A personal view of the sacking of Brian McDermott, and what this now says about Reading Football Club.

Are what happens on the pitch, results in matches, points in the table and ultimately league position the only important things in football, or are their wider things to consider?

For many fans, sadly, I’m afraid the answer is a resounding “yes” – what happens on the pitch is *the* only thing that matters to them. But for a great many other supporters, football can’t exist in isolation – it’s a part of the real world, and what happens in the world of football happens in a real world context, including moral issues and what is right and wrong.

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A personal view of the sacking of Brian McDermott, and what this now says about Reading Football Club. Are what happens on the pitch, results in matches, points in the table and ultimately league position the only important things in football, or are their wider things to consider? For many fans, sadly, I’m afraid the answer is a resounding “yes” – what happens on the pitch is *the* only thing that matters to them. But for a great many other supporters, football can’t exist in isolation – it’s a part of the real world, and what happens in the world of football happens in a real world context, including moral issues and what is right and wrong.