Burying bad news
Racism and cowardice often go hand in hand, so we should probably not be surprised that Craig Pope has flounced off in a huff rather than face the music after his appeal was dismissed by the FA yesterday.
There is more than a whiff of the lady protesting too much about his statement to the CEN, and besides which is anyone outside of Cambridge really going to care? He might get a bit of stick in the local games but other than that his reputation is hardly going to be damaged anymore than it already is. Meanwhile, Histon Village have to yet to remove their heads from the sand, with no statement about Pope's future on their official website. At least they're consistent eh.
Possibly the worst thing about this whole affair from a United point of view is that we've been complicit in helping them cover it up via the abortive transfer of Ben Farrell. Take this mornings Radio Cambridgeshire news for example; They did the Pope conviction, followed by two positive news stories about the Stutes (the potential Farrell deal and some youngsters signing new contracts). Coincidence?
In fact, if I were a cynic, I might say that the Farrell deal was never going to happen, and that Phil Law did his good friend Gareth Baldwin a favour by putting it "out there" on the same day as the Pope decision to help them bury the negative story, but I'm not, so I won't. Anyway, Farrell is still here for now, and I hope we won't be considering loaning him out elsewhere. I wouldn't want to rely on Convery or Quinton in a crisis...
There is more than a whiff of the lady protesting too much about his statement to the CEN, and besides which is anyone outside of Cambridge really going to care? He might get a bit of stick in the local games but other than that his reputation is hardly going to be damaged anymore than it already is. Meanwhile, Histon Village have to yet to remove their heads from the sand, with no statement about Pope's future on their official website. At least they're consistent eh.
Possibly the worst thing about this whole affair from a United point of view is that we've been complicit in helping them cover it up via the abortive transfer of Ben Farrell. Take this mornings Radio Cambridgeshire news for example; They did the Pope conviction, followed by two positive news stories about the Stutes (the potential Farrell deal and some youngsters signing new contracts). Coincidence?
In fact, if I were a cynic, I might say that the Farrell deal was never going to happen, and that Phil Law did his good friend Gareth Baldwin a favour by putting it "out there" on the same day as the Pope decision to help them bury the negative story, but I'm not, so I won't. Anyway, Farrell is still here for now, and I hope we won't be considering loaning him out elsewhere. I wouldn't want to rely on Convery or Quinton in a crisis...
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