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whenim64 Wed 23-Apr-14 08:53:24

SiL manages a Sunday League team and has now started a vets team so he can carry on playing. Yesterday, I arrived at their house to see a football net has been set up in the garden for two year old granddaughters. As we watched them kicking the football with proud daddy, my DD said 'if he thinks he's starting a junior girls team, he can take a running jump! There's no way three sets of kit are going in that washing machine every weekend' grin When they're not watching, they're playing. Football mad indeed.

Iam64 Wed 23-Apr-14 08:10:20

I agree, it's too expensive, too commercialised - but I grew up in a football mad family. The love of footi continues through the generations. My daughters campaigned for, and achieved a girls football team at their primary school (truly, we didn't suggest it, it came from the then 6 and 7 year old girls). We live not far from the Theatre of Dreams, and the drama that is MUFC can't be beaten in our family. I know, it's sad, but it's gripping!

Even I was a bit surprised when David Moyes was the first item on the news, before events in Ukraine. I'm just sorry we didn't get the Special One when he was available…… grin

PRINTMISS Wed 23-Apr-14 07:51:24

I agree with you glammanana, but the stands do still seem to be packed, it is almost like a religion with some people - without sounding 'religious' can you imagine any church packed to capacity as some football grounds are? Not only that but some of the high flying clubs are very much in debt, which is why they have to sell the kit, when no small business would be allowed to get into such a state.

glammanana Tue 22-Apr-14 17:58:50

I totally agree the prices are ridiculious for youngsters to go with their mums or dads or in our case uncles,it would cost my DS2 £60.00 to go to a match with DGS for a home game how does anyone expect a normal everyday family to be able to afford this kind of money.

whenim64 Tue 22-Apr-14 15:38:23

I agree with you, PRINTMISS. I heard it mentioned that one player they bought recently cost £37.5 million! Well, he and Rooney aren't making any difference, so why not boot them out, too? And Moyes will be getting a multi-million pound severance pay off. No wonder the local fans can't afford the tickets and kit!

PRINTMISS Tue 22-Apr-14 15:28:17

Yes, I know, there are a lot of followers on here, I used to like and enjoy the game, but it really is now beyond belief, and there have also been lots conversations here about the exorbitant salaries paid (I am not going to say earned) by men with inflated egos, and now here we are - Manchester United have sacked their manager of months, because they are not winning, in other words they are not scoring goals - Wayne Rooney is paid (indeed demands) how much? so one would assume that some of the responsibility for the lack of goal scoring must be on his shoulders, so I do not understand why the manager who has had little time with the club gets the push! I don't know the man personally so have no personal interest in this, it just seems to me that managers are paid so much less than players, yet have to bear the brunt of failures on the part of the team to score goals.. I have probably got it all wrong, I usually do, but I do so hate unfairness, which is what this seems to me, although I suppose a manager's position comes with the knowledge that if the team fails then you are out. (Good job my lovely son in law cannot see this!)