I have to say as much as I love football, the obscene amounts of money being paid to these

guys is for the first time in my life making me think if moving forward I want to continue to follow professional football to the extent I always have done.

Our season last year was a bit of an antidote to it all but then you get back in the prem and you look at what they are earning and it just makes you sick.

Aaron Ramsey an example that got to me. I've got nothing against him personally, he's probably a nice bloke but he's basically an above average footballer and he's going to be paid £400,000 a week to play football. That's kicking a ball around on a piece of grass.

I know the answer to this is supply and demand but it just seems so, so wrong that these guys get paid so much for something that is fundamentally a game and get treated like royalty/VIPs wherever they go as if they are better than the rest of us when so many hugely talented or highly skilled people working in "proper jobs" that are generally way more important to society struggle to get by. Same goes for many modern "celebrities." It just feels wrong.

Posted By: Jim on May 29th 2019 at 10:07:42

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So Ramos has received "a very good offer" from a Chinese club and (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, May 29, 09:21:41
- Using it to get a new deal at Real (n/m) (Other Football) - maidstoneyellow, May 29, 11:52:33
- Get more minted? (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, May 29, 10:29:40
- I have to say as much as I love football, the obscene amounts of money being paid to these (Other Football) - Jim, May 29, 10:07:42
  - I don't disagree but (Other Football) - Jester, May 29, 13:03:57
- Was speaking to a kid the other day about Neymar. (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, May 29, 09:30:02
  - Lol (n/m) (Other Football) - APB, May 29, 09:33:39
  - Mbappe is also quickly becoming a dick (Other Football) - duke of york, May 29, 09:32:38
    - That’s what happened to me (n/m) (Other Football) - Vas Deferens, May 29, 10:38:55
    - Yeah me too,no doubt.🙂👍 (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, May 29, 09:38:34
    - Which bit? (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, May 29, 09:33:35
      - 🚨 🚨 🚨 (Other Football) - APB, May 29, 11:21:04
      - Shaft (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, May 29, 09:35:30
        
        Urethra for me. (Other Football) - APB, May 29, 09:37:32
        
        That's the fucker that stings when I push...😡😁 (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, May 29, 09:39:25
        
        peak nigel pickover (Other Football) - Tombs, May 29, 10:13:17
        
        My mental image area is now permanently broken. (n/m) (Other Football) - Bungle, May 29, 10:06:20
        
        Mine too, definitely an image I could have done without! (n/m) (Other Football) - Karnivore, May 29, 10:13:35
        
        Not in Baku then? (n/m) (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, May 29, 10:39:51
        
        Couldn't afford (or justify it) unfortunately, total costs were £1,300+ (Other Football) - Karnivore, May 29, 11:03:59
        
        Fuckern warz! (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, May 29, 11:15:42
        
        I know, it's madness! (Other Football) - Karnivore, May 29, 11:53:58
        
        👀 (n/m) (Other Football) - APB, May 29, 09:40:51
        
        Pish ffs! (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, May 29, 09:39:37
  - These footballers are being idolised in the true sense of the word, (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, May 29, 09:32:13
- Greed (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, May 29, 09:26:58
  - It really highlights what kind of person he is then,he's 33 and still (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, May 29, 09:30:27

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