A bit council (Vol 3)
Discussion
OpulentBob said:
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The names, oh god the NAMES. So many surnames as first names - Morgan, Tye, Tyler, Dylan, MacKenzy, Flynn.
I felt council by association. I got home in such a bad mood...
It's not kids that are council, I don't think. It's parents.
The names that parents call kids were a constant source of mild amusement during forty years dispensing prescriptions.The names, oh god the NAMES. So many surnames as first names - Morgan, Tye, Tyler, Dylan, MacKenzy, Flynn.
I felt council by association. I got home in such a bad mood...
It's not kids that are council, I don't think. It's parents.
The movie/tv names that instantly date- there are a lot of people in their thirties called Kylie and Jason, and at least one lady who is probably celebrating her 40th fairly soon, who has spent most of her adult years explaining who Sue-Ellen was.
The 'best' names are the most council- we had a Pele and a Keanu, but my favourite was a Mr & Mrs High who called their first born son Ace
OpulentBob said:
Watching the lad (12) play football at the weekend, Sunday lunchtime game, at the less salubrious side of town. Well f
k me, it was like Mos Eisley.
Mixture of:
Dads nipping over to the pub for a quick couple of pints during the first half. Then coming back a bit shouty, swearing, and then driving home (plus kids) natch.
Older brothers (so around 14, 15) swearing loudly whilst bored and drinking Red Bull by the gallon, and leaving the cans everywhere.
Mums moaning loudly about CSA payments not being enough to cover football boots etc.
All parent moaning that the subs are a whole £6/wk (up from £5 last season). Not remembering that pays for snacks, drinks, kit, facilities, entry in to the league etc.
The names, oh god the NAMES. So many surnames as first names - Morgan, Tye, Tyler, Dylan, MacKenzy, Flynn.
Parents leaving rubbish all along the touchline, because it's easier to walk left to the car than right to the bins next to the pavilion.
Parents abandoning Picassos, L200s etc all over the car park, blocking each other in, parking on the green areas etc.
And I'm sure I smelled someone smoking a joint.
I felt council by association. I got home in such a bad mood...
It's not kids that are council, I don't think. It's parents.
My 12 year old plays in a Sunday league here in Oxford and everything you say is sadly familiar.k me, it was like Mos Eisley.Mixture of:
Dads nipping over to the pub for a quick couple of pints during the first half. Then coming back a bit shouty, swearing, and then driving home (plus kids) natch.
Older brothers (so around 14, 15) swearing loudly whilst bored and drinking Red Bull by the gallon, and leaving the cans everywhere.
Mums moaning loudly about CSA payments not being enough to cover football boots etc.
All parent moaning that the subs are a whole £6/wk (up from £5 last season). Not remembering that pays for snacks, drinks, kit, facilities, entry in to the league etc.
The names, oh god the NAMES. So many surnames as first names - Morgan, Tye, Tyler, Dylan, MacKenzy, Flynn.
Parents leaving rubbish all along the touchline, because it's easier to walk left to the car than right to the bins next to the pavilion.
Parents abandoning Picassos, L200s etc all over the car park, blocking each other in, parking on the green areas etc.
And I'm sure I smelled someone smoking a joint.
I felt council by association. I got home in such a bad mood...
It's not kids that are council, I don't think. It's parents.
Gunk said:
My 12 year old plays in a Sunday league here in Oxford and everything you say is sadly familiar.
Our local village team sometimes plays the rougher side of town teams and, as you say, the amount of rubbish left for the time they are there is unbelievable. Energy drink bottles all over the place and electricians tape for some reason. Me and the other dog walkers normally end up clearing up later on in the day. And they have the nerve to moan about the dogs mess ..David87 said:
I love council see-through leggings.
Me too - they're absolutely fantastic. Mrs DS wears them for me sometimes - she rocks the council look for me as a special treat. 
Massive hoopy earrings, scraped back hair, see through leggings and sometimes a white lycra tube dress. And no, you can't have any pics.
Gunk said:
OpulentBob said:
Watching the lad (12) play football at the weekend, Sunday lunchtime game, at the less salubrious side of town. Well fk me, it was like Mos Eisley.
Mixture of:
Dads nipping over to the pub for a quick couple of pints during the first half. Then coming back a bit shouty, swearing, and then driving home (plus kids) natch.
Older brothers (so around 14, 15) swearing loudly whilst bored and drinking Red Bull by the gallon, and leaving the cans everywhere.
Mums moaning loudly about CSA payments not being enough to cover football boots etc.
All parent moaning that the subs are a whole £6/wk (up from £5 last season). Not remembering that pays for snacks, drinks, kit, facilities, entry in to the league etc.
The names, oh god the NAMES. So many surnames as first names - Morgan, Tye, Tyler, Dylan, MacKenzy, Flynn.
Parents leaving rubbish all along the touchline, because it's easier to walk left to the car than right to the bins next to the pavilion.
Parents abandoning Picassos, L200s etc all over the car park, blocking each other in, parking on the green areas etc.
And I'm sure I smelled someone smoking a joint.
I felt council by association. I got home in such a bad mood...
It's not kids that are council, I don't think. It's parents.
My 12 year old plays in a Sunday league here in Oxford and everything you say is sadly familiar.k me, it was like Mos Eisley.Mixture of:
Dads nipping over to the pub for a quick couple of pints during the first half. Then coming back a bit shouty, swearing, and then driving home (plus kids) natch.
Older brothers (so around 14, 15) swearing loudly whilst bored and drinking Red Bull by the gallon, and leaving the cans everywhere.
Mums moaning loudly about CSA payments not being enough to cover football boots etc.
All parent moaning that the subs are a whole £6/wk (up from £5 last season). Not remembering that pays for snacks, drinks, kit, facilities, entry in to the league etc.
The names, oh god the NAMES. So many surnames as first names - Morgan, Tye, Tyler, Dylan, MacKenzy, Flynn.
Parents leaving rubbish all along the touchline, because it's easier to walk left to the car than right to the bins next to the pavilion.
Parents abandoning Picassos, L200s etc all over the car park, blocking each other in, parking on the green areas etc.
And I'm sure I smelled someone smoking a joint.
I felt council by association. I got home in such a bad mood...
It's not kids that are council, I don't think. It's parents.
I watched 10 minutes of a kid's League game in Reading on Saturday morning, my 2yo sat in the seat on the back of my pushbike with me. Part of me was looking forward to the day when he's older and in a team< i can go along and watch/try not to be overly competetive Dad! Part of me dreads it for all of the above reasons, however.
It did take me back 40yrs though, in his 30's my Dad (born in a Council house) used to play Sunday League with his old schoolmates, Dad having been the only one who 'went straight' after school becoming an engineering apprentice, the rest of his mates flirted with various degress of criminality around the the scrap metal industry. Think 'Considerably Richer Than Yow' - theuy all ended up like that character. Obviously one of them turned up at the s
ttiest council rec going in a red Lamborghini Countach (this being the late 70's), which he then described is a cavalcade of F words, as my brother and I stood there open mouthed gawping at this thing that looked like it had come from outer space! alorotom said:
Grahamdub said:
And they have the nerve to moan about the dogs mess ..
The not picking up of dog mess is absolutely Council at the extreme and disgusting ... don't blame them at all for complaining about thist and putting in our pockets really sits?Easy for me to say: I don't own a dog and prefer not to step in dog s
t. But... still seems a bit... wrong?V8mate said:
alorotom said:
Grahamdub said:
And they have the nerve to moan about the dogs mess ..
The not picking up of dog mess is absolutely Council at the extreme and disgusting ... don't blame them at all for complaining about thist and putting in our pockets really sits?Easy for me to say: I don't own a dog and prefer not to step in dog s
t. But... still seems a bit... wrong?
OpulentBob said:
Watching the lad (12) play football at the weekend, Sunday lunchtime game, at the less salubrious side of town. Well fk me, it was like Mos Eisley.
Mixture of:
Dads nipping over to the pub for a quick couple of pints during the first half. Then coming back a bit shouty, swearing, and then driving home (plus kids) natch.
Older brothers (so around 14, 15) swearing loudly whilst bored and drinking Red Bull by the gallon, and leaving the cans everywhere.
Mums moaning loudly about CSA payments not being enough to cover football boots etc.
All parent moaning that the subs are a whole £6/wk (up from £5 last season). Not remembering that pays for snacks, drinks, kit, facilities, entry in to the league etc.
The names, oh god the NAMES. So many surnames as first names - Morgan, Tye, Tyler, Dylan, MacKenzy, Flynn.
Parents leaving rubbish all along the touchline, because it's easier to walk left to the car than right to the bins next to the pavilion.
Parents abandoning Picassos, L200s etc all over the car park, blocking each other in, parking on the green areas etc.
And I'm sure I smelled someone smoking a joint.
I felt council by association. I got home in such a bad mood...
It's not kids that are council, I don't think. It's parents.
Nice spot Bob. But surely there must have been a majority of parents on the phone while not looking at their 'promising footballer' offspring.k me, it was like Mos Eisley.Mixture of:
Dads nipping over to the pub for a quick couple of pints during the first half. Then coming back a bit shouty, swearing, and then driving home (plus kids) natch.
Older brothers (so around 14, 15) swearing loudly whilst bored and drinking Red Bull by the gallon, and leaving the cans everywhere.
Mums moaning loudly about CSA payments not being enough to cover football boots etc.
All parent moaning that the subs are a whole £6/wk (up from £5 last season). Not remembering that pays for snacks, drinks, kit, facilities, entry in to the league etc.
The names, oh god the NAMES. So many surnames as first names - Morgan, Tye, Tyler, Dylan, MacKenzy, Flynn.
Parents leaving rubbish all along the touchline, because it's easier to walk left to the car than right to the bins next to the pavilion.
Parents abandoning Picassos, L200s etc all over the car park, blocking each other in, parking on the green areas etc.
And I'm sure I smelled someone smoking a joint.
I felt council by association. I got home in such a bad mood...
It's not kids that are council, I don't think. It's parents.
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