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Where once punters had to queue on redneck radio station talkback lines or hope and pray that their letter to the editor would be acknowledged, now, anyone can say (almost) what they like when they like.
Stephen Fry is a genius. A wonderful entertainer, whose wit could cut through glass.
But, until recently, he would never have been considered an identity the public would associate with sport. It would have been unlikely that his opinion would have sought on matters so crucial to English soccer - or for any other code.
Yet, with almost four million Twitter followers, Fry's voice carries weight - on any matter.
Take this week. He comments about the English Premier League were not only exposed to as many people as the population of Melbourne but they were also picked up by other media.
Fry was upset at the red card handed to Queen's Park Rangers' Joey Barton in a recent match.
"Feel great sympathy for you, Joey. And you show great character in not bad-mouthing the officials but calling for better use of technology,' said Fry.
He alter went to lengths to poit out he was merely recognising Barton's reaction not the initial incident, which followed a disallowed goal.
"Don't get me wrong. A red card is a red card is a red card," Fry tweeted. 'Just meant 's latest tweets have at least been moderate.'
Following the incident Barton has attempted to reignite the debate about the use of video to determine close decisions on the pitch, as is used by other sporting codes.
"I wonder how long it is before a football club sues a referee for making a bad decision? There's too much at stake to not have technology," Barton tweeted.
