Stretford
if we are talking 15's Boys I know of 3 who are picked but declined.
It's a massive call to say x amount of players pulled out for the same reason
If I lived in Kaiapoi I'd look at Burnley with some seriousness simply due to logisitcs.
Love to know reason: cost? transport issues? coach quality? last year so bad and don't believe the promise? local club offering good alternative.
Reality is for anyone saying 'no' any or all of these things may apply.
Isn't it GREAT though that more kids want to play more football more often ?!
for sure, as Gings said a few pages back the idea is to get every keen kid into training. However this becomes less of a priority when we have an economic interest in coaching.
Parents also get baffled with bullshark. And most people are suseptible to fashion, trend, peer pressure.
