Why do non football fans get som angry about wages?
If you dont pay to watch games (at stadiums or on telly) or have any other association with football merchandise then you aren't contributing to their wages. Its like me (in Britain) moaning about how much Americans get paid on the dole
(Dr Zoidberg is going for a scuttle, Mon 19 Oct 2009, 7:59, 3 replies)

Well...
It reflects a misdirection of humanity's priorities. A brilliant scientist who contributes more to our species advancement in the first five years of his career than any footballer, will be rewarded with a fraction of the wealth that a top footballer gets for a short career before they quit at thirty. Someone who works hard keeping the country running, making decisions about local city planning or trying to save some spending on local services after New Labour and Tescos suck all the money out of the local economy, will never get a thousandth of the recognition despite having a far greater effect on the lives of people in their community. It all seems very unjust.

Not that I get angry about footballers' wages myself. But I think they're getting pissed in the same way you would when you see someone throwing around loads of money on flashy pointless cars whilst people go homeless on the streets. Lot of things that could be done with that money, and how much does any one person really need?

Sorry - I just realised I made a serious answer. I shall say "cock" now for humerous purposes. :)
(Good Penny, Mon 19 Oct 2009, 8:50, closed)

It's not that simple
If soccer "stars" were simply paid from the receipts from match tickets, it wouldn't bother me in the slightest that fans were prepared to put up with that state of affairs. In reality though, it's actually pretty hard to avoid every single product that's been linked with soccer for promotional reasons, and I can't watch cricket and rugby on Sky without paying for soccer, so they're getting some of my hard-earneds too.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Mon 19 Oct 2009, 11:52, closed)

I have to agree
It's the Daily Fail mentality of getting annoyed about things that don't actually affect you in anyway.

99% of the time, they then say "I fucking hate football, anyway". So what are you moaning about!!!???
( Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration, Mon 19 Oct 2009, 14:55, closed)