As a follower of many sports, the amount of time and media space devoted to the wrangling concerning the future of Liverpool FC and the subsequent deal (whereby one set of American owners has been replaced by another) has surely passed beyond the acceptable. Having consumed acres of newspaper print and listened to the BBC Radio 4 6 O’clock news on Friday evening, where the Liverpool story was the lead item, gives the impression that Liverpool FC is a national treasure. It is a famous football club with proud traditions, an important element in the life of the city of Liverpool, but to invest it with more significance is unwise. On the day that Malcolm Allison a former leading English football coach and manager has passed away, surely we need to find some perspective and humour as before too long we will be overwhelmed with the details of Manchester United’s struggle to compete at the elite level of world football.