Football....
OK so I'm settling down for a lazy Sunday watching Arsenal v West Ham and Pool v Stoke...And yes I love football, I love the Premiership, but a few times recently when I've said this, the first comment I've had from people isn't concerning the football... it's concerning the money involved and the money paid to the players.
So I'm just musing on why it's such an issue when so many other people get paid utterly ridiculous amounts of money for what they do without censure.
Would you not watch a brilliant film because you object to the amount of money your favourite actor was paid to star in it?
Would you take your money out of a bank because of the fat cats lining their pockets?
Would F1 fans complain about the amount of money spent developing the cars... let alone what the drivers get paid?
Would you refuse to listen to your favourite band because the netted millions on their last tour?
Anyway you get the idea....
Its still the beautiful game, so why shouldn't they get paid every penny they can get, while they can get it, when they have to have the talent to get to that level in the first place and careers can be cut short so easily.
And yes I do understand the offside rule before anyone asks.....
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I can see it now, Ford main sponsor
are you really red
I admit to preferring the old days when players were far less mercenary but nothing we can do about that
Whose your team?
The cross I bear is being a lifetime Baggies girl (Boing Boing)
no interest in wannabe celebrity gold diggers sorry
Alas though, as you well know..without a rich benefactor nowadays
the main aim for both our teams is to stay in the Prem,...and maybe grab a Cup along the way... but sure we live in hope
Anyway, hope you'll have a pleasant Sunday, RedMolly .
I'm off to Tesco with the kids now. Byeeeeeeee!
You have any yummy food/drinks nearby while watching?!?
raven... neither of us can be accused of glory hunting
Zee, I was in Fuengirola lately...and the heat there were times it reached 40+....came back to some lovely rain
we had a swimming pool in the villa which helped.
What area are you in Zee?
Good Luck with the Baggies Molly
cant see the baggies doing the same tomorrow against city
Anyway, im heading down the beach....there is a little bit of sun peeping out..:byewave: