Football - playing it v watching it

[bang]

Definitely prefer playing to watching, don't really watch that much footy on the TV now I think about it..
Played Sunday football for 10 years, Saturday football for 6, Sat and Sun for 2 years, all in proper teams and leagues, now semi"retired" from competitive football..not likely to go start again - Urban75 appearances excepted of course
For people put off playing by the Sunday morning fights I'd recommend Saturday football, tends to be a bit more expensive as teams are required to have their own ground but it is generally more organised, and in the league I played in you'd always get a post-match hot meal
At first I missed the edge that Sunday football has but after a while I managed to end up playing in quite a high league at some nice grounds which made up for it..the only problem was having to travel from London to places like Guildford and Woking, long way to go if you get beat

 

[N_igma]

After tonight-definately watching it.

I used to be fit and could run around for ages without getting tired, now I get fucked in a matter of minutes.

 

[jonnyd1978]

I voted that i prefer to play. I can speak as an expert too because I play regular, have sky sports subscription and also a season ticket to my local team!
I now only play 5-aside though. Played Sunday league for a few years but I got sick of it about halfway through last season. Got fed up with the fights, the bad tackles, the shit refs (who'd be a Sunday league ref?!), the shit pitches, and the getting out of bed on a Sunday morning! Not just that though. I found that playing on crap, bumpy pitches up/down hill in all weathers killed my legs on a Monday and sometimes into Tuesday.
Now I play 3 times a week 5-aside. Never suffer any stiffness the day after like with 11 aside Sundays. 1 of the games is a friendly kickabout with mates we've been doing for years, the other 2 are leagues. We just secured the league title tonight in the Tuesday Super League! Get the fuck in!

 

[aylee]

join our U75fc team aylee - we are shite too. we can all be shite together - then go down the pub for a drink.

Next match is 26th April - Regent's Park.

There's shite and then there's shite .... and I'm utterly shite. And fat.

 

[Relahni]

There's shite and then there's shite .... and I'm utterly shite. And fat.

you sound like the missing peice in our jigsaw to be honest.