Saturday, March 28, 2009 . 10:04 PM
Corner Flag Abuse
Lolll read this on Soccernet after Rooney's infamous punching of the corner flag after getting sent off at Craven Cottage last weekend:
An open letter to football's governing body dated March 21, 2009.
Dear FIFA/UEFA/FA/Premier League and whomever it may concern.
It has come to my attention that there are continued, unprovoked assaults occurring across football pitches every weekend and it is high time that something is done about it.
Long have the custodians of the corners stood, proud and erect. Harming no-one and diligently going about their business - yet they are the subject of constant abuse. I refer, of course, to the recent actions of Mr Wayne Rooney against Fulham where he callously beat a flag to the ground; while the likes of Tim Cahill continue to fly in the face of public decency with their assaults on the most upstanding members of the footballing world in the name of celebration!
Please make sure that in future such gross actions are punishable to the fullest extent of the law, lest the tradition of the corner flag be removed from the game altogether. Remember, without those brave flags, no-one would know where to take a corner from!
Sincerely,
Florence Agpole (National Organisation for the Protection of Corner Flags).
Spasticated beyond words. (Of course it's not a true letter -.-)
"You'll Never Walk Alone"
Archangel
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