It’s not all doom and gloom for fans – and FC United prove it

FIFA still a bunch of tw*ts

DO you remember FC United of Manchester? Formed back in 2005 following fans’ anger at the Glazer takeover, you’d be forgiven for thinking the novelty has worn off.

Far from it – they are currently clear at the top of the 7th tier of football and close to promotion to the Conference North.

With a brand new stadium ready to welcome Benfica for its official opening in May and a steady fanbase, it’s a well- run club that is going places.

I went along to their home game with Workington last week and it was an absolute joy, like going back in time. Eight quid to get in, IT was great that Harry Kane was deservedly called up to Roy Hodgson’s latest England squad.

But take a closer look at that list of players chosen to face Lithuania and Italy next month and you’ll have to agree that it’s not exactly dripping with world- class talent, is it? THE good news about the impending demise of English football is that at least our Christmas won’t be ruined by an England World Cup flop in 2022 – like so many summers have been spoiled by our useless overrated, overpaid Three Lions.

The way things are going, our league will have long since disappeared up its own arse by then, so we’ll be able to sit a fiver for a pie and a pint – which you could stand on the terrace and enjoy whilst watching the nonetooshabby football fare to boot.

It was a decent match played in a brilliant atmosphere and there was the unshakeable feeling this was all about the fans, not the players or celebs in executive boxes.

Meanwhile, the FA’s £ 5billion circus isn’t fit to trundle to the last eight of any European competition.

That embarrassing feat hasn’t been achieved since 1993 – which, by coincidence, is when the greedy bastards first injected us with their Premier League poison.

The end is nigh, folks. Get down and cheer on your local non- league team and start enjoying football again. back and enjoy the 2022 World Cup final – on December 18.

Meanwhile, FIFA has said we need their permission to send a RARE GEM: Harry Kane GB football team to the Brazil 2018 Olympics.

There’s a phrase that springs to mind here, and it rhymes with “clucking hunts”.

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