Comments on: VIDEO: THE FA LAUNCH ‘GET INTO FOOTBALL’ http://www.footy-boots.com/fa-get-into-football-lucky-jock-strap-9297/ Football Boots Experts - Latest boots, reviews & news. Tue, 22 May 2012 15:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: tony http://www.footy-boots.com/fa-get-into-football-lucky-jock-strap-9297/#comment-87568 tony Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:08:32 +0000 http://www.footy-boots.com/fa-get-into-football-lucky-jock-strap-9297/#comment-87568 As most of the guys have said the reason its dropping off, is quite frankly the fa is only concerned about childrens football, womens football and the premier league. It costs £290 to register with a league in Manchester, £600-£1000 to hire a "pitch". To define a pitch, its an area mostly grassy with 2 goals on either side. The standard of the pitches for the money the council makes is beyond a joke. They are virtually never maintained, the grass is cut 1-2 a year, they arent used just for football and rugby games cricket etc are played on the same pitches, a ball cant roll along them with hitting divets, and holes, to be honest its amazing more guys dont break ankles. Hough End, Turn Moss in Manchester, and i have played all over the country and the amateur game is on decline because quite frankly we arent important enough to give money to. Exactly what does the FA give amateur football, if anyone is in the FA i would like justification of this. A club pays to be registered with the FA, pays to be registered in the league, pays to be insured (or at least should do) buys its kits and nets etc. Pays for whoever is sent down as a referee by the league not the FA, these "Fa trained referees" are frequently late, too shy or too arrogant to referee a game and then demand £25-£30 for the game. The Club gets nothing from the FA, not even a football and yet the club, the league, even the refs pay the FA each season, so please someone tell me where the thousands of pounds from amateur football go each season, and where the benefit is to the amateur clubs? Its not on pitches, or facilities as these are council owned, its not on insurance, kit or anything like that? As most of the guys have said the reason its dropping off, is quite frankly the fa is only concerned about childrens football, womens football and the premier league. It costs £290 to register with a league in Manchester, £600-£1000 to hire a “pitch”. To define a pitch, its an area mostly grassy with 2 goals on either side. The standard of the pitches for the money the council makes is beyond a joke. They are virtually never maintained, the grass is cut 1-2 a year, they arent used just for football and rugby games cricket etc are played on the same pitches, a ball cant roll along them with hitting divets, and holes, to be honest its amazing more guys dont break ankles. Hough End, Turn Moss in Manchester, and i have played all over the country and the amateur game is on decline because quite frankly we arent important enough to give money to. Exactly what does the FA give amateur football, if anyone is in the FA i would like justification of this. A club pays to be registered with the FA, pays to be registered in the league, pays to be insured (or at least should do) buys its kits and nets etc. Pays for whoever is sent down as a referee by the league not the FA, these “Fa trained referees” are frequently late, too shy or too arrogant to referee a game and then demand £25-£30 for the game. The Club gets nothing from the FA, not even a football and yet the club, the league, even the refs pay the FA each season, so please someone tell me where the thousands of pounds from amateur football go each season, and where the benefit is to the amateur clubs? Its not on pitches, or facilities as these are council owned, its not on insurance, kit or anything like that?

]]> By: channo http://www.footy-boots.com/fa-get-into-football-lucky-jock-strap-9297/#comment-85996 channo Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:26:44 +0000 http://www.footy-boots.com/fa-get-into-football-lucky-jock-strap-9297/#comment-85996 agree with kuuku, it's hard to gather 22 people + subs and a decent pitch. and without a referee, the neverending "offside arguments" are inevitable. i found myself playing more futsal & 5-a-side alike lately. heck i even start buying indoor absolados and T90 shoots... agree with kuuku, it’s hard to gather 22 people + subs and a decent pitch.
and without a referee, the neverending “offside arguments” are inevitable.

i found myself playing more futsal & 5-a-side alike lately.
heck i even start buying indoor absolados and T90 shoots…

]]> By: Splinter09 http://www.footy-boots.com/fa-get-into-football-lucky-jock-strap-9297/#comment-85903 Splinter09 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:02:20 +0000 http://www.footy-boots.com/fa-get-into-football-lucky-jock-strap-9297/#comment-85903 Hilarious ending! I'm not leaving in the UK right now. But I can see same problem here in Brazil at the moment, believe it or not. The problem is that there to many of those 7 a side pitches now and the 11 a side ones are in most cases in a really bad state. Hilarious ending! I’m not leaving in the UK right now. But I can see same problem here in Brazil at the moment, believe it or not. The problem is that there to many of those 7 a side pitches now and the 11 a side ones are in most cases in a really bad state.

