[valpayne]

The other evening I was waiting for the bus. There was an (Apx) 18 yr old sat on the railings also waiting. In the 15 minutes or so we were there he must have spat 200 times. He had a pool of saliva in front of him. Disgusting habit and as you say unhygienic.I was glad when he caught a different bus to me. I could just imagine him doing on the bus too. No consideration for anyone else.  There was a time I would have taken him to task about it..... Nowadays discretion is the better part of valour. DD    

Yes I've seen this kind of thing also I don't know if its pure ignorance or trying to appear hard but its really disgusting. You're right not to get involved though you just don't know what could happen as you say. Theres also a cultural thing as well but like I said it doesn't help when there is so much football on TV and kids grow up thinking it's normal

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I applaud Women's football as much as I do any sport where the commitment is there alongside the spirit of fair play; Rugby, Golf, Cricket etc  Because eventually Men's football will have to deal with all of its problems.

I played football in the streets as a kid, I played (Striker) at infants school, cubs, Junior school, scouts and secondary school. Plus I played for my village and later town football teams and then have spent years going go matches and dealing with the stresses of watching a team win or lose, get promoted or relegated.

Like most on here, I grew up and have lived all my life loving football. But I cry in shame with what is happening to it at the moment. Greed, cheating, disrespect for the fans and disinterest in playing for your country.

Well said Stairs I also played in the streets for my school and local team and got as far as training for Mile Oak for a few weeks before a pursuit of a musical career took me to London. I remember the training for a semi pro team being a big step up from school football and I remember getting a very dry mouth but still didn't need to spit I just enjoyed a pint of orange and lemonade after training which surprisingly was more welcome than a pint of beer lol!

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Valpayne, I have watched a few games and hadn't noticed the lack of spitting until you mentioned it.  If this is the case then why do the men do it??  I never played sport at any decent level so have always thought it was just about keeping the airways clear during exercise but is there more to it??  I have noticed one thing though, a lot of the women players seems to be chewing gum while playing, surely that is a choking hazard if you take a hard knock or end up getting floored??  I always thought chewing while playing was banned??

Hey Owl I really don't know what its all about. I actually have asthma and rhinitis so breathing in itself through my nose is troublesome and exercise these days is limited to long walks lol! But even then I end up breathing through my mouth which is frustrating.

Sadly since posting this I watched the england canada quarter final last night and am sad to report despite the great scoreline equally it was 2-1 to England in the spitting competition