Should we break it to kids that football will always let them down?

Capping a glittering list of career achievements, Paul Scholes made it onto Liveline this week.
Should we break it to kids that football will always let them down?

Old Trafford’s erstwhile ginger wizard was the subject of Monday’s spleen-venting session with Joe Duffy. Scholes had been due to play in a charity match last Saturday in Bray in aid of Wicklow Hospice, and his expected presence drew a crowd of 3,000 to the Carlisle Grounds, 60 more paying top dollar for a meet-and-greet afterwards.

Alas, Scholes missed his flight from Manchester, leaving the paying punters disappointed and with no option but to talk to Joe.

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