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Del Boy
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Cassandra, this post deserves GOLD. I agree with every word - and that is a bit unusual for me.
Toontoon mentioned that he would hesitate to introduce his kids to football as he has doubts about where it is going. I know what he means also and have to say that SAFC's youth policy - partly forced upon us by circumstances - is the ONLY way forward, if football is to retain its fan base. I feel more affinity with the club than I have for ages.
If this model does not become the norm, the growing gulf in affordable life styles between star players and the fans will be the end of football - certainly as we know it. But there will always be Chelsea's Man U's and Real Madrid's around and we have to learn to live with it.
My solution would be to put them in a separate league and give football as we want it back to the fans. Isolate them totally or we will become like Scotland where every team's aspirations are to finish 3rd in the league. Ist and 2nd places are already forordained. We have almost got there now as we talk about will it be ManU, Arsenal or Chelsea who will win the league.
I personally couln't give a monkeys. All I want to see is a team of young lads run out at the stadium of light ready to bleed for the shirt - win lose or draw.
Toontoon mentioned that he would hesitate to introduce his kids to football as he has doubts about where it is going. I know what he means also and have to say that SAFC's youth policy - partly forced upon us by circumstances - is the ONLY way forward, if football is to retain its fan base. I feel more affinity with the club than I have for ages.
If this model does not become the norm, the growing gulf in affordable life styles between star players and the fans will be the end of football - certainly as we know it. But there will always be Chelsea's Man U's and Real Madrid's around and we have to learn to live with it.
My solution would be to put them in a separate league and give football as we want it back to the fans. Isolate them totally or we will become like Scotland where every team's aspirations are to finish 3rd in the league. Ist and 2nd places are already forordained. We have almost got there now as we talk about will it be ManU, Arsenal or Chelsea who will win the league.
I personally couln't give a monkeys. All I want to see is a team of young lads run out at the stadium of light ready to bleed for the shirt - win lose or draw.