Pure junior just got into his first final

Originally Posted by Charlestown Rouge

I think you'll find competitive football at 13 is commonplace everywhere except on £#%&!ing Mars.

I think you will find you are fairly wrong there my friend,,

Originally Posted by rogieop

I think you will find you are fairly wrong there my friend,,

He really isn't, 13 year olds playing competitive matches is very much the norm.

Originally Posted by rogieop

Competitive football at that age seems to be working extremely well so far doesnt it? What with
england producing loads of technically gifted players....

Somebody should tell the Germans they're doing it wrong then.

Children play competitive matches on the continent too. It has nothing to do with developing technique.

Originally Posted by rogieop

I think you will find you are fairly wrong there my friend,,

this guy

The way it's structured now is small sided games on small pitches . With the numbers and the pitch getting bigger year on year . That way they are not exposed to the brutality of 11 a side on ankle deep muddy pitches .

Hth rogie

10 years from now he and Marlo will be bad repping each other on here.

Can't wait tbh

Originally Posted by rogieop

I think you will find you are fairly wrong there my friend,,

Your world of "everybody gets a medal" and "there are no losers".

Do they even have goals in your world or might that be a negative effect on their self-esteem?

Single, childless, lonely, unloved Rogie getting a much merited pounding from everyone who has had to endure the Sunday morning misery that is Childrens football.

Little switchers is ill so just phoned the manager and said we won't be coming today. Pants off relax

Think you will find he's 10.