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This claim that football has always been the "people's game" is in the end sanctimonious romantic nonsense. It's been run for profit all my lifetime, and is barely unaffordable for many people. SPL clubs are not cheap for season tickets either. A Hearts season ticket was at one point dearer than a Man U one. Which is ridiculous. I suppose the Jambos were desperate for the money. If we're talking about games out in th…
> This claim that football has always been the "people's game" is in the end sanctimonious romantic nonsense. I never said that. > If we're talking about games out in the park, then football is "part of a working class community" I never said that though it’s true, it’s not necessary for my argument. > Even if we go back a hundred years, the major clubs were owned by factory owners and other such types. True but irre…
I know far more about the early history of association football than you do, pal. I was good friends with Professor Grant Jarvie's parents for years, before they passed away. Prof. Jarvie is the premier authority on sports history in Scotland. I learnt far more off him than I ever would off you, and we've discussed early soccer together. I've also researched some of these things personally. By research, I mean looking at original physical documents in the National Library of Scotland, not Google and Wikipedia.
If all you have to bring to the table is personal abuse, then that is on you, not me.