Sunday 16 September 2012

Handshakes. Yes Or No?

QPR met Chelsea this weekend for the first time since John Terry was cleared of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand in the fixture last season. Due to this being a high profile incident, with a lot of emphisis being put on respect within the game over the past couple of years, there has been some debate whether the pre match handshake should be scrapped or not. John Terry, who isn't a new comer to being snubbed, after Wayne Bridge refused to shake his hand after he had an affair with his ex girlfriend, was refused once again, a long with team mate Ashley Cole. In my opinion, Anton Ferdinand's actions were completely necessary. I believe that if you don't respect a player, then you shouldn't have to shake his hand at the start of a game. This would get rid of any 'false respect' being shown at the start of a game, which could lead to certian players taking their anger out on others. The pre match handshake should be omitted, leaving players just to shake hands with their counter parts at the end of the game, either congratulating them or consoling them on the game and their performance.

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