A Rant - The Beautiful Game

...OK the majority of my posts lately have been about fashion or beauty but one of my true loves as shown in my early posting is or should I say was, football. The major cock ups at my own beloved football club Newcastle United have only contributed to my increased irritation with the so called beautiful game. I am sick to death of hearing about the ridiculous money in the game - a million pounds a week was what one player was allegedly offered while the rest of us struggle on in these financially strapped times. I mean its not as if they deserve it I am sick to death of poor little footballers getting away with shit because of who they are, and then complaining that the fans, press etc. have got it all wrong and they are a nice bloke really. Grr it makes my sick that I have forked upwards of £400 out a season for the last god knows how many years just to be screwed over and to help some spoilt brat buy a new sports car or a race horse. Do these people actually live in the real world! It for that reason amongst others that this year for the first time in a long time I am going to be an armchair football fan and I am going to give up my season ticket, yes I understand the irony here - television and its money has played a huge part in creating the beast so to speak, but that's the way its going to be from now on. The sad fact is this is what is going to happen not only are ordinary fans being priced out of the market, but the average Joe or Joanne public will and are becoming disillusioned with the money side of it and the inability to relate to their heroes on the pitch, their lifestyles and all too often their behaviour. Yes Newcastle United still have a place in my heart but it really pains me to say but maybe the beautiful game isn't quite so beautiful anymore....And breathe...