Quote Originally Posted by Tuerto View Post
Why has it diminished then Mozz? Do you reckon that it's the lack of community in some of the more traditional working class areas of cardiff? Pub closures, loss of local industry or that young men just aren't that bothered about playing sport on the weekend anymore for a variety of reasons?

The Cardiff and District football league used to have 6 divisions if i can recall, then there was the Combination league as well. Pontcanna and Trelai were packed out on a saturday. I know that numbers have deteriorated slowly over the past 20 or 30 years so it's been a gradual thing, but it's an interesting subject as to why young men aren't playing so much sport on saturday afternoons like we did.
There was a 'Wednesday' football league as well, for those who worked in retail etc. on Saturdays. The Cardiff and district has just 24 senior teams, but everything under 15 is thriving by the looks of it. Cardiff Combination 3 divisions of 8. As you suggest it seems when players reach 'adulthood' they stop playing. Probably tails off as parent power diminishes with age..