Football For All

Quoted from LH

This thread is evidence enough that you shouldn't invite any older people to it. That age group are so ungrateful.

I am sure the Fishy will accept your resignation when you reach, what shall we say, 60?

You're entitled to your opinion and I welcome your comments. It's a very divided world we live in today, all I'm trying to do is bring people together through the game of football and create an environment where people from different ethnicities, genders or sexualities can come and enjoy the game and feel safe from prejudice. If that's such a crime then please have me arrested.

Perhaps I'm doing it all wrong, maybe I should form White Males United and have done with it.

Regardless, you're very much welcome to join us once our sessions commence.

Obviously did not watch the programme no boys or girls,from day one baby girls and boys treated differently.

Don't worry some people are end the end of an evolutionary cul-de-sac.

Quoted from BarkerDan10

You're entitled to your opinion and I welcome your comments. It's a very divided world we live in today, all I'm trying to do is bring people together through the game of football and create an environment where people from different ethnicities, genders or sexualities can come and enjoy the game and feel safe from prejudice. If that's such a crime then please have me arrested.

Perhaps I'm doing it all wrong, maybe I should form White Males United and have done with it.

Regardless, you're very much welcome to join us once our sessions commence.

I agree we all can have our own opinions, and as I have said it is good that you are taking the time and trouble trying to instigate something which is beneficial. Of course nobody will have any qualms about that.

Where we disagree is that in relation to a football kick about I don't think we are divided and are in need of feeling safe from prejudice.

I was born in a very different era and I appreciate it goes against the grain of todays world. We used to play with anyone who turned up at the local park. Young, old, good players and bad and it didn't matter one jot about anything else and I don't believe today's obsession with all the things you mentioned in your original post is making the situation any better.

That is all we disagree about, but I think your volunteering is very commendable.    

Quoted from LH

This thread is evidence enough that you shouldn't invite any older people to it. That age group are so ungrateful.

Sorry LH but don't agree with your old age statement, I'm 70 and play Walking football down Bradley at least 3 sessions a week and various tournaments across the country and I'm very grateful there are these type of activities for people around my age, there's proof that older people appreciate these facilities, just ask the 130+ members at our Walking football Club. Personally I think Dan perhaps worded it incorrectly and should have stated "everyone welcome". Anyway It's great to see a young person giving his time to other like minded people that offer to give something to the community. if his venture takes off I will show my support and attend sessions when possible.

You'll even be allowed to run Al!!

Quoted from friskneymariner

Obviously did not watch the programme no boys or girls,from day one baby girls and boys treated differently.

Your'e having a laugh surely!! Boys and girls treated differently? I wonder why that is?

You wont be happy till we are all gender neutral but despite the current fads I can confidently predict that boys and girls will always be different and will always be treated differently.

Quoted from BarkerDan10

You'll even be allowed to run Al!!

That's great then, I'll come to all your sessions. 70 yrs old and got pulled up 3 times in this mornings sessions for running. Not bothered though, it's good to know I can still run.  

Some harsh refereeing on show then Al, if I hadn't bee working this morning I'd have probably come down