Footballers aren't overpaid

No. They're not benefiting anyone. By the way, I'm not forgetting about all the billions of pounds and dollars that the world football industry generates. I'm referring to the actually activity itself in its most basic, bare form. If you look at what they're doing - i.e. kicking a ball around a grass pitch - it doesn't take a genius to realise it's a completely useless activity. It's not like they're growing food, or manufacturing goods, or providing a service to people.

No. They're not benefiting anyone. By the way, I'm not forgetting about all the billions of pounds and dollars that the world football industry generates. I'm referring to the actually activity itself in its most basic, bare form. If you look at what they're doing - i.e. kicking a ball around a grass pitch - it doesn't take a genius to realise it's a completely useless activity. It's not like they're growing food, or manufacturing goods, or providing a service to people.

The fact that football generates such a huge revenue and the fact that it's such an enormous industry is not evidence of its usefulness, humanity doesn't rely on a bunch of people kicking a ball around for its survival or sustenance. Just because people like to throw their money at something useless, doesn't mean that the people getting paid deserve that money.

You're one of the ignorant people I was referring to



No premier league player is going to take a wage cut of £1 million and why should they. For some players it would mean they earned literally nothing

I don't see the logic in this argument; perhaps you can explain it to me. I enjoy watching football and therefore I enjoy watching footballers practice their "profession" or whatever you want to call it. Now I am happy to pay a small amount for this service (me being entertained). Some of this money goes to the footballers. These small amounts from the millions of people who similarly enjoy watching football are what makes these players salaries.

In what way do the players not deserve this money?

It benefits me because it's exciting and fun to watch.

Would you say that music, literature and art is also of no benefit to anyone?

No matter how hard you try, you can never justify that footballers deserve to earn such huge sums of money by doing what they do.

Perhaps it's a bit silly to say that they shouldn't earn any money at all. But it's a profession that should have never existed at all in the first place. I know that it takes some serious talent and dedication, endless training etc. All the time that is being invested in learning how to play football and how to manage teams...how is that benefiting humanity?

Don't get me wrong, I respect how they've been able to create such a profitable industry. Fair play to them, earning enormous salaries doing fu** all. I wish I had the talent to go into that line of work. So I certainly respect how they're managing to earn such huge sums of money. They possess a talent which is completely unworthy of any sort of attention (let alone payment in huge sums of money). Yet somehow...that's the way it is.

Imagine how weird it would have been if you went back 5 centuries in time and told people that in the future, a bunch of men kicking a ball would go on to become some of the richest people on the planet.

I don't hate footballers or any rich people. I respect how they've been able to basically laugh at people for all this time and managed to get paid huge amounts of money for doing...well, nothing at all.

I hate football. I think it's utterly useless. But I'm not a close minded person, I appreciate that millions of people derive pleasure and enjoyment from watching it and participating in it. But, that doesn't mean footballers should get paid for it!!! In the same way that bands shouldn't get paid to make music. It's not benefiting anyone.

Literature is different. That can be extremely useful.

People like you are what's wrong with this country. "I'm happy to be poor and let others exploit me. I'm happy to support the super-rich and I'll even idolise them from my council house slum."

Yes, the vast majority are much more hard-working, train daily and miss their families for whole weekends travelling. The average worker never thought about their job long before getting it and work Monday-Friday on the same pay (almost) as League Two footballers.

I agree that footballers aren't overpaid. However if you think footballers have a harder life than normal day to day working people, you are delusional

I agree. I was just highlighting the point that they do a little more than 'stretching and kicking a ball around a field'.

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the idiot public makes it profitable in the first place.

I hate football. I think it's utterly useless. But I'm not a close minded person, I appreciate that millions of people derive pleasure and enjoyment from watching it and participating in it. But, that doesn't mean footballers should get paid for it!!! In the same way that bands shouldn't get paid to make music. It's not benefiting anyone.

Literature is different. That can be extremely useful.

I hate football. I think it's utterly useless. But I'm not a close minded person, I appreciate that millions of people derive pleasure and enjoyment from watching it and participating in it. But, that doesn't mean footballers should get paid for it!!! In the same way that bands shouldn't get paid to make music. It's not benefiting anyone.

Literature is different. That can be extremely useful.