Not all the Same

When watching the aftermath of the handbags at dawn "fistycuffs" of the Arsenal v Chelsea League Cup final it easy to dismiss footballers as a bunch of overpaid idiots.

I was listening to Radio 5's 606 phone in the other week and heard the following story.

This chap had taken his son to watch Brighton & Hove Albion. After the game they got chatting to one of the players who had not long been at the club and had come from non league football. The player asked the lad if he played. The boy told him who he played for, how many goals he had scored and that he was playing the following day.

The next day Father and Son got the shock of their lives when the player came to watch the boy play.

So in these days of overpaid primadonnas, there is one pro at Brighton & Hove Albion who deserves a pat on the back, for remembering that the supporter is the life blood of the game.