> You might not realise it but this is a classist argument. I know that. Rugby Union, amateur and posh, Rugby League professional and for the working class.

> You might not realise it but this is a classist argument. I know that. Rugby Union, amateur and posh, Rugby League professional and for the working class. > What happens when you ban professionalism is that the rich who have time to seriously train get good at sports and the poor are excluded. What I am against is the spectacle. I loved playing sport back in the day (I am old and bent now, so want opportunities for my children and grandchildren). Fun. Joy. The feeling of giving your all physically. The spectacle ruins all that. Professional sports people are unhealthy in all other ways than the performance at their sport. What is the point? Selling sugary or alcoholic beverages to people sitting down watching? I am an old man shouting at the clouds.....