FOOTBALL!

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' When they're not watching, they're playing. Football mad indeed.

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……

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.

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.

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!