Tottenham’s loveable rogue Serge Aurier gets dogs’ abuse on a regular basis, and most of the time, it is thoroughly deserved. A professional footballer ought to be able to take a throw-in.
That said, at what point is reason lost and a fan’s default setting becomes one of damnation without any critical thinking? With Serge Aurier, we appear to already be at that point.
The COVID-19 crisis has – as these things do – only served to reinforce how flawed the thinking of some people can be. We are now in an age of testing. Testing to see if you’ve had Coronavirus, or if you currently have it. This enlightenment is thanks to science and the goodly and wise boys and girls down at the lab.
Many daft objections against top-flight football restarting have been allowed to thrive, thanks to the indulgence of those incapable of critical thought, “oooh, what if?!!!”
If you’re tested negative, and you have been isolating properly in line with the biblically simple guidance provided by science, then you cannot possibly infect anyone with this wretched thing.
Serge Aurier and his barber are both happy that they tested negative, then let them get on with their lives. It’s a haircut for which the barber gets paid and the footballer gets a self-esteem boost.
The sooner the nation cools it with the witch hunts and all other manner of unthinking hysterics, the better.