Kids football tournaments
Discussion
Today I got asked by a work colleague if I would like to buy some tickets for his kids football raffle, it turns out that his kid is in a football team that needs money to keep going as they have to pay FA fees etc.
Now what's the deal here, each parent is given 30 tickets to sell for a pound each or something, why don't they just pay for their own kids weekend activities instead of expecting others to bear the cost of their kids entertainment?
The cheek of asking for money like that and for that purpose just winds me up!
Now what's the deal here, each parent is given 30 tickets to sell for a pound each or something, why don't they just pay for their own kids weekend activities instead of expecting others to bear the cost of their kids entertainment?
The cheek of asking for money like that and for that purpose just winds me up!
Yeah i agree with the original post... i also hate it when people come round asking for money for charity for doing a marathon or climbing everest !! Complete pikeys... if they want to give money to charity why don't they use their own money and not expect us to put our hands in our own pockets !
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KERFarleyRusk said:
Look at it this way - whilst his sprogs are busy playing football they have no time to come and TWOC your pride and joy and leave it burning in a remote field. I'd say that a quid donated to maintain the fabric of society is a fairly sound investment...
Surely it's the parents reponsibility to do that, not mine?tricky69 said:
Yeah i agree with the original post... i also hate it when people come round asking for money for charity for doing a marathon or climbing everest !! Complete pikeys... if they want to give money to charity why don't they use their own money and not expect us to put our hands in our own pockets !
YOU WANKER
Funnily enough I don't mind that, if they want to climb mount everest which is extremely difficult and PAY FOR IT THEMSELVES and ONLY give the money collected to charity that's ok.YOU WAN
KERWhen they use the collected money to pay for them to go skydiving (which I would love to do) is what pisses me off.
Some douche in sixth form was asking for donations, he wanted £2-3k to pay for his ticket and expenses to go and teach kids in India for a gap year.
There I was thinking you could probbably build a school in India for £2-3k rather than pay for some douche to go there for a year.
Hoppy2008 said:
Next time you see a charity worker in the street collecting money, go up and punch her in the face. After all, you dont have cancer do you? Why dont those bds pay for their own treatment.
COCK
Yep, paying for essential life saving treatment is the same as kids kicking a ball around a field.ds pay for their own treatment.COCK
jamoor said:
tricky69 said:
Yeah i agree with the original post... i also hate it when people come round asking for money for charity for doing a marathon or climbing everest !! Complete pikeys... if they want to give money to charity why don't they use their own money and not expect us to put our hands in our own pockets !
YOU WANKER
Funnily enough I don't mind that, if they want to climb mount everest which is extremely difficult and PAY FOR IT THEMSELVES and ONLY give the money collected to charity that's ok.YOU WAN
KERWhen they use the collected money to pay for them to go skydiving (which I would love to do) is what pisses me off.
Some douche in sixth form was asking for donations, he wanted £2-3k to pay for his ticket and expenses to go and teach kids in India for a gap year.
There I was thinking you could probbably build a school in India for £2-3k rather than pay for some douche to go there for a year.
Oakey said:
jamoor said:
tricky69 said:
Yeah i agree with the original post... i also hate it when people come round asking for money for charity for doing a marathon or climbing everest !! Complete pikeys... if they want to give money to charity why don't they use their own money and not expect us to put our hands in our own pockets !
YOU WANKER
Funnily enough I don't mind that, if they want to climb mount everest which is extremely difficult and PAY FOR IT THEMSELVES and ONLY give the money collected to charity that's ok.YOU WAN
KERWhen they use the collected money to pay for them to go skydiving (which I would love to do) is what pisses me off.
Some douche in sixth form was asking for donations, he wanted £2-3k to pay for his ticket and expenses to go and teach kids in India for a gap year.
There I was thinking you could probbably build a school in India for £2-3k rather than pay for some douche to go there for a year.
