I went back and watched a bit of the game between the Patriots and the Colts and everything about it sickened me. I know it’s only football, but Brady was cheating and the game’s the thing. And while it is true that “It’s not ISIS – No one died”, it’s not for him to say it. In fact, by using one of the most horrific aspects of international politics today as a means to distract attention from his own grubby conduct, his behaviour is even more grubby than it was before.

Whatever success he has had on the field, it is all ashes now.