What Will The People Commentating Do?

[Bobbisox1]

https://news.sky.com/story/premier-league-players-to-replace-names-with-black-lives-matter-on-shirts-for-first-12-games-of-restart-12005777

Willl they still have their own names on their shirts ?

[ichkeria]

It depends what you mean by “political”
“Give racism/sectarianism the boot” are slogans already used by UEFA, the IFA etc

The thing about the numbers reminds me of being asked what number I was wearing in the London Marathon so people would look out for me. This despite explaining I’d not be wearing it over my face.
And I never understand why they have to tell you the numbers of the teams in a football draw. I’ve never known one yet where they didn’t also read out the team name.

[TheWholeTruth]

An absolute disgrace...

[lankeela]

It would be a very strange game if the commentators were only able to say the player's names if they could read them from their shirts - from the commentary box they can only see the players from whatever angle they happen to be in the course of play - and that is not very often seen from the back where their name is. Same with horseracing - the commentators art is in knowing which colours are which horse/jockey and football commentators know the players by sight.

[douglas9401]

That very point was a topic on Off The Ball (The Most Petty And Ill Informed Football Show On Radio), BBC Radio Scotland yesterday, weecalf.

It ended up with agreement that, with all the palaver required to give medical attention to a victim of the sniper, any 'simulation' would be frowned upon by all.

A massive change in the beautiful game? We'll see.
Some might say that you can't teach an old cheat new tricks.

[jourdain2]

Bazil 15.31... it goes back a long way. I never understood (or minded) my dad watching it and I even went to a couple of matches to see what it was about. Then, a few years later, I began teaching in a Sec. Mod. and I began to understand the deep grip it had on some (a lot of)boys - to the extent that they were unable to function without some reference to football. Over the next 30 years, it became worse. A form of addiction. It destroyed some kids' prospects.
Sorry - I know a lot of people enjoy it and I don't try to stop them - but the negatives (plus the awful language and the spitting)are horrendous amongst certain children. Don't know if I've written complete sense (it's late) but I know of kids who have flunked exams because of it - and jeopardised their futures. That's a good enough reason to hate it so far as I am concerned.