Quote: Geordie "
Far too many ADULTS pushing average kids to be something they aren't.
I really hope they get locked up, they certainly should do.'"
May be generalising a huge amount here, but when my lad used to play (from Under 6's through to Under 8's) it always seemed that parents from wigan clubs were the worst. It seemed as if they all felt their little Keiron, Clyde, Luke or whoever was the next Andy Farrell and could do no wrong.
I've seen a parent from another team march onto the pitch and confront an 8 year old effing and blinding at him. The 8 year old was guilty of throwing one punch after being on the receiving end of a multitude of punches, kicks, pinching and hair pulls throught the game (it was clear that as the largest child on our team they had been told to target him and the referee/their coach conveniently missed the lot). The parent got even more upset when instead of bursting into tears or running off, the child involved calmly and simply stood there whilst another kid told him that it was wrong to swear infront of kids. At this point the referee/their coach abandoned the game.
'Best bit' was, and my lads little claim to fame, the game ended up in the Sun and the Star where the story was completely reversed and our team were made out to be monsters who beat up their little angels.
