Man! I’ve had enough of silly sexism

I’m quite old-school in my views but even I took umbrage at Graeme Souness’s comments during coverage of the Chelsea-Spurs match at the weekend.

That football is “a man’s game” is one of the sport’s oldest and most pointless cliches. For Souness to trot it out while sitting next to former Lionesses star Karen Carney showsatotallackoftactand awareness.

The other pundits and presenters seem too scared to challenge Souness, or Roy Keane, Sky Sports’ other alpha male, for that matter. Nor should it have to fall to Carney, as the only woman in the studio, to point out the error. A succinct on-air apology would have worked wonders and spared us days of opinions and outrage.

Alan Quayle, Inverness

Nuclear? No thanks

Andy Maciver suggests “nuclear power is safe, reliable and green” (Sunday Post last week).

Safe? As in Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, Fukushima and our own Sellafield of 28 major accidents currently listed, any of which could spell disaster due to radioactive contamination. Green? That’s a joke. Reliable? Not when reactors have to be shut down, and climate change is making it more difficult to keep the process and waste cool.

Nor is there mention of the cost of building new plants, government subsidies to keep them running, or the huge decommissioning expense.

David Hasell, Stone, Staffs

Perth’s shame

I was appalled by the behaviour of the protesters outside the concert hall in Perth when the Conservative leadership contenders went to speak to members this week.

I am all for peaceful protests but foul language, egg throwing and threatening behaviour puts Scotland in a very bad light and simply polarises the debate. As a Perth resident, I am ashamed. Gordon Kennedy, Perth

Saul the best

Watching the finale of Better Call Saul has done little to change my

mind that this is one of the finest TV sagas of all time.

It’s a prequel with a little bit of sequel thrown in for good measure. That’s what sets it apart from other spin-offs. My own theories about how things would end proved wide of the mark, though I will not say any more for fear of spoiling it for viewers who have not yet had the pleasure.

John Sutcliffe, Alloway

Darius was a star

I was so sad to read about the death of Darius Danesh from Pop Idol. His Colourblind song was a legitimate banger. Another star gone too soon.

Chris Spiers, Forfar

Childhood horror

The Sunday Post Memories story reminds me of the fear I had growing up in 1980s Scotland.

Serial killer Robert Black was abducting children and I can vividly remember the terror my friendsandIhadwhenwesawa van slow down near us.

A true horror story come to life Cathie Milden, Galashiels