When did it happen that the ubiquitous, stand-by, catch-all term for a negative happening became "disappointing"? A football manager being interviewed post-match when their team has three penalties awarded against them and two of their team's goals disqualified for dubious offside decisions will say that the referee's performance was "disappointing". When Co-op Bank pulls out of a two year long negotiation to take over a chunk of Lloyds Bank with a feeble explanation the Government says it is "disappointing". When Met Police are caught taking bribes from newspapers it is "disappointing". Now Suarez has been banned for for 10 games Liverpool FC says - guess what - it is "disappointed"; which is probably how they felt when he took the bite in the first place. At least Prince Mohammed (internationally renowned for his anti-doping approach to horse racing), not being British, thought the fact that his trainer was doping his horses was "appalling". Quite so. "Disappointing" doesn't quite do it.
