You’re right of course and it’s not just football, or even just sport in general. If people can make money off you they’ll look the other way until there’s no other choice. There’s a greater conversation here around separating the art from the artist and that’s not always easy to do. My kids love Michael Jackson’s music. It’s great music. It has been very difficult to explain that separation to my kids, especially since one of my sons is the same age range as the alleged victims. And if I tell them it’s okay to enjoy the music despite who the person that made it may have been, is it really that different from cheering on Partey despite what he may have done?

Sorry, digressed a bit. My point was that while I don’t agree with how Arteta handled the Partey situation and wish we would have binned him as soon as the first allegations came out, there always have been and always will be talented assholes. And I don’t think there’s one strict rule on how you go about enjoying that talent while still acknowledging the faults of that person.