tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519968491157736669.post2422507709158135589..comments2023-05-08T13:50:33.275+01:00Comments on Kings Hill Addick: Why my love for football is diminishingKings Hill Addickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523787530053799457noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519968491157736669.post-78753472911127667262013-12-20T12:17:33.242+00:002013-12-20T12:17:33.242+00:00Great article KHA; you reflect a lot of my thought...Great article KHA; you reflect a lot of my thoughts very articulately. Whenever we get in a crisis (and thats been a few times over recent years) we all pray for some King Arthur figure to emerge from the shadows in our our of need, because someone with shed loads of cash seems to be the only way out. Trouble is they turn out be more like Caligula! But we all still dream of it, because playing your way of trouble doesn't seem to be an option any more. <br /><br />Pembury AddickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519968491157736669.post-37049050066020792352013-12-18T22:15:55.356+00:002013-12-18T22:15:55.356+00:00I totally agree with everything that you say. Memo...I totally agree with everything that you say. Memories take me back to my first game at the Valley in 1946. I remember vividly the 1947 Cup Final when Chris Duffy scored the winner and we all ran into the street and rejoiced. Today football is totally money orientated and full of overseas players.<br />All I can say is that I remember the good days. That doesn't mean to say that my weekend mood is not determined by Saturday's result for the Addicks.Trevor Duncombenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519968491157736669.post-76568237975872383262013-12-18T12:33:12.007+00:002013-12-18T12:33:12.007+00:00I'm afraid I arrived at your conclusions a few...I'm afraid I arrived at your conclusions a few years ago and now haven't been to a game for 5 years after 50 years of regular weekly attendance. The game lacks character, crediblity, and fun. Every club has the same ground, the same match programme full of drivel. Every club outside the top half of the premiership is either on a downward spiral towards administration or about to gameble all on a promotion which they cannot afford. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519968491157736669.post-67275225105080806312013-12-17T22:42:01.945+00:002013-12-17T22:42:01.945+00:00Despite the rather downhearted tone of your piece,...Despite the rather downhearted tone of your piece, I really enjoyed reading it.<br />I've been thinking much the same as you for a while now - it's certainly not he same game I fell in love with in the early 70's.<br />Marco.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04546860060519701741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519968491157736669.post-25940559505966467242013-12-17T18:20:14.736+00:002013-12-17T18:20:14.736+00:00KHA
Its just the misery of watching repetitive de...KHA <br />Its just the misery of watching repetitive defeats - surely it must pass - keep the faith <br /><br />What's the alternative on a Saturday - an afternoon in bluewater (aarrrgghh) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519968491157736669.post-62492275502335839332013-12-17T18:17:37.414+00:002013-12-17T18:17:37.414+00:00I think this is far too gloomy a view. At the end...I think this is far too gloomy a view. At the end of the day you can write off your debts through administration. Many of these debts, Bolton being a case in point, are often owed to club benefactors and are later converted into equity which FFP encourages anyway. No Government is going (or would be lawfully allowed to) expropriate the funds of a private company like Sky. Football is now a big leisure business and what it needs is the right regulatory framework (and a little more effective action by the football authorities). FFP is a step in that direction, although admittedly open to legal challenge.Wyn Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17473299774041779419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519968491157736669.post-11302279350733180252013-12-17T18:12:20.203+00:002013-12-17T18:12:20.203+00:00KHA, if you're looking for fairness and level ...KHA, if you're looking for fairness and level playing fields, you won't find them in football. And what if the plan to scrap transfer fees were to become a reality? But football clubs are businesses and if owners are prepared to run up and fund debts why should there be rules against that? They own the clubs - but when they have moved on the supporters will still be there. <br /><br />There's much about football that annoys me, upsets me, makes me angry etc. But being an Addick has also given me the memories of Shirtliff's equaliser and winner, of Mendonca's hat-trick, and the euphoria of those and other moments (more please!). I'm not sure I love football as such, just a club (and of course not all of it). Burgundy Addickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203516889598003723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519968491157736669.post-12518037696698209582013-12-17T17:35:14.876+00:002013-12-17T17:35:14.876+00:00slightly depressing article but unfortunately rath...slightly depressing article but unfortunately rather true. Maybe once the "European league" happens and all the top sides disappear off to that, we will be left with a realistic low budget but exciting brand of football. The current plan is unsustainable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com