This Really is Football - Part 3

I don't usually use this forum for opinions about football. But the ongoing crusade to vilify Liverpool's Luis Suarez is bringing out my fighting side.

It is my opinion Suarez and Evra should NOT have shaken hands. Certainly Evra should not have grabbed Luis' arm and tried to force him to do so. I would have advised both that a nod would be enough.  It certainly would have been enough when the last thing either needed was to stir up more emotion. 

Anyone, including Sir Alex Ferguson, who thinks the slate - chalked by Evra's complaint, muddied by the FA's ruling, and scarred by an 8 match ban - can be wiped clean by a handshake is delusional. 

Time will be needed to heal that wound. Evra should have let Luis pass quietly and not sulled up like a child who is not favored on the playground. 

Obviously Luis was hurt by accusations and the stringent penalty he received. I understand that.  And I would not have been able to shake Evra's hand either.

I, and my cat, stand with you Luis.  YNWA!