I don't disagree bud. It's shocking. My kids school has a sprint, a relay and everything else is happy clappy. There is a dad's v kids footie game next week though, which was very compertitive and a good opportunity to kick the little fckers last year
but Billy, how the poor little kids who aren't good at sport cope without a cuddle and a 'well done'? Or do you just feed the losers to the Tiger sharks to improve the gene pool?
It's the education system mate. Cos of work I get to see a lot of grass roots football and they're still keeping the edge in these kids. It's a handy life lesson not just doesn't stay in sports but has real life applications.
My kids school would probably bar that so the little buggers don't cry. During lockdown I tried to teach the kids football but one of the kids ended up in tears cos I was trying to semi keep to the rules.
Agree but with a caveat, on academies v grass roots. I know a few club academy kids coaches and have had a fair few forthright discussions with them on the merits of it. I’m not a fan - as young as 7 is too young to be getting discarded and deemed a failure. And I’ve seen it. You have the rest of your life to learn about broken dreams. Grass roots football outside of club academies however is a great experience for kids to bond, learn team work and play competitive sport to a good level it also helps them appreciate what a bunch of tossers many of the coaches and parents are. Great life skills
Agreed with you on the academies front. When you think the likes of Harry Kane and Bradley Johnson have been discarded by Arsenal because they weren't good enough then gone to play in the Premier League. Same goes with Chelsea and Scum who throw players to the side for the hell of it. It's not good for the kids confidence. Leeds have scouted my Nephew. I'm hoping he will make one day. My 4 year old son is showing talent despite being autistic and if he takes grass roots football up and he makes it I'm making damn sure he gets in to a club like Barnsley or Donny so he has a chance. If he's any good he'll get big clubs snapping at his heals.
Gone are the days when players dropped down a league to finish their careers or go to the states like pele and bobby moore. Now like jota they can go to arab clubs and earn even more money.
Yeah from what I remember he signed to the Scouser 18 months ago from Preston when VVD was injured by Pickford.
