Lewes Forum thread

D and O - I agree the handball was not to do with money, it is the lack of action from such bodies as FIFA to ensure that type of offence is not rewarded by allowing the tean through to the next round. How would you have reacted had they have won the World Cup, personally I would never have consider they were worthy winners have cheated on the way to the final.
The huge plus that money has brought to footgall is that we see, in the main, better football played for a variety of reasons, one for example is the condition of the playing surfaces and ground facilities. No more queuing at a tea bar ankle deep in mud as we used to.
Finally fellow gooner. BskyB by paying ridiculous sums of money to ensure no other TV company can get to Premier Leagur football they have been responsible for the equally ridiculous level of salaries paid to footballers. It is that which I feel has robbed the game of something, Players becoming millionaires whilst still in their teens whilst those at the bottom of the football pyamid struggle to survive, Leswes being a prime example. Although I hear that they (Premier League) have given some money recentl;y to the lower leagues. Don't know if Lewes received any but I hear from a friend that Eastbourne Borough recived a few thousand.