tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post4533165387056023866..comments2024-02-07T09:39:13.250-10:00Comments on Over the Hill: the Books and Stuff: In defence of Good BlokesJOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-12422299756517787652016-12-08T05:36:19.601-10:002016-12-08T05:36:19.601-10:00I hear you and I couldn't agree more with you....I hear you and I couldn't agree more with you. At the same time, football is not run by the love of the game anymore, but by money. The FA was slow to react at first (as it usually is). Let's see if action is taken.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-50971222047332881682016-12-05T14:22:09.059-10:002016-12-05T14:22:09.059-10:00I thought I'd commented on this earlier, Jo, b...I thought I'd commented on this earlier, Jo, but it seems not. I hadn't heard about this, but it doesn't surprise me. I do agree, though. There are so many decent men out there too, they should not be forgotten!Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-35955474089817145042016-12-05T08:16:45.441-10:002016-12-05T08:16:45.441-10:00We do our best, Jenny!We do our best, Jenny!JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-51958368048911906362016-12-05T08:16:04.702-10:002016-12-05T08:16:04.702-10:00The fact that everyone would respond differently n...The fact that everyone would respond differently now shows how far we've come. Not much consolation - but we can talk about it now, the first step towards making it better.<br />JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-18500989926402528382016-12-05T08:14:32.510-10:002016-12-05T08:14:32.510-10:00Absolutely - as we need men as well as women to se...Absolutely - as we need men as well as women to set our children a great example.JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-85790538350221872922016-12-05T05:35:16.426-10:002016-12-05T05:35:16.426-10:00I think the key is to be kinder and more aware of ...I think the key is to be kinder and more aware of others, although that is sometimes easier said than done.Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-80707036841693939932016-12-05T03:44:43.040-10:002016-12-05T03:44:43.040-10:00I have a memory of an event and it will never leav...I have a memory of an event and it will never leave me. In the 1980s I was a new teacher in a secondary school. One afternoon I spoke to the vice-principal with grave concerns about the safety of a student who was with us temporarily from a local children's home. I was told that I was 'on dangerous ground' and 'out of my depth' and that it was best left alone. I left it alone.<br /><br />As I said, I was new, inexperienced, insecure. I know that I would respond very differently today. I'd like to think that the vice-principal would respond differently too but who knows.<br />Rosalind Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363027308436257933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-76776784433416485752016-12-05T03:23:53.481-10:002016-12-05T03:23:53.481-10:00I so agree Carol. I can't understand why the ...I so agree Carol. I can't understand why the Daily Express and Daily Mail aren't punished for inciting racial hatred.Clarrie Larkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03212650070822288235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-16016789069354699852016-12-05T01:21:29.427-10:002016-12-05T01:21:29.427-10:00I agree with you both. I feel sorry for those men ...I agree with you both. I feel sorry for those men who give up their own time to coach children in football or any other game as all may be tarred by the same brush. Everyone needs to learn to be kinder to each other. I have been on the forums of Gransnet and Mumsnet and when people ask for advice for a problem they have some of the replies are judgemental and bordering on abusive. These are mum's and grandmothers,people who are caring for our children who will be adults of the future. If we can't be caring and kind and hold out a helping hand what chance does the world have? Anne Macklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-6456489575833417012016-12-04T23:10:27.094-10:002016-12-04T23:10:27.094-10:00Sadly, even in these enlightened days, with police...Sadly, even in these enlightened days, with police checks, if someone wants to abuse children, they will find a way. I'd also like to see far more 'naming and shaming' of those who bully/abuse and terrify kids online..and yes, even if that is another child! Tragic to read week after week of kids commiting suicide after being driven to utter despair by online bullying. We are also responsible for our own behaviour: when adults see vile men like Donald Trump or Farage slagging off others, it is possible for the very gullible to think it is acceptable. Ditto the screaming racist headlines that now 'grace' the front pages of most of the gutter press. Kids buy their sweets and snacks in newsagents, walking past 'Kill the Migrants' Headlines. We live in an era of free but NOT responsible speech.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.com