REGARDING the controversy about Bill Copeland’s comments as guest speaker at the recent Scottish Football Writers’ Association (SFWA) end-of-season awards, I just thought I would put my tuppence worth in. Bill used to be a lawyer so clearly he must have the nous to have sussed out that society has changed drastically since the dark days, such as in the 1970s, when homophobic, sexist and racist humour was the norm. So why, despite this, were some of his comments described as, you’ve guessed it, homophobic, sexist and racist by well-respected members of the audience?
I watch loads of Scottish and English football on Sky Sports. Eilidh Barbour currently is a presenter for live coverage of Scottish Premiership matches. She is such an amiable, cheery and very professional presenter. Eilidh also clearly enjoys participating in humorous (appropriate) banter with the pundits commenting on the games such as Kris Boyd, Stiliyan Petrov and James McFadden, giving the coverage a very human touch. I feel she is just one of these people in life that raises the spirits.
