I have no problem with anyone earning money in the basis of hard work and superior skill etc. I am puzzled however about:The willingness of people to pay so much to watch people play football either in situ or via TV
The acceptance of blatant financial malpractice
And the preference for watching sport rather than playing it
The selectivity in deciding which high earners deserve their rewards and which dont
1. You're puzzled why people pay to watch something they enjoy watching?
2. Who accepts financial malpractice?
3. I've watched F1 on occasion.
4. What selectivity?
At least in football (most sports for that matter) to get the big money you have to be very good at your job. The same cannot be said for Chief executives, pop stars or actors.
Is that right? In music, successful musicians have been dumped by their record company after many years and millions of records sold, just because the new boss of the drinks company who's just taken over the record company doesn't think his/her music fits into their new marketing strategy; Rod Stewart was one, IIRC the Rolling Stones had it happen at one point.
And an artist is quite likely to be dumped because their second album only sold fifteen million instead of the seventeen million the first one sold.
Aimee Mann had a successful solo album released, then her label was taken over and the new people told her they wouldn't promote her new album, "because they couldn't hear a hit single on it", so she asked to be let go. They wouldn't, because they thought it would be embarrassing if she was successful somewhere else.
She was stuck for five years, with an album her label refused to promote, and unable to record a new one, although she did by scrounging studio time from friends in the business.
Eventually she got out, and has had a very successful career on her own label and own terms. The film [i]Magnolia[/i] was based entirely on an album she was writing at the time, but the music business had no hand in it; all they see is "The Next Big Thing", and the one after that, they don't give a shit about longevity any more.
And there have been a great many actors who are frankly pretty rubbish who've kept careers going regardless.
Chief executives, on the other hand...
I think my point about pop artists was in reference to artists that have little or no talent but have the look the record company are after so they sign them up.
You've kind of made my point about actors. You don’t actually need to be any good at acting to make money from it.
FWIW, I don't have any interest in football and don't have any problems avoiding it. Frankly it's easy to avoid as it is (from my perspective only) such a crock of *****.
Also, who feels awkward that they "didn't see the game"? What a bizarre scenario.
And most of these players come from working class backgrounds
There's a good bit in '[url= https://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-England-Lose-phenomena-explained/dp/0007354088 ]Why England Lose'[/url] about that.
Certainly, knowing a couple of kids who play for youth academies there's no way we'd be able to ferry our two to the amount of training (often fairly far away) required with our jobs,
Certainly, knowing a couple of kids who play for youth academies there's no way we'd be able to ferry our two to the amount of training (often fairly far away) required with our jobs,
Agreed.
And the academies suck up and discard thousands of children, looking for the one and ruining the childhoods of others in the process.
I know children who fall asleep in the car coming back from training at the local academy, and who travel for hours at a time to get to a "tournament". They should be living a childhood and spending time with the ball at their feet.
Even 99% of those that "make it" still have to get a real job in their 30s.
I know children who fall asleep in the car coming back from training at the local academy, and who travel for hours at a time to get to a "tournament". They should be living a childhood and spending time with the ball at their feet.
Meh, I don't agree. These same kids do spend hour after hour playing with the ball, it's why they're so good actually. But there are only so many clubs nearby and often the scouts come from far and wide to see skilled kids. My lad is decent but had a year off to do MTB racing, but he's back playing again, his mate has been offered academy with places as far as Plymouth, QPR etc but lives near Newbury. He ended up signing for Southampton.
He'll do training, the rest, get home and go out playing again.
1. You're puzzled why people pay to watch something they enjoy watching?
No.
2. Who accepts financial malpractice?
😀
3. I've watched F1 on occasion.
So do I but today will be riding instead
4. What selectivity?
😀
TL:DR, it's just another reflection of how twisted modern society has become. Whereby the unit of measure is the £, the €, the $, the ¥ and that we are willing to value some far higher than others.
Why do we not value those who provide essential social care and compassion in the same way as those who supposedly entertain?
mattyfez - Member
As long as the drones keep buying [s]tickets/subscriptions[/s] the next MTB standards and merchandise.
Nothing to bring the snobs out of the woodwork like a football thread.
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The level of vanity displayed on here about who has the best toys, the fashion induced paranoia displayed when a new model year ticks round, the rush to spend....
Not very edifying is it?
A nice chat about football is often a pleasant alternative.
