"Dislike football? No, I dislike it controlling common sense, I dislike it being rammed down my neck on the news when we have more important things, I dislike it rolling across the bottom of the screen, after the death rate has rolled across the screen. "
You dislike it :-)
Fair enough, that is your right, but at least be honest about it.
I am not sure what sort of TV you have which has footballs rolling across it after the "death rate", but to be honest, I'd rather have a spot of football than constant death rates. it doesn't cheer me up to think there are people not as miserable as me :-)