, The Stella Artois Championships, The French Open and, of course, Wimbledon. I have already been to an Australian Open so I’d love to get to a Wimbledon sometime. Wimbledon is the one event you really must get in early for though.

Actually, if you are after some last minute Xmas presents, tickets to events such as these would be sure to make someone really happy.

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Diana and Dodi and his fiancee Kelly Fisher

As the inquest into the deaths of Diana and Dodi drags on the one really relevant person has finally made an appearance yet she is being claimed as a ’surprise’ witness by the media.

Model Kelly Fisher, if you remember as I do, was engaged to Dodi Al Fayed in early August of 1997. Until he latched onto Diana of course. I well remember Ms Fisher speaking out to the media during early August that year about how Dodi had ditched her in favour of being with Diana. Well, Dodi was only doing what his father was telling him to do… and that was get Diana!.

Ms Fisher is no ’surprise’ witness at all. She is proof that Dodi Al Fayed dropped everything he was doing once Diana came into view, even dumping his fiancee to attempt to snare the Princess on his ‘daddy’s’ orders. 

This inquest is a farce. The simple truth is that Dodi and Diana would be alive today, NOT married, but alive if only Mr Al Fayed Snr had minded his own business and stayed out of his son’s life. He saw Diana as the ultimate prize for not only his son, but for himself. And he lost on both counts.

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