Ron Atkinson was rightly maligned by the press for his stupid and thoughtless comments -- clearly made out of exasperation for the lack of performance (in his opinion) of a well known black player. OK, so let's move on! We don't need to deliberately prolong the misery of this guy and his charming wife forever. Ron Atkinson is clearly not a racist and it is a disgrace that he has been treated like a leper and a criminal. Forgive and forget! I look forward to seeing and hearing Ron Atkinson's excellent football commentaries again -- and, please, let some enlightened producer hire this guy's exceptional talents to replace, one of the many boring nonentities that seem to dominate the current viewing and listening times on many of the sports TV and Radio stations.