SPM 179: The Youth/Maturity Paradox

The football: With fame and fortune thrust upon them at such an early age, elite footballers have an opportunity to experience things outside of work that most of us can only achieve a lot later in life. Buying cars and houses, getting married and having children, are all affordable and manageable when you're a successful young player, at a time when you're not traditionally considered mature. We discuss how a youth/maturity paradox has developed, particularly at the top of the game, and how we should be more understanding of how players have to deal with it. The food: After his confession about pitta bread last week, Chinch has more disturbing lockdown food-eating revelations, this time about a hot dog. Also: It's the 25th anniversary of the 1995 FA Cup Final, which is obviously the only excuse significant enough for Chinch to mention what he, and nobody else, calls 'The Hinchcliffe Final'... We have set a deadline of Saturday midnight (BST) for applications to join our upcoming SPM Live (It's Not Live) show - send them, and any correspondence, to [email protected]