I gathered that, Dave.

Welcome, ZaK. You seem a little cynical, so should fit right in.

My reference to ‘Honest Endeavour’, was more of a hark back to times of physical competition, where the aim was to beat the opposition in a contest of agility, spontaneity, and pace. Now everyone is a dead ball specialist, and clowns like Nanny Mcphee are stealing a living.

Cheat a dead ball situation, allowing a well-practiced set piece maneuver, to robotically engineer a goal. Defenders or midfielders daren’t try and tackle people like Kane, Salah, Jack, or any Arsenal player, for fear of the set piece, and a card.

No pace or skill is needed. Just any one of today's mass-produced numb-nuts to acclaim hero status from their impending free hit.