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By *tella Heels OP TV/TS
over a year ago
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Does making a sport professional ultimately spoil it?
Think about this, athletics would there be as much drug abuse in the sport if it was amateur?
Football are they paid way over the top, now the sport is played by overpaid prima-donnas |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Football are they paid way over the top, now the sport is played by overpaid prima-donnas"
This is always a huge misconception : in the Premier League and to an extent the Championship this might be true, but from League 1 down football is played by, and enjoyed by, literally millions who are anything but over paid prima-donnas! |
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By *ax1971Man
over a year ago
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"Does making a sport professional ultimately spoil it?
Think about this, athletics would there be as much drug abuse in the sport if it was amateur?
Football are they paid way over the top, now the sport is played by overpaid prima-donnas"
Rugby union and athetics and other sorts weren't amature. The only difference was they didn't pay tax it was all backhanders... |
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By *tella Heels OP TV/TS
over a year ago
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Football are they paid way over the top, now the sport is played by overpaid prima-donnas
This is always a huge misconception : in the Premier League and to an extent the Championship this might be true, but from League 1 down football is played by, and enjoyed by, literally millions who are anything but over paid prima-donnas! "
yeh I’d agree with this, but it makes my point, the top level is way to highly paid, footballers earning £300,000 a week is obscene |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Football are they paid way over the top, now the sport is played by overpaid prima-donnas
This is always a huge misconception : in the Premier League and to an extent the Championship this might be true, but from League 1 down football is played by, and enjoyed by, literally millions who are anything but over paid prima-donnas! yeh I’d agree with this, but it makes my point, the top level is way to highly paid, footballers earning £300,000 a week is obscene"
Yes but they are pulling in 70,000 people a week paying £40 a ticket and millions of people around the world are watching on tv. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Does anyone know how much a pm gets paid as a flat salary, then compare this to so called elite footballers "
less than ant and dec entertainment is where money is sportis entertainment how hard does ant and dec or jonothan ross work not as hard as elite athletes
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By *ilth500Man
over a year ago
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"Does making a sport professional ultimately spoil it?
Think about this, athletics would there be as much drug abuse in the sport if it was amateur?
Football are they paid way over the top, now the sport is played by overpaid prima-donnas"
i 1000% disagree with this comment on footballers being overpaid and i also think it dsnt spoil a sport if its professional, its in certain people's human nature too cheat regardless of the sport being amateur or professional in my opinion |
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By *ilth500Man
over a year ago
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"That’s a reasonable point, but I’m using footballers as an example of how money corrupts the game.. the professional sportsman doesn’t care about who he plays for, he’s a mercenary that’s all"
in your opinion? do you realise people cheat at amateur level too? |
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"Does making a sport professional ultimately spoil it?
Think about this, athletics would there be as much drug abuse in the sport if it was amateur?
Football are they paid way over the top, now the sport is played by overpaid prima-donnas"
Lots of drugs used in amature sport some gyms are rife with it so its nothing to do with professionals. As for what they are paid well its what someone is prepared to pay them to do a job same as in any job really. I know if my boss said here is another 2 million a year I wouldn't be saying no thanks. |
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"That’s a reasonable point, but I’m using footballers as an example of how money corrupts the game.. the professional sportsman doesn’t care about who he plays for, he’s a mercenary that’s all"
It dosn't corrupt the game that's a fact there is far less bribery and far less betting scandals in the higher echelons of sport and that's a face.
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By *ilth500Man
over a year ago
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look at it this way.... regardless of anyone's occupation, if someone's son/daughter/wife/husband came home and said theyd been offered £200k a week would your your thoughts be so strongly against it? im sure you wouldn't be saying no refuse it because its obscene, you dont work hard enough to justify that, nurses should get it etc.... by the way i think all you nurses deserve that and more.... i think yous are fantastic xxx |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Unfortunately there are a lot of drug problems in amateur sport, especially rugby union and league.
Professional sport is essentially a vehicle for advertising and a very efficient way of taking money from the poor, always amuses me when people moan about the price of tickets and replica kits as if they are essential to life |
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By *ilth500Man
over a year ago
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"Unfortunately there are a lot of drug problems in amateur sport, especially rugby union and league.
Professional sport is essentially a vehicle for advertising and a very efficient way of taking money from the poor, always amuses me when people moan about the price of tickets and replica kits as if they are essential to life "
i find that comment offensive. taking money from the poor??? really mate come on!  |
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