Do we take football too seriously?

January 24, 2009

For me going to the football can be an incredibly uplifting experience, however it can also be a depressing one and potentially could ruin the weekend.

People live for football, they work all week in order to follow their team up and down the country in the hope that they will win more than they will lose and who knows maybe even win the odd trophy or two.

But the question is do we take football too seriously? At the end of the day it is just a game although the emotions that it evokes suggest that it is much more than that. For millions of people football is a way of life. Their whole world is dominated by ninety minutes every Saturday afternoon and occasional Tuesday night.

Do we take our national game too seriously in this country? My own opinion is that as long as this does not evolve in to fanaticism which is expressed in a violent way then leave people to it. We all need to be obsessed with something in our lives and there is nothing wrong with this being football.

So let us praise football fans everywhere – you truly are the salt of the earth!

Written by Ben · Filed Under Championship, Internationals, League One, League Two, Non League, Premiership