Naming rights ... and wrongs in sport

One of my favourite poems is an old reliable from Henry Reed, Naming of Parts.

Naming rights ... and wrongs in sport
Mon, 05 Nov, 2018 - 00:00
Michael Moynihan
Michael Moynihan

The title comes from a stage of military training, as he explains early on:

Today we have naming of parts. Yesterday,

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