festa5
Well-known member
Is 5 a side footy really that bad?
I've played thousands of games over the years. I've played in competitive leagues on Teesside, Leeds and York and numerous after work/casual kickabouts with no doubt hundred of different people.
While I recognise some of what this bloke is saying, it was pretty rare. Yeah you do get the odd nob head, but most teams are absolutely fine in my experience. Think I've only seen one proper assault in all that time. He makes it sound like heading into the coliseum for gladiatorial combat.
Surprisingly the comments largely seem to back him up. Am I missing something, just been lucky or are guardian readers just too soft? (liberal metropolitan elite snowflakes etc ).
What's other's experiences been?
I've played thousands of games over the years. I've played in competitive leagues on Teesside, Leeds and York and numerous after work/casual kickabouts with no doubt hundred of different people.
While I recognise some of what this bloke is saying, it was pretty rare. Yeah you do get the odd nob head, but most teams are absolutely fine in my experience. Think I've only seen one proper assault in all that time. He makes it sound like heading into the coliseum for gladiatorial combat.
Surprisingly the comments largely seem to back him up. Am I missing something, just been lucky or are guardian readers just too soft? (liberal metropolitan elite snowflakes etc ).
What's other's experiences been?
A foul too far – the day I decided to blow the whistle on the brutality of five-a-side football battleground | Brady Frost
There were memorable moments, but too often it just wasn’t fun. The game was overrun with fighting, insults and aggression, says writer Brady Frost
www.theguardian.com