]]> By: John7 http://www.footy-boots.com/fa-get-into-football-lucky-jock-strap-9297/#comment-85884 John7 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:59:17 +0000 http://www.footy-boots.com/fa-get-into-football-lucky-jock-strap-9297/#comment-85884 I agree, the pitch is the main factor i've packed in. on most pitches you really cant play football, theres only small patches where you can get away with dribbling the ball. i would play again if the pitches were even just slightly better but its no fun running arround a cabbage patch trying to avoid the waterlogged patches. I agree, the pitch is the main factor i’ve packed in. on most pitches you really cant play football, theres only small patches where you can get away with dribbling the ball. i would play again if the pitches were even just slightly better but its no fun running arround a cabbage patch trying to avoid the waterlogged patches.

]]> By: kuuku http://www.footy-boots.com/fa-get-into-football-lucky-jock-strap-9297/#comment-85874 kuuku Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:59:33 +0000 http://www.footy-boots.com/fa-get-into-football-lucky-jock-strap-9297/#comment-85874 Hard to get 22 people and subs. Not to mention 2 dudes who actually want to be keepers in big goals.... 5,7 aside can give the same feel but with less people required. Hard to get 22 people and subs. Not to mention 2 dudes who actually want to be keepers in big goals….

5,7 aside can give the same feel but with less people required.

]]> By: Kyle http://www.footy-boots.com/fa-get-into-football-lucky-jock-strap-9297/#comment-85861 Kyle Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:20:11 +0000 http://www.footy-boots.com/fa-get-into-football-lucky-jock-strap-9297/#comment-85861 Geo - How true is that? I just got back from France and Switzerland and I was amazed at not just the amount of football pitches, but the fact that each of the was so neatly trimmed and rolled! There were ones with stands and ones with just a fence around them - but the key similarity was how amazingly groomed the pitches were! Geo – How true is that?

I just got back from France and Switzerland and I was amazed at not just the amount of football pitches, but the fact that each of the was so neatly trimmed and rolled!

There were ones with stands and ones with just a fence around them – but the key similarity was how amazingly groomed the pitches were!

]]> By: geo http://www.footy-boots.com/fa-get-into-football-lucky-jock-strap-9297/#comment-85857 geo Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:57:17 +0000 http://www.footy-boots.com/fa-get-into-football-lucky-jock-strap-9297/#comment-85857 to be honest i stopped playing 11 v 11 because i started playing futsal. i always used to play futsal in the winter and and full 11 matches in the summer but then for some reason the 11 a side matches were too unorganized and it was easier to get 12 people interested in a game then it was 22. my dad grew up in Ecuador so i always was around futsal and i grew to enjoy it more. But i would never turn down a chance at a good 11 v 11 match. to be honest i stopped playing 11 v 11 because i started playing futsal. i always used to play futsal in the winter and and full 11 matches in the summer but then for some reason the 11 a side matches were too unorganized and it was easier to get 12 people interested in a game then it was 22. my dad grew up in Ecuador so i always was around futsal and i grew to enjoy it more. But i would never turn down a chance at a good 11 v 11 match.

]]> By: bucky http://www.footy-boots.com/fa-get-into-football-lucky-jock-strap-9297/#comment-85856 bucky Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:52:43 +0000 http://www.footy-boots.com/fa-get-into-football-lucky-jock-strap-9297/#comment-85856 why do you think the 11 a side game is on the decline? because of sh*t facilities (why would anyone want to turn up on a cold damp morning at Hough End in Manchester as an example - go on the continent to places like Holland and their facilities are top notch), too much pre madonna premier league on the TV at all times, the rising cost of playing - subs , fines etc , and the general disctractions that are available to the potential players of today - If the FA were to put in just a tiny fraction of funds to improve facilities instead of letting them go to ruin and have terrible pitches , then people might show more interest , but it is hardly rocket science to figure out why interest has waned why do you think the 11 a side game is on the decline? because of sh*t facilities (why would anyone want to turn up on a cold damp morning at Hough End in Manchester as an example – go on the continent to places like Holland and their facilities are top notch), too much pre madonna premier league on the TV at all times, the rising cost of playing – subs , fines etc , and the general disctractions that are available to the potential players of today – If the FA were to put in just a tiny fraction of funds to improve facilities instead of letting them go to ruin and have terrible pitches , then people might show more interest , but it is hardly rocket science to figure out why interest has waned

]]> By: Pratyush Patodia http://www.footy-boots.com/fa-get-into-football-lucky-jock-strap-9297/#comment-85850 Pratyush Patodia Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:37:05 +0000 http://www.footy-boots.com/fa-get-into-football-lucky-jock-strap-9297/#comment-85850 funny s**t! funny s**t!

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