btw

i was watching football in my hotel room one night, hull vs arsenal, when several sad revelations came to mind.

i watched as the hull players hustled and bustled around the pitch, putting up their best fight. a player would battle so hard to win the ball, pass it to their team mate, and watch helplessly as all their work went down the drain when the guy lost the ball.

true, they are earning quite amazing amounts of money to do this, but it was still utterly depressing to watch. so what if they won? everyone, including the players know that they are just a mid-table club at best. they are going nowhere, and there is nowhere for them to go anyway.

every day they are training so hard to achieve nothing. at this stage, their salaries almost seem like a consolation. but at least they've got fans, thousands of people who watch and support them.

i then thought of an average player in an average club in singapore. definitely got nowhere to go, and not even an amazingly large salary to make them feel better. so why do they do it? for the love of the sport? or for lack of choice? maybe it's just the easiest way to earn a living.