LETTERS Intuive their polical or social — are not acceptable Stan Bowles, Queens Park Rangers' creative inside orware. ceany ankies a the norms of good club behaviour and has a reputation for not being amenable to manager's instructions as well as being fond of gambling Bowles is ignored by the selectors of the international team, other clubs he has played for have not wanted to keep mis services, and te press constant pillory him for his peccadilloes.
Talented Duncan Mackenzie, one of the most talented footballers in England, was sold last season by Leeds United because his skills did not fit in with the computerised football Leeds play. Neither on nor off the field is the player permitted to assert his own personality. But the money and the publicity make it seem like And for those who watch it is an escape as well. A couple of hours each week when they can forget about the daily drudgery of lives, tne unpaid bills, and sink themselves in the football crowd. They car follow a football team, and when it wins be associated with the success their life outside