One of the lead stories on One News was about Tomer Hemeds celebration, no mention of the Phoenix coming back or the game on this weekend. All the stories around the Nix should be about their homecoming and their sacrifices to get here, not hijacked about politics.
It’s just unprofessional. Didn’t happen in the EPL and shouldn’t happen here. That said Fox, the Nix and the league allowed it earlier so they need to take responsibility too.
Part of his job is to represent the club and attract as many people as possible to the football.
Small goal celebrations commonly have religious tributes and I’ve no problem with that.
But he’s a footballer not a politician, so management of all levels need to manage IMO and make clear what the expectations are.
Just listened to Paul Iffil on Between Two Beers talking about how ( rightly or wrongly) the club managed the media with him with an incident involving racial abuse. This is also a sensitive topic that needs management.