Alot of people use the word "charity" to their own gain.
the key thing here is what are they giving to charity, is it the total sum of the donations or the total sum of donations minus the cost of travel etc.
it annoys me when people hide behind a "charity" in order to pursue a dream of theirs.
i have to agree though that you re being a bit tight, a quid for a raffle ticket is nothing really and if it helps keep a kids footbal team going then so be it. we always had car washes etc on to raise money for the school football team, we would use the cash to buy new shirts and pay for tournament entry fees. if everyone took your attitude there would be no volunteer activities at all. my parents use to always drive us to games and other parents did to o na rota basis. its all part of having children. its fun, it keeps kids healthy, it gives them some team interaction, yes the parents possibly should fund the majority of their chlidrens activities (which they probably do) but FA Fees and such like actually are quite expensive. To be honest what messers Ronaldo and Rooney earn in a week could keep most of these schoolboy clubs in cash for years...
it annoys me when people hide behind a "charity" in order to pursue a dream of theirs.
i have to agree though that you re being a bit tight, a quid for a raffle ticket is nothing really and if it helps keep a kids footbal team going then so be it. we always had car washes etc on to raise money for the school football team, we would use the cash to buy new shirts and pay for tournament entry fees. if everyone took your attitude there would be no volunteer activities at all. my parents use to always drive us to games and other parents did to o na rota basis. its all part of having children. its fun, it keeps kids healthy, it gives them some team interaction, yes the parents possibly should fund the majority of their chlidrens activities (which they probably do) but FA Fees and such like actually are quite expensive. To be honest what messers Ronaldo and Rooney earn in a week could keep most of these schoolboy clubs in cash for years...
My lad plays football at the weekend, outside of school activities.
All costs to run the team, pay for the kit, hire the pitches, pay for insurance, FA registration, County registration etc etc etc are covered by the annual cost, paid in full by each parent.
It works out to £80 roughly.
For that, he gets 38 weeks at an hour and a half each week or just over £2 a session.
Surely to God, this is my responsibility. No one elses.
I like going to the pub - I don't expect other people to pay for that.
All costs to run the team, pay for the kit, hire the pitches, pay for insurance, FA registration, County registration etc etc etc are covered by the annual cost, paid in full by each parent.
It works out to £80 roughly.
For that, he gets 38 weeks at an hour and a half each week or just over £2 a session.
Surely to God, this is my responsibility. No one elses.
I like going to the pub - I don't expect other people to pay for that.
Nobby Diesel said:
It works out to £80 roughly.
For that, he gets 38 weeks at an hour and a half each week or just over £2 a session.
Sure, but not all parents have that kind of disposable income. I'm not saying we should all donate loads of money to benefits-leeching chavs, just that some people do their best for their children but £80 is a lot of money to them. And I'd much rather give the occasional few quid to kids' charities that teach them a skill or how to work in teams or whatever, than see kids hanging round on street corners terrorising the proverbial old ladies.For that, he gets 38 weeks at an hour and a half each week or just over £2 a session.
OP, it's a pound. Is it such a big deal in the great scheme of things?
SGirl said:
Nobby Diesel said:
It works out to £80 roughly.
For that, he gets 38 weeks at an hour and a half each week or just over £2 a session.
Sure, but not all parents have that kind of disposable income. I'm not saying we should all donate loads of money to benefits-leeching chavs, just that some people do their best for their children but £80 is a lot of money to them. And I'd much rather give the occasional few quid to kids' charities that teach them a skill or how to work in teams or whatever, than see kids hanging round on street corners terrorising the proverbial old ladies.For that, he gets 38 weeks at an hour and a half each week or just over £2 a session.
OP, it's a pound. Is it such a big deal in the great scheme of things?
jamoor said:
Today I got asked by a work colleague if I would like to buy some tickets for his kids football raffle, it turns out that his kid is in a football team that needs money to keep going as they have to pay FA fees etc.
Now what's the deal here, each parent is given 30 tickets to sell for a pound each or something, why don't they just pay for their own kids weekend activities instead of expecting others to bear the cost of their kids entertainment?
The cheek of asking for money like that and for that purpose just winds me up!
It's a blooming raffle, you may get a nice prize!Now what's the deal here, each parent is given 30 tickets to sell for a pound each or something, why don't they just pay for their own kids weekend activities instead of expecting others to bear the cost of their kids entertainment?
The cheek of asking for money like that and for that purpose just winds me up!
Chill mate....
Tight or what?
Edited by Van Man 55 on Tuesday 16th December 11:57
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