Nice answer. It will be interesting to read her articles with that in mind. Above all what I got out of it is - she seems like a real fan, she sounded like she was really sorry she missed being at skins game, regardless of what she has to write.
Peter King wrote something last year I will never forget...paraphrased it was: "The only a writer roots for is his own story to sell". I keep that in mind when I read controversial "make a story" trash as well.