Typical English Football

[Jethro]

Thought this was a good representation of English football!
http://www.landrover.co.uk/Micrositessc ... bannerid=4

[redpossum]

Brilliant - really takes the p*** out of overpaid footballers.

[tomtom]

Imagine if orienteers got paid as much as footballers...

[marcus_weatherburn]

imagine

do we pay to watch live orienteering. no

is orienteering on many tv channels. no

is there main orienteering events and league tables sponsored by companies. no

are there enough orienteering teams to make good comeptition weekly. no

where would the money come from?

and why are they overpaid.

overpaid in relation to what?

[mharky]

Wht are you talking about??? Seriously, what the hell do you mean?

PostFinance Sprint, World Cup Final... sponsor free, eh?

[Becks]

and why are they overpaid.

overpaid in relation to what?

I really, really hope you're joking. If not, there will be a huge rant on your way very very quickly...

[candyman]

are there enough orienteering teams to compete weekly???? Have you ever been to Jukola?

[bendover]

ach, who cares about english football? i'm more interested in australian rugby!

[marcus_weatherburn]

i mean in england. the football teams abroad dont pay half as much to players as the clubs in england do.

[Gross]

So it's not a US team paying an Englishman 50 million a year then???

[Mrs H]

But surely the whole situation is just a case of supply and demand - fans are willing to pay incredibly high admission prices to see "top players" so clubs have to pay the money out to buy them in order to keep the fee paying fans happy and also to get the teklevision coverage which keep the backers happy - it's a bit of a vicious circle and i'm not quite sure how they break out of it - or even if they would want to - i think you just have to look at it as show business - not sport and the players are like the film stars or musicians in their particular area of performance. As long as they have a paying audience for their work I can't see a way out.

[Becks]

On the Scottish news last night they went on for five minutes about how a Coke addled Cally Thistle player should be supported through his difficult addiction after being convicted for possession and not instantly thrown out of the team.

This made me angry. Very angry. He's not an actor or a pop star, he's a "sportsman." Apparently.

[Mrs H]

Oh I'm not condoning or defending - just trying to make sense of the situation, but when were high profile, overpaid sportsmen ever immune to drugs, drink and gambling. Perhaps it is just as well that orienteers are not paid like football players - It seems nothing exceeds like excess

[HOCOLITE]

Just one more glass of the red stuff please Mrs H

[Gross]

More tears last night then:)