Got to disagree with you about the grass roots Baw , Imo it all stems from there ,it,s already been mentioned about kids playing on full size pitches ,add to that it,s far to competitive at too young an age , when it should be about individual coaching and making each kid a better player the emphisis is on having a succesful team as the sight of parents and coaches yelling and screaming at 10 year old kids everyweekend testifies , kids whoare slow to develop physically are left behind , faults in technique that would take a half hour of coaching to sort out are overlooked , its all bigger ,fas