Why can football pundits be coached in basic grammar before being let loose?
Why can’t football pundits be coached in basic grammar before being let loose? On Monday night, an otherwise competent analyst delivered that old chestnut, “he headered it really well”, describing Kingston’s goal for Hearts. I only played football at a lowly level and didn’t have the good fortune to attend further education. But even after suffering a few heavy blows to the head over the years, I know that the proper terminology is “headed the ball really well”. Is it too much to ask that our experts are gently coached not to murder the English language in this fashion? Hugh McClumpha, Saltcoats Club rugby playing field not level because of imports’ So, John Beattie would like to play “the real Melrose” (Monday Sport, December 1) because the Greenyards team used “imports” in beating his team. When West of Scotland played Stirling County at Bridgehaugh in October and beat them handsomely, Mr Beattie’s team had five “imports” in the form of professional and academy players while County h
