To start an IDGAF thread about football restarting?

[TakemedowntoPotatoCity]

If, like me, you see the lack of education provision for months and the devastating effect on the UK economy and people's livelihoods as marginally more important than a bunch of millionaires kicking a ball about you can come here to lament the lack of fucks around these parts. Football widows welcome.

Tell that to the thousands of people who work in Bookmakers shops who are on minimum wage staff and have been furloughed for 3 months

There is a vast supply of people with the skills to work in a bookies. It’s no great mystery why they aren’t paid much.

It’s the basics capitalism people have an issue with.

If you don't like football fair enough but it's still a industry that provides jobs so we should support it .
Isn't it the point we get back to normal so everyone can get back to work .
Football is part of it and it brings a lot of joy to people.
Some misery's on here

@Anniegetyourgun

When people try to engage me in a discussion about football I reply crushingly (or at least that's the intention!), "I used to be interested in football. Then I grew up".

Oh how witty you are

Just because you don't like football doesn't mean it has no value.

I love football. I watched it with my son last night and we were both genuinely happy to see our team in action again. After months without seeing his friends or being in school I was relieved to have something to lift his mood.

All the players took part in a dignified and respectful marking of the Black Lives Matter movement and the commentators talked about Marcus Rashford's work so as well as being a mood-lifter there were links with the bigger issues we're facing at the moment.

If you don't like football, then don't bother tuning in. Don't scoff and sneer though as if those of us who love it are somehow lesser beings.

'table tennis ,darts, horse racing are all back on.
so is tennis''

So horseracing coming back was publicised and is being shown on main TV channels. Ok. What about the others?

What an unpleasant comment Laurie. I worked in bookies for ages while going through uni and for a bit after. They aren't subclass or something :/

Anyway. When I worked there the take was massive around the horses and dogs. The others, not so much. Things may have changed of course, this was pre online gambling and in fact back in the day when bets are settled by hand with a calculator! Pretty impressive the dimboid managers in the bookmakers were able to do that even on 8 horse accumulators eh Laurie.

We're going to win the league so we're quite giddy in this house.

What an unpleasant comment Laurie. I worked in bookies for ages while going through uni and for a bit after

It’s not unpleasant at all, it’s basic facts.

They aren't subclass or something

Of course not. Good job no one said they were.

So you could settle an 8 horse accumulators by hand?

(Yes I know they don't do it that way any more, just interested).

I’ve no idea. I’ve never tried.

However the labour market can usually be relied upon to reward skills that are a) important to generating income b) in low supply.

I love the fact that it's back.
I can escape to my den for a couple of hours peace and quiet while the OH gets on with some housework or something without me getting in the way.
I also can't stand women's football, it's shit.

@IamaBluebird hello fellow bluebird here. Looking forward to Sunday

I think a big chunk of the incredibly large amount of money that football generates should go to the players (and managers). Sheikh Mansour owns Man City and is worth £17 billion. He doesn't need it.

It does! Players wages are the biggest cost on the accounts

Yes I know that, I'm replying to people who say footballer wages are ridiculous when nurses only get X and blah blah blah.

I love football and I’m a season ticket holder at Man City. I’m really glad it’s back and I’ve missed it dreadfully. I also tend to think that those who moan about footballers wages object because typically it’s a working class sport. And people don’t like to see young working class men doing well for themselves. That and the racism of course. I think hammering is right. Football is awash with money and it’s right that the footballers are rewarded. In my clubs case, and many others it’s worth noting the magnificent things that clubs do for the community, the efforts they’ve put into feeding those affected by covid, the support for the NHS and the fact that they didn’t furlough any staff during the shut down.

The game of football is great, what’s happened to it as a sport is repellant. Despicable wealth, entitled behaviours, misogyny, and total enabling for the players, has left no soul in the beautiful game at all.

Marcus Rashford forcing a government u turn to get vulnerable kids fed? Players banding together to support communities during Covid? Massive investment into community projects and support for the NHS? Regeneration, jobs, education? All repellent?

Lewis Hamilton earns around £50 million a year so just as high paid as any top footballer but the difference is the top premiership footballer is paying a nice chunk of his wage in tax but good old Lewis has pissed off to Monte Carlo and pays fuck all.

But then motor racing is more a sport of or the middle classes so no one is going to get their knickers in a twist over what he earns.

@JimmyGrimble there are a few good things associated with the money connected to football, Marcus Rashford is of course one of them, but a footballer doing something good for society is very separate from what happens in the world of football.

Proud boomer, I agree about Lewis Hamilton and F1 in General , but only because it's another sport I've zero interest in!
However, many rich people do not live full time in the UK and tax evade all the time ; it's just what they do because they can and are allowed to get away with. Lots of people are benefit bashed , but someone gets away with tax loop holes or whatever and it's seemingly ok as it's another rich chum telling them how to do it. Nothing much changes really in the rich man or woman's world!

I am however, excited that MotoGP will be back in a few weeks

You and me both, @Neron.

Have you seen the schedule? They'll barely have time for the engines to cool down between races.

Football is known as "22 millionaires ruining a lawn" in this house.

I don't have any strong feelings either way about football. What I do love about it, is that it keeps my husband occupied for hours at a time. And after three months of us being together ALL THE TIME I am thrilled that football is back.

I didn't say I don't like football. I just said I'm no longer interested in it. It's fine, I have no problem with it, I just don't watch it.

Believe me, the way I say it, it is crushing. I've got the right voice for it.

I couldn't care less about the professional game starting again. But all leagues are allowed to start training again which means DD1 might not be back at school but she is getting to see her team again and she is so happy (not so happy to realise how unfit she has got in the last 3 months though!).

Gosh. How dare some people become excited about something they love. Shame on them for being excited that some normality is resuming.