There has been a lot to reflect on this week in sport. A boys team is entered in a girl’s netball competition in Queensland and not surprisingly wins the tournament. This is hailed as a great victory for inclusivity in sport and a wonderful opportunity for women’s netball teams to improve their levels. Hogwash Number 1. At Old Trafford Manchester United concede a late goal to Aston Villa as Kortney Hause heads in from a corner and then Bruno Fernandes misses an injury time penalty. OGS blames VAR for the first in not ruling Ollie Watkins was offside and Aston Villa players’ actions in delaying the kick for the penalty miss. VAR is VAR and doesn’t always get things right. Sean Dyche doesn’t have a problem with it. I might suggest that introducing Edinson Cavani as a substitute and asking him to mark Hause (he couldn’t manage it) had much more to do with the goal. As for the penalty it would not have been out of place at Twickenham. Hogwash Number 2. Marcus Alonso decides he is no longer going to take the knee with his Chelsea team mates and comes in for media criticism. We are told repeatedly on TV in advert after advert that this “gesture” is not political but just personal. Just step out of line and see if that is true. Why is Alonso’s personal decision even being questioned? Hogwash Number 3. The lesson here is surely that many sports fans are acutely aware when they are being spoon fed horsesh*t and it really doesn’t matter who is holding the spoon and saying “open wide”.