Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
There are a surprising number of players who don't love football at all. Some actively dislike it. They just happen to be good at it and it pays well.
Of course, but having made their names in football it's the only environment in which they enjoy real status. Up west at the opera or the theatre, Wenger would be just another mug-punter or know-nothing-****. However, at Swindon Town Seconds v Supermarine Reserves, or even at El Clasico, He is royalty.