Trivial pursuit

WITH reference to the ongoing coverage of the Rooney v Hardy story in The Herald and the broadcast media (“Rooney v Vardy libel battle is a detective story, High Court judge is told”, The Herald, May 11), am I alone in expressing despair that not just footballers but also their wives employ agents? But it is equally alarming that so many of the public take such an interest in this trivia. It seems our obsession with “personalities” knows no bounds.

Willie Towers, Alford.