Anyone catch Digger on Sky’s ‘The debate’ earlier tonight?
I’m no fan of the show, nor it’s presenter. But it was worth watching because John Barnes is as exceptional a polemicist as he was a footballer. His co-footballer guest was Darren Bent, and the subject, racism in football.
Digger argued coherently, passionately and convincingly that it’s too restrictive to view the subject through the prism of professional sport, and (my word not his) actually counterproductive. Racism in sport, argued Barnes, is merely a reflection of racism in society, and that should be our focus.
The programme is well worth catching up on, if you have the facility.