Ever notice how we are not satisfied with what we have especially in the exercise world?
Look around any gym or internet forum and you will find numerous conversations about how much better a persons progress would be if the only followed that program that “so and so” was on. They are on the latest craze to hit these shores from another continent and because its from “another continent” then it surely has to be the answer to all their prayers.
Now take that scenario and place it within mainstream sports, in particular our national game of football. How many billions have been spent on foreign imports from players, managers to back room coaching staff?
Is our national ranking any higher, do we play, as a national side, any better and are we brining in more trophies because of all this foreign input?
No. In fact you could say we`ve gone backwards a long way backwards.
You look at football and see the vast amount of foreign players gracing the fields each week yet how many hundreds more of home grown talent is sat on the benches, in the wings or has given up the game completely because they cannot get a game because being foreign is still the flavour of the month?
If it is so bad on the pitch then how bad is it once you get past the mangers level and into the back room coaching staff? Because you can bet that any foreign coach that takes up a managerial role at an English club will already have an established team he works with. And if that is happening up and down the country what`s to say it is not having a negative impact upon all those that are coming out of university with a degree and a head full of new ideas waiting to be unleashed?
If these home grown educated graduates can`t find a place to ply their trade then how are our national teams meant to progress?
Bring in more foreign talent and coaching staff?
Football only has to look at rugby`s obsession with southern hemisphere players to see the damage it can do to national talent and team.
What ever decreasing circles we make.
The grass isn`t always greener on the other side.
Steven. A. Barlow© 2010