Eminent bericht: Kappen of Kammen?

A.s. zaterdag wordt er weer een gezellig partijtje gevoetbald bij Eminent Boys. In het verleden stond dit altijd garant voor compleet malafide arbiters, ordinaire schoppartijen, een regen aan gele en rode kaarten en als de wedstrijd niet gestaakt werd, dan was het een klein wonder.
Dit jaar gok ik op een direct rode kaart voor Bas T, de kaalste speler in het veld. Zie dit bericht, en statistieken, die liegen niet.

LONDON, April 12 (Reuters) - Bald or shaven-headed players are more likely to be booked by English premier league referees than team mates with a full head of hair, according to a newspaper report on Thursday.
The Daily Mirror said disciplinary figures from statisticians Opta Index, who monitor league matches in England, showed that seven of the top 10 offenders this season boasted little or no hair.
While blond-haired Alan Smith topped the disciplinary standings with 76 fouls, seven bookings and one red card, he was only just ahead of closely cropped Leeds team mate Olivier Dacourt (69 fouls, eight yellows), Derby County's Deon Burton (76 fouls and four yellows) and Manchester City's Paulo Wanchope (66 fouls, seven yellows and two reds).
The Mirror, under the headline "Bald Facts", backed up its argument by quoting former English premier league referee Kevin Lynch.
Lynch said: "Those haircuts do look aggressive. Human nature is such that refs may look at players and say 'he looks like a hardman'. "It's the same in any walk of life. If you were confronted with a skinhead on a dark street on a Saturday night, wouldn't you fear the worst? "If you want to have a good disciplinary record, then you might as well use every option available to you...growing your hair is just one idea."
The newspaper said Lynch had helped to solve Derby County's disciplinary problems last season simply by telling the players to grow their hair.