The Captains Musings

I am of course seriously cynical about football and footballers at the top level in this country and seeing the following om the BBC Sports website got me going again


Former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne has warned England not to heap too many expectations on striker Wayne Rooney for the 2010 World Cup.

Why the hell not Waynetta is supposed to be a genius with a ball and a superstar so we expect him to bloody well turn it on in SA and help England try to win the world cup


An email on behalf of John Terry has been sent to prospective sponsors outlining the England captain's suitability to endorse companies for the 2010 World Cup. The email states that Terry was "voted as one of the World's most influencial (sic) people"

Oh ear John £5 million a year not enough to live on so trying to get some more out of the corporate trough,more to the point how about concentrating on football between now and the summer so that you as England captain can be in the perfect shape to lead our challenge for the world cup,or is money more important

Did the events in Paris last night surprise me? sadly not after the way the beautiful game has been heading for the gutter over the past few years with the antics of its overpaid employees and event like Henri's cheating to finally take it from the gutter to the sewer does not surprise me one iota.
Neither does the reaction of many so called fans on the radio phone ins today blaming the ref and FIFA and UEFA (What a World Cup qualifier has to do with UEFA heaven knows)but exonerating Henri,some even said he was being victimised,this is what life is like in X factor Britain today cheating is acceptable especially if it means you footy team wins the match and the concept of sportsmanship has long hurtled out of the window.
For the moment the lower level games I watch every Saturday are generally free of this appalling attitude and behaviour but unless something is done soon it will filter down and I can foresee a Saturday afternoon in my life that will not involve football,I dread that day coming

Anyone who takes a passing interest in my musings will know that the stars of the English Premier League are not my favourite people (despite my beloved Wolves being their at the moment) but the events of the last week give me chance not just to slag them off but also the half wits who are supposed to run our glorious game.
So where shall we start

Last Saturday Darren Bent of Sunderland performs a dive to win a penalty that would have got Tom Daley an Olympic silver medal at least
On Monday that is usurped by a gold medal winning dive by David N'gog of Liverpool
On Sunday Manchester Utd are their usual wingeing selves because they lost,Ferguson moans about the ref (nothing new there) and little Waynetta Rooney setting a fine example for his new son mouths ff to the camera insinuating that the ref was on Chesea's side.

So nothing new their but as the season started with calls for respect to the referee's and an end to cheating you would expect the poers that be of the FA and Premier League to take some action to end such behaviour,not a chance not a peep out of them and the message continue's to go out to all that you can say and do as you wish with no fear of punishment.

Thank heavens for the West Midlands League where my team AFC Wulfrunians gave a fine display of flowing football with little wingeing and no slagging of of all and sundry in an officials kit.

Oh and Wolves are now in the relegation zone