Is 5ft 9in Arthur Fery really ‘diminutive’? | Brief letters

By Guardian Staff · The Guardian Opinion

Short shrift for stature comment | Fifa orange card | Basic decoding | Naming the PM | Memory test prep | Bayeux tapestry You describe the 5ft 9in Arthur Fery as of “diminutive stature” ( Report, 8 July ). At 5ft 7in, Lionel Messi is even smaller than Fery, but I have never heard commentators describe him as diminutive. Closer to home, the previous Wimbledon winners Ken Rosewall and Rod Laver were of a similar height. Diminutive? You cannot be serious. Derek Carline (5ft 4in) Chorlton, Manchester • After Donald Trump’s interference in sendings-off in the World Cup ( Trump confirms he asked Infantino for review of Folarin Balogun red card, 6 July ), perhaps it’s time to have an orange card for those who are sent off but have friends in high places. Dr Colin Bannon Crapstone, Devon Continue reading...