Sports and Show Business

Just like how Ronald Reagan said "politics is like show business", so is sport. Of course, sport has to be entertaining and thats the main part of the game. Football, however, has much more to just entertainment. Fans have a huge impact on football, who tend to get emotional when their supporting team loses out. But I just read about the sacking of Chris Hughton, who just recently managed Newcastle United. Hughton, who has proven to create impressive results against top teams like Chelsea, Arsenal, and Tottenham, was sacked on Sunday. According to the Daily Mirror and Eurosport, Chris Hughton was sacked because he failed to bring a team that would produce "show business". After the 5-1 victory over Sunderland, he was "milking the crowd" or getting the crowds attention, but that was only once. The owner of the club, Mike Ashley, said he was disappointed with the performances and were "boring". Despite coming back up from the second division, Hughton's team have performed well enough to get a ranking in the mid